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moreluck
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If they are with UAW they'd find out they are in the upper20% of earners in this country.......ain't no 'middle' about that!!
moreluck
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AP Source: GM To Recall All Chevy Volts Sold In U.S. Over Electric Battery Defects…
I can’t wait to recall Obama.
I can’t wait to recall Obama.
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors will strengthen the structure around the batteries in its Volt electric cars to keep them safe during crashes, a person briefed on the matter said Thursday.
GM will ask Volt owners to return the cars to dealers for structural modifications, said the person, who did not want to be identified because GM executives plan to announce the repairs later Thursday.
The fixes are similar to a recall and involve about 8,000 Volts sold in the U.S. in the past two years. GM is making the repairs after three Volt batteries caught fire following crash tests done by federal safety regulators. The fires occurred seven days to three weeks after tests and have been blamed on a coolant leak that caused an electrical short.
GM’s move is considered a step below a recall, which would be issued by a car company and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
NHTSA and GM have said the electric cars are safe and that no fires have occurred after crashes on real-world roadways.
The Volt has a T-shaped, 400-pound (181-kilogram) battery pack that can power the car for about 35 miles (56 kilometers). After that, a small gasoline generator kicks in to run the electric motor.
NHTSA has been investigating the batteries after a Volt caught fire in June at a crash test facility in Wisconsin. The fire broke out three weeks after a side-impact crash test
GM will ask Volt owners to return the cars to dealers for structural modifications, said the person, who did not want to be identified because GM executives plan to announce the repairs later Thursday.
The fixes are similar to a recall and involve about 8,000 Volts sold in the U.S. in the past two years. GM is making the repairs after three Volt batteries caught fire following crash tests done by federal safety regulators. The fires occurred seven days to three weeks after tests and have been blamed on a coolant leak that caused an electrical short.
GM’s move is considered a step below a recall, which would be issued by a car company and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
NHTSA and GM have said the electric cars are safe and that no fires have occurred after crashes on real-world roadways.
The Volt has a T-shaped, 400-pound (181-kilogram) battery pack that can power the car for about 35 miles (56 kilometers). After that, a small gasoline generator kicks in to run the electric motor.
NHTSA has been investigating the batteries after a Volt caught fire in June at a crash test facility in Wisconsin. The fire broke out three weeks after a side-impact crash test
texan
Well-Known Member
GM says wait until summer to see if Volt is a flop.
Read more: GM Says Wait Until Summer To See If Volt Is A Flop | Fox News
Read more: GM Says Wait Until Summer To See If Volt Is A Flop | Fox News
moreluck
golden ticket member
Oh, build to order like say......a Rolls or Lambourgini..Maybach?
Report: GM May Halt Production of Chevy Volt, Will Make Them On a Build-To-Order Basis…
Report: GM May Halt Production of Chevy Volt, Will Make Them On a Build-To-Order Basis…
moreluck
golden ticket member
Were you sleeping when we talked and joked about the volt fires? Snooze, you lose.
moreluck
golden ticket member
put down the bottle and step away!Alteast the Fords burn larger and longer (they are mini vans)
I thought only moronic crap happened on the 804 thread. Wrongo!!
moreluck
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Babagounj
Strength through joy
moreluck
golden ticket member
Mine's "05, not part of the recall.
menotyou
bella amicizia
Nice up-hook.
