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Volkswagen sued after shipwreck caused by electric Porsche

Car carrier sank after fire which the plaintiffs claim was caused by a battery in an electrically powered Porsche. The automaker is negotiating a settlement.
The ship Felicity Ace, en route from Emden, Germany, where Volkswagen has a factory, to Davisville, Rhode Island, burns more than 100 km from the Azores in Portugal on February 18, 2022.
The ship Felicity Ace, en route from Emden, Germany, where Volkswagen has a factory, to Davisville, Rhode Island, burns more than 100 km from the Azores in Portugal on February 18, 2022.
by DAG HOLMSTAD

Volkswagen AG has been sued by Mitsui OSK Lines, Allianz SE and the operator of car carrier Felicity Aces in a pair of lawsuits in Germany following a high-profile shipwreck two years ago, reports Bloomberg.

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