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General Motors is contacting every owner of a Chevrolet Volt to assure them the extended-range electric car is safe to allay fears it could catch fire after a crash.
In addition, GM is going to give any owner who still has concerns another GM car while the federal investigation of Volt is underway.
In each, the car's lithium-ion battery heated up or caught fire after a severe crash. But the fire didn't break out immediately. In some cases, it took weeks
In total, GM has made more than 11,000
where does it say taxpayers will pay for the loaner cars in the article??? gas burst into flames not batteries they just overheat...and ah yes the Government should let private firms regulate themselves that always works out well...
Originally posted by dolphinfan
Great news. Tax payers footing the bill for potentially 11K loaner cars due to what is obviously poor engineering/quality assurance testing on the Volt. I gather they just crush the cars and dispose of them after the crash tests.
Sooner or later one of these is going to burst into flames in somebody's garage and people are going to be killed.
Should that happen, who gets sued? Take a look in the mirror, because its you.
Perhaps they will recind the "North American car of the year" award the Volt got last year.
The government should keep their hands out of private firms. What happens at or to a private enterprise should never affect the general public.
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Originally posted by answerisquestion
reply to post by dolphinfan
looks like they made a big bet already for the future of batteries in electric cars www.nytimes.com...
wonder who gets the mining rights?
the electric engine has been around for decades... so saying the technology is not there is false...people suppressing the use of them is true (ie: who killed the electric car great movie all should watch)
Originally posted by answerisquestion
the electric car could be the most important thing for humanity right now
come on oil trolls bring it!
no more oil wars
no more pollution in the air
no more putting $200-$300 for gas a month
oil kills more than batteries!
they all work together China does the mining we provide the security
Originally posted by blackrain17
Originally posted by answerisquestion
reply to post by dolphinfan
looks like they made a big bet already for the future of batteries in electric cars www.nytimes.com...
wonder who gets the mining rights?
the electric engine has been around for decades... so saying the technology is not there is false...people suppressing the use of them is true (ie: who killed the electric car great movie all should watch)
Thanks for the article. It's gonna be a race between China and the US to see who can suck that country dry first...
ahh yes you are correct you can faze out nuclear and coal and use hydro solar even the sewage from your city to create clean electricity it is already being done imagine all the jobs created changing the infrastructure here is a great report of how Germany is already doing this www.cbc.ca...
Originally posted by JIMC5499
Originally posted by answerisquestion
the electric car could be the most important thing for humanity right now
come on oil trolls bring it!
no more oil wars
no more pollution in the air
no more putting $200-$300 for gas a month
oil kills more than batteries!
Uhhhhh. How is most electricity generated in the US? You might want to rethink your statement.