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It may be little consolation to LG Chem, which manufactures the Chevy Volt lithium-ion pack that is currently under investigation by NHTSA, but GM’s hybrid isn’t the only one facing a battery-related fire risk.
- Officials Say Fisker Karma Was The Origin Of A Texas House Fire
The Fisker Karma is once again under the spotlight following two widely publicized incident regarding a recent recall for its A123-supplied battery pack that posed a fire risk and a car that shut down only a few days after Consumer Reports purchased...
- Case Closed: Nhtsa Clears Chevrolet Volt On Fire Risk, Says Everything's Okay Now
All ends well for General Motors as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today that it is officially closing the safety defect probe into the post-crash fire risk of the Chevrolet Volt. The federal safety agency stated...
- Fisker Says It Has Fixed Most Karma Models, The Rest Will Follow Soon
After the discovery of a coolant leak problem in the A123-supplied battery pack that posed a fire risk in its Karma hybrid luxury sedan, Fisker recalled all 239 cars that it sold since deliveries began on November 3. On Tuesday, the California-based...
- Gm To Provide Concerned Volt Owners With A Free Loaner After Fire Probe
General Motors is reaching out to Volt customers concerned that their vehicle's batteries might catch fire under certain circumstances after a crash, by offering them a free loaner car until the company resolves the issue. The problem first arose...
- Nhtsa Probes Chevrolet Volt After Battery Catches Fire
Federal safety regulators are looking into the safety of lithium-ion batteries after a Chevrolet Volt went up in flames at a parking lot at the National Highway Traffic Administration testing center in Wisconsin. An agency official said that the incident...
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Fisker Karma's Batteries May have Potential Safety Issue
It may be little consolation to LG Chem, which manufactures the Chevy Volt lithium-ion pack that is currently under investigation by NHTSA, but GM’s hybrid isn’t the only one facing a battery-related fire risk.
Another maker of batteries for hybrids and electric vehicles, A123 Systems, announced that it has discovered a “potential safety issue†in batteries supplied to Fisker Automotive.
Read more »- Officials Say Fisker Karma Was The Origin Of A Texas House Fire
The Fisker Karma is once again under the spotlight following two widely publicized incident regarding a recent recall for its A123-supplied battery pack that posed a fire risk and a car that shut down only a few days after Consumer Reports purchased...
- Case Closed: Nhtsa Clears Chevrolet Volt On Fire Risk, Says Everything's Okay Now
All ends well for General Motors as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today that it is officially closing the safety defect probe into the post-crash fire risk of the Chevrolet Volt. The federal safety agency stated...
- Fisker Says It Has Fixed Most Karma Models, The Rest Will Follow Soon
After the discovery of a coolant leak problem in the A123-supplied battery pack that posed a fire risk in its Karma hybrid luxury sedan, Fisker recalled all 239 cars that it sold since deliveries began on November 3. On Tuesday, the California-based...
- Gm To Provide Concerned Volt Owners With A Free Loaner After Fire Probe
General Motors is reaching out to Volt customers concerned that their vehicle's batteries might catch fire under certain circumstances after a crash, by offering them a free loaner car until the company resolves the issue. The problem first arose...
- Nhtsa Probes Chevrolet Volt After Battery Catches Fire
Federal safety regulators are looking into the safety of lithium-ion batteries after a Chevrolet Volt went up in flames at a parking lot at the National Highway Traffic Administration testing center in Wisconsin. An agency official said that the incident...