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The issue of the Chevy Volt's fire risk and the following NHTSA investigation that ended last week after GM modified its hybrid and the federal agency cleared the car, seems to be spreading beyond the automotive realm.
- Media Headlines Reduce Demand For Volt, Coolant May Be The Cause Of Battery Fires
Despite handling the Chevrolet Volt fire-risk issue brightly going to great lengths to dispel current owners’ fears and satisfy them, media headlines seem to have taken their toll on the extended range EV's sales after all. According to CNW...
- Gm Says Anxious Volt Owners May Get Any Loaner They Wish - Even A Corvette!
You’ve got to hand it to General Motors: even though the Chevrolet Volt is currently in the middle of a formal fire investigation by the NHTSA, it looks like it can still generate good publicity out of it. Cooperating with the safety agency to...
- 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 Opens Formal Investigation On Chevy Volt And Li-ion Batteries After New Crash Tests Result In Fire
Earlier this year, a Chevrolet Volt caught fire while stationary at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Winsconsin facility car park, three weeks after it had been subjected to a side-impact crash test on May 12. Alerted by the incident,...
- U.s. Government Buys 1 Out Of 4 Hybrid Models Produced By Gm And Ford
Hybrid vehicles have been on sale for more than a decade now, but despite all the efforts, they have not yet won broad acceptance in the United States. Two years ago, President Obama’s administration set out to to simultaneously support auto workers...
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Volt Probe Fuels Republican Fire, GM CEO Says Company has Become a "Political Punching Bag"
The issue of the Chevy Volt's fire risk and the following NHTSA investigation that ended last week after GM modified its hybrid and the federal agency cleared the car, seems to be spreading beyond the automotive realm.
According to Bloomberg News, a report released by the House Oversight and Government Committee Report led by California Republican Representative Darrell Issa poses the question whether the six-month delay in making the fire-risk issue public has anything to do with the government’s 32 percent stake in General Motors.
“This unnatural relationship has blurred the lines between the public and private sector as President Obama touts the survival of General Motors as one of the top accomplishments of his administrationâ€, read the report. “On a political level, this relationship raises serious questions about whether or not the administration is too heavily invested in the success of GM to be an effective regulator.â€
Read more »- Media Headlines Reduce Demand For Volt, Coolant May Be The Cause Of Battery Fires
Despite handling the Chevrolet Volt fire-risk issue brightly going to great lengths to dispel current owners’ fears and satisfy them, media headlines seem to have taken their toll on the extended range EV's sales after all. According to CNW...
- Gm Says Anxious Volt Owners May Get Any Loaner They Wish - Even A Corvette!
You’ve got to hand it to General Motors: even though the Chevrolet Volt is currently in the middle of a formal fire investigation by the NHTSA, it looks like it can still generate good publicity out of it. Cooperating with the safety agency to...
- 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 Opens Formal Investigation On Chevy Volt And Li-ion Batteries After New Crash Tests Result In Fire
Earlier this year, a Chevrolet Volt caught fire while stationary at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Winsconsin facility car park, three weeks after it had been subjected to a side-impact crash test on May 12. Alerted by the incident,...
- U.s. Government Buys 1 Out Of 4 Hybrid Models Produced By Gm And Ford
Hybrid vehicles have been on sale for more than a decade now, but despite all the efforts, they have not yet won broad acceptance in the United States. Two years ago, President Obama’s administration set out to to simultaneously support auto workers...