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<blockquote data-quote="Lue C Fur" data-source="post: 913512" data-attributes="member: 25159"><a href="http://netrightdaily.com/2011/12/did-obama-administration-cover-up-volt-fire-hazard/" target="_blank">Did Obama Administration cover up Volt fire hazard?</a>By Rick Manning — The Chevy Volt has become the car that many people love to&nbsp; hate.&nbsp; Now, many more are asking if federal regulators treated the Volt&nbsp; differently than any other vehicle.A symbol of the government bailout and continued ownership of General Motors,&nbsp; the Volt has been hailed as the vehicle of the future by the Obama&nbsp; Administration’s green energy pushers.Now, the Volt is in danger of taking down the entire electric car industry as&nbsp; concerns about fire hazards involving the vehicles battery cooling system are&nbsp; creating a backlash across the nation.The timing of the fire hazard is particularly alarming as it comes close on&nbsp; the heels of the Administration’s announcement that they are increasing&nbsp; fuel efficiency standards up to an average of 54.5 miles per gallon of gasoline&nbsp; by 2025.&nbsp; The standards were set with the expectation that consumers&nbsp; would increasingly choose electric vehicles as the technology became more&nbsp; accepted.Read more at NetRightDaily.com:&nbsp; <a href="http://netrightdaily.com/2011/12/did-obama-administration-cover-up-volt-fire-hazard/#ixzz1gX83u5x5" target="_blank">Did Obama Administration cover up Volt fire hazard?|NetRight Daily</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lue C Fur, post: 913512, member: 25159"] [SIZE=3][B][URL="http://netrightdaily.com/2011/12/did-obama-administration-cover-up-volt-fire-hazard/"]Did Obama Administration cover up Volt fire hazard?[/URL] [/B][/SIZE] By Rick Manning — The Chevy Volt has become the car that many people love to hate. Now, many more are asking if federal regulators treated the Volt differently than any other vehicle. A symbol of the government bailout and continued ownership of General Motors, the Volt has been hailed as the vehicle of the future by the Obama Administration’s green energy pushers. Now, the Volt is in danger of taking down the entire electric car industry as concerns about fire hazards involving the vehicles battery cooling system are creating a backlash across the nation. The timing of the fire hazard is particularly alarming as it comes close on the heels of the Administration’s announcement that they are increasing fuel efficiency standards up to an average of 54.5 miles per gallon of gasoline by 2025. The standards were set with the expectation that consumers would increasingly choose electric vehicles as the technology became more accepted. Read more at NetRightDaily.com: [url=http://netrightdaily.com/2011/12/did-obama-administration-cover-up-volt-fire-hazard/#ixzz1gX83u5x5]Did Obama Administration cover up Volt fire hazard?|NetRight Daily[/url] [/QUOTE]

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