Posted on 08/23/2021 11:54:32 AM PDT by Hojczyk
General Motors is recalling another 73,000 Bolt EV and EUV electric vehicles in the United States and Canada for a problem that could cause the vehicles to catch fire.
GM had earlier announced that the recall would cost $800 million, but that was before the recall was expanded to cover all remaining Bolt vehicles. The recall is now expected to cost an additional $1 billion. The recall comes after GM had previously recalled about 70,000 Bolt vehicles for the same potential problem. The recall now covers Bolt EV and EUVs from 2017 to 2022.
GM had previously said that the problem with the Bolt batteries was caused by two rare battery manufacturing errors in model years 2017 to 2019 vehicles, and that more recent models did not undergo the same battery manufacturing process and so were not included in the recall. Now, though,
GM is recalling 9,335 more model year 2019 Bolt EVs and another 63,683 model year 2020 through 2022 Bolt EV and Bolt EUV models. The Bolt EUV is a taller crossover SUV version of the Bolt EV.
The recalled Bolt vehicles can catch fire after being charged due to a manufacturing defect, the company said. Until the batteries in the recalled vehicles can be checked and replaced, if necessary, GM recommends the vehicles be set to charge to only 90%. Owners should also charge their vehicles more frequently and avoid allowing the battery to be depleted to less than about 70 miles of driving range.
The vehicles should also be parked outdoors right after charging and should not be charged indoors. GM now says it is pursuing reimbursements from Korean battery manufacturer LG, the company that made the batteries that, GM said, are the cause of the problem.
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I’d ship them to the home of a green life obsessed former phb-ette.
They lost a shirt on this! It seems to approaching the record loss from the Fiat deal about 20 years ago.
But is is not just GM. All Lithium Ion batteries explode. Tesla had a lot of fires too. So did Toyota at all!
let us face it. One should NOT buy any e-vehicle, even hybrids like Prius.
Even the lethargic FEMA issued a statement how to deal with exploding e-batteries (Hit - nothing)
Bingo. The greenies are incapable of planning, rational thought, and critical thinking skills. I’ve brought up this topic dozens of times ever since the gay-mobile (Prius) came out.
My 25 year old Saturn (GM) is still going strong. It hasn’t caught fire once or ever been recalled.
Im not even surprised these idiots manage to produce 60,000 Dolts..I mean Bolts.
That’s an easy fix.
Just install fire extinguishers in key places around the car.
Is NBC soaking the interior of the BOLT for better pyrotechnics? They fabricated Pinto stuff didn’t they?
$1 billion additional for an additional 73,000 cars. That works out to just under $13,700 per car.
With gasoline and diesel engines you would occasionally hear of engine fires. The repairs would be something like part of the wiring, or a switch, or fuel injector. The repairs would be at most a few hundred bucks a car WITH labor!
Here they are replacing the entire battery packs: the most expensive component in the car, and one that the target buyers couldn’t even afford at the price GM would have to charge without taxpayer subsidies.
I’ve heard these batteries are obsolete and don’t use the same technology as GM’s newest stuff. How many of the public will get that message or understand it? And are these obsolete batteries even still in production? Do they exist large enough numbers to support the recall?
The old toxic batteries will be buried in landfills next to all of the windmill blades that have no natural form of disposal.
Toyota prius used NiMh at least the early years.
Pinto was different. Ford’s official policy was it was cheaper to pay the families vs recalling and fixing.
That was proven and tarnished Ford for a lot of years.
I’ve heard these batteries are obsolete and don’t use the same technology as GM’s newest stuff. How many of the public will get that message or understand it? And are these obsolete batteries even still in production? Do they exist large enough numbers to support the recall?
Actually it is a good deal for older Bolt owners. At about the time you would need replacement batteries, you get a free upgraded set of batteries.
It would be cheaper for GM to just buy back the cars. But that would be admitting failure.
Bleeding edge innovators - gotta have the latest and greatest... :-D
Based on the number of vehicles recalled (73,000) and the cost to repair ($1 Billion), the cost of replacing the battery in vehicle is $13,698.63
GM ought to just put in a 4 cylinder gas engine in each one and give each owner $2500 on a gas card. They would be money ahead...
According to the Toyota spec, Prius LE and L Eco have Lithium ion batteries. The AWD-e has the Ni-hydride battery. I believe the Lithium are exploding!
Yope, but, you forget, the ENVIRONMENT!
They MUST produce some e-vehicles as mandated by the government. Whatever the cost is!
Nobody wants a four cylinder Ford motor, let alone in a heavy chassis.
They just don’t know this yet
Not even in park. Their Achilles heel was being rear ended.
Lot of cars in the old days (like my 67 Camaro) have the fuel filler neck in the back panel below the trunk lid. Obviously that isn’t great if you get rear-ended. The Pinto has the neck on the side, but there were sharp points on the differential and shock absorber attachment that would puncture the tank as it got displaced.
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