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Porsche EV battery blamed for ship fire in Mitsui O.S.K. lawsuit

$32m in damages sought for 2022 sinking of car carrier Felicity Ace

EIKI HAYASHI, KYRA JAEGER and JUNYA HEMMI, Nikkei staff writers
March 7, 2024 03:20 JST

FRANKFURT/TOKYO -- Japanese marine shipping group O.S.K. Lines has filed a lawsuit against Porsche, blaming an electric-vehicle battery for a fire that sank a car carrier two years ago.

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