A Ford Transit van, being used as a Tesla Service vehicle, burned up next to a popular tech YouTuber’s office. That YouTuber just happens to be MKBHD, aka Marques Brownlee, the man who toasted the Fisker Ocean to the point that some blame him for its stock price nosedive. Many of the facts of this case are still getting sorted out but the jokes and jabs at Ford and Fisker are hilarious.
Let’s lay the groundwork by remembering that Brownlee called the Fisker Ocean the “worst car I’ve ever reviewed.” In reality, the review wasn’t all bad but being a software and tech aficionado, the Ocean missed on some major software features that Brownlee couldn’t overlook. Regardless, Fisker’s stock has tanked since the review and how much it has to do with that is up for debate.
That being said, it made the fiery events at Brownlee’s office on Friday all the more interesting when a Tesla Service van, specifically a gas-powered Ford Transit, caught on fire. Brownlee posted a video to his Instagram stories showing the fire in full effect and then followed it up with additional comments to confirm that “everyone’s alright” and that, the “dashcam footage might be insane.”
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Video Reddit / MKBHD
We’ll have to wait for more details about exactly what happened, why the truck initially caught on fire, how bad the damage was, and whether or not it damaged any other vehicles in the vicinity. What we don’t have to wait on are the jokes popping up everywhere because of the series of events we’ve already outlined. “This was Fisker sending a message,” said one which could be, in theory, a message to both Brownlee and Tesla.
“Must have been Fisker’s doing” said another, while someone on X said, “Fisker’s doing as revenge?” Clearly, fans think that Fisker’s already public and somewhat noteworthy fixing efforts might be even more extreme behind closed doors.
Many also pointed out another fact that’s worthy of consideration. Despite this being a Tesla service vehicle, it’s a Ford van and not a battery-electric vehicle either. While we lack specifics about the cause of the fire, as for all we know, it’s plausible that the source may have originated from something inside the vehicle. In any case, gas-powered vehicles can catch on fire, just like electric vehicles – the issue with the latter is that they are hard to extinguish and the battery may erupt in flames again even after several days.