Posted on 11/07/2011 8:29:31 AM PST by jazusamo
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April 20, 2011|By JANICE PODSADA, jpodsada@courant.com, The Hartford Courant
State fire marshals have wrapped up their investigation of a Barkhamsted fire that destroyed a garage housing two electric cars, a do-it-yourself-conversion and a new Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in electric hybrid.
Fire marshals say the investigation into the cause of the fire is now in the hands of the insurance company and General Motors Corp, which manufactures the Volt, and the owner's insurer.
Whoops.
I guess nobody saw the possibility of electrical fires in a vehicle that needs a 200 volt plug-in to charge.
The first thing that comes to mind is the way Rush Limbaugh always points out that those SUV’s are killing people on the roads. Except now the Volt has a lighter and catches the house on fire at night while the chil-ren are sleeping.
I wouldn’t buy one of these pieces of garbage because they are made by Government Motors Corp!
Change ‘Chevy’ to Ford or BMW and this story would be running on every network around the clock.
Increase in home insurance cost to ensue.
You’re exactly right, the enemedia has almost completely ignored this incident.
Guess they didn’t have those new “screwy” light bulbs installed to prevent the overcharge/sarc bigtime.
Move along, nothing to see here. Sux bein’ the people who have to ‘splain how this is really no big deal...
Insurance?? I'm sure....and probably Lloyds.
The fire was obviously an illusion dreamed up by the reactionaries of the Washington Times and Fox News.
Bet that fire really negated all their car’s low carbon emissions.
And no I wasn’t counting the power company’s emissions to give them the “clean” power to charge their car.
I'm with you. From November of 2008 until I die, there is no situation in which I would buy a GM or Chrysler for any reason and at any price. Those companies deserve to die for their massive corruption, and I will not do anything that prolongs their well-deserved death.
I would suggest you be sure the floor is dry, and your hands dry when you plug that bad boy in.It might not hurt to not plug it in right after driving in the rain either.
I know a 12 volt charger can give you a thrill.
The Chevy Volt is on fire! (not in a good way)
Now, if only the Prius could develop the same malady.
Just as in the case of Jimmy Carter, another 1970s icon - the Ford Pinto - is seeing its reputation improved by comparison.
Following 3,600 acre fire, CARB orders suspension of two DPFs
http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2011/Sep11/092611/092711-05.shtml
I wonder if the owner wired the charging station themselves.
The type that buys something like this tend to not be very
technically gifted. I had a greeny lib once tell me I was
polluting by riding my BMW bike because they thought all
motorcycles were 2 strokes. (actually they said “because you
have to mix oil with the gas”). I have seen lots of fork-
lift stations and wired a couple myself and have never seen
a problem with them.
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