Τελικά υπεύθυνο για την φωτιά του Fikser Karma που κάηκε στο γκαράζ ενός ιδιοκτήτη του στο Τέξας, είναι το ίδιο το Karma. Ο επικεφαλής της πυροσβεστικής, Robert Baker δήλωσε ότι το Karma είναι η αιτία της πυρκαγιάς. Το αυτοκίνητο αγοράστηκε μετά την ανάκληση της A123 που κατασκευάζει τις μπαταρίες του Karma, αφού αγοράστηκε μέσα στον Απρίλιο. Η Fisker προσπάθησε να υποβαθμίσει το γεγονός και δήλωσε ότι πιθανώς η φωτιά να ξεκίνησε από έναν ηλεκτρικό πίνακα και όχι από το μοντέλο της, ενώ οι ειδικοί λέει ότι το πρόβλημα εντοπίστηκε στη συσκευασία των μπαταριών και όχι στις ίδιες τις μπαταρίες.
[Πηγή: Fisker, Autonews, autoweek]
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“Last week, Fisker Automotive was made aware of a garage fire involving three vehicles, including a Karma sedan, that were parked at a newly-constructed residence in Sugar Land, Texas. There were no injuries.
There are conflicting reports and uncertainty surrounding this particular incident. The cause of the fire is not yet known and is being investigated.
We have not yet seen any written report form the Fort Bend fire department and believe that their investigation is continuing. As of now, multiple insurance investigators are involved, and we have not ruled out possible fraud or malicious intent.
We are aware that fireworks were found in the garage in or around the vehicles. Also, an electrical panel located in the garage next to the vehicles is also being examined by the investigators as well as fire department officials. Based on initial observations and inspections, the Karma’s lithium ion battery pack was not being charged at the time and is still intact and does not appear to have been a contributing factor in this incident.
Fisker will continue to participate fully in the investigation but will not be commenting further until all the facts are established.”
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