The Dutch coast guard said Thursday that the cause of the fire was unclear and that only about 25 of the vehicles on the ship were EVs, but in the audio of an emergency call released by Dutch broadcaster RTL, someone can be heard saying “the fire started in the battery of an electric car.”
As the ship is still on fire, an investigation has not been completed and the official cause has not been determined. At this point, we do not know.
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