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Official claims Fisker Karma to blame in Texas house fire

Autoweek -- Last week, a fire badly damaged the home of a new Fisker Karma owner, and authorities are saying that the electric car was the source of the blaze.

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Submitted May 10, 2012 By: NedW

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Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: May 12, 2012 2:48:39 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Sorry soda doc..... ICEs have more vehicle fires every year than the EVs.... so you are wrong again..... (grin)
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 11:13:19 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse funny.... baker doesn't know what happened... just that the EV caused it because he sees golf cart fires.... I wouldn't want him investigating any fire for me...seems he has psychic powers but falls short on the scientific side.....
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,945 Points:752,210 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 8:11:12 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse EV's are showing a proclivity towards spontaneous combustion. Well, the Volt is really a hybrid, but I digress... [Edited by: drpepperTX at 5/11/2012 9:11:08 AM EST]
alex395 Champion Author Louisville Posts:2,049 Points:276,640 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 7:52:47 AM Ignore alex395 Report Abuse So if they aren't sure what caused the fire how can they designate it as a none crime scene? Seems like they have their mutually exclusive sense of reality screwed up.
wamster Champion Author Houston Posts:4,255 Points:694,930 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 7:37:16 AM Ignore wamster Report Abuse This was on the Houston news last night. Fisker is about to receive millions of Federal money, so they're trying to blame the fire on something else. When the News crew flew over the home site in their helicopter; the debris was quickly covered by a tarp. A locked chain link fence surrounds the area.
Rich1430 All-Star Author Indiana Posts:761 Points:258,090 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 11, 2012 3:17:24 AM Ignore Rich1430 Report Abuse I have said this befoe and I will say it again, Not enough research has been done to prevent this from occuring.
SammyAdams Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:3,056 Points:793,535 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 10:28:43 PM Ignore SammyAdams Report Abuse From the article: "Despite the fact public safety and law enforcement officials have determined Mr. Gutierrez's home and vehicles are not a crime scene, Fisker Automotive released a public statement on May 8, 2012 implying fraud or malicious intent were open questions." ===================================================================== It's okay to keep the investigation "open", but there might be a time when the manufacturer needs to accept some responsibility for potential defects.
aquarinut Champion Author British Columbia Posts:1,628 Points:436,855 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 9:08:02 PM Ignore aquarinut Report Abuse LOL Skunk63!!! And now an offshore manufacture financed to the tune of half a BILLION US dollars by the "green neck" obama, is showing just how much damage, foolish spending and sub-standard products are to even those rich and foolish enough to buy the product!!!
Skunk63 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:2,557 Points:558,395 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 11:47:50 AM Ignore Skunk63 Report Abuse That's not good karma.
lesabreAZ Champion Author Phoenix Posts:1,691 Points:412,455 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 11:05:18 AM Ignore lesabreAZ Report Abuse that's a hot car
Jeff4U Champion Author Atlanta Posts:8,756 Points:1,852,370 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 11:04:00 AM Ignore Jeff4U Report Abuse Good points, fracknsave!
VomVom Champion Author Calgary Posts:3,857 Points:1,627,080 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 10:41:21 AM Ignore VomVom Report Abuse EVs are still a long way to become cost effective; not to mention the various technical hurdles they still have ot overcome.
Buckeyee Champion Author Maine Posts:4,610 Points:899,755 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 10:38:54 AM Ignore Buckeyee Report Abuse More tax payer money down the drain.
Rehorsehay All-Star Author California Posts:871 Points:45,925 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 10:34:00 AM Ignore Rehorsehay Report Abuse KARMA!
hoosierva Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:1,036 Points:483,395 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 10:32:29 AM Ignore hoosierva Report Abuse too funny
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,945 Points:752,210 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 10:27:54 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse Not good at all.
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:6,767 Points:1,865,060 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 10:23:13 AM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse Going to be a profitable year for the legal profession !!!!
fjkcpa Champion Author Houston Posts:4,511 Points:602,210 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 9:53:36 AM Ignore fjkcpa Report Abuse Shocking!
JCI46009IN Champion Author Indiana Posts:2,129 Points:439,570 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 9:36:52 AM Ignore JCI46009IN Report Abuse Not a good sign for EV's!
fracknsave Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,666 Points:58,000 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 9:32:53 AM Ignore fracknsave Report Abuse Another hidden cost of EV's - higher insurance rates, both auto and home.
vnany Sophomore Author Fort Worth Posts:104 Points:571,690 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 9:21:43 AM Ignore vnany Report Abuse don't forget to ground it.
67CTD All-Star Author Tucson Posts:555 Points:144,130 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 9:18:20 AM Ignore 67CTD Report Abuse It wouldn't suprise me if this was true.
GingoutMD Champion Author Maryland Posts:3,495 Points:713,305 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: May 10, 2012 9:17:19 AM Ignore GingoutMD Report Abuse Too early in the investigation to make any judgement..