$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?
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.