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Chevy Volt Again Suspected in House Fire
National Legal & Policy Center ^
| November 6, 2011
| Mark Modica
Posted on 11/07/2011 8:29:31 AM PST by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo
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. As much as the Volt is a piece of crap, I have a feeling the “do it yourself” installation had more to do with the fire than the car itself.
To: Jonty30
I guess nobody saw the possibility of electrical fires in a vehicle that needs a 200 volt plug-in to charge. The risk of which would be even higher with a 110 V circuit, as resistive heating is proportional to the square of the current. Ever wonder why long distance power transmission is done at very high voltages? Well, that's why!
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Moltke
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