Automotive News: GMC Hummer EV burns to a crisp
A GMC Hummer EV Pickup caught fire repeatedly after the initial blaze was extinguished by firefighters caused by damage sustained during a hit-and-run accident in Washington State reported news service King 5 Seattle reports.
The owner of the EV thought he was going to save the planet by buying an electric vehicle.
A “black, four-door Audi with black rims” struck the GMC Hummer EV Pickup at the junction between Interstate 405 and Interstate 90 in Bellevue, Washington late on Thursday, February 22nd, forcing the EV to impact nearby barriers and causing it to catch fire.
The driver of the GMC Hummer EV Pickup was able to escape the burning vehicle unscathed. At first, the fire crews responding to the accident were able to put out the flames pouring out of nearly every part of the Hummer, while Interstate 405 was temporarily closed.
However, after the fire was apparently quenched the first time, the vehicle reignited, and was once again put out by the fire crew. Once the Hummer EV was moved onto a tow truck, it burst into flames again, forcing firefighters to extinguish it for the third time in a row. The pickup did not catch on fire a fourth time and was successfully removed from the scene.
But hey, the owner of the Hummer thought he was saving the planet by buying an electric vehicle, only to see his burning EV send so much pollution in the air he caused 10 times the pollution vs. buying a ICE vehicle.
