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Posted on 01/21/2012 8:41:09 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
U.S. safety regulators said Friday that they've closed an eight-week investigation into the Chevrolet Volt, concluding that the plug-in hybrid's battery doesn't pose a significant fire risk following a crash.
In a statement, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it "does not believe that Chevy Volts or other electric vehicles pose a greater risk of fire than gasoline-powered vehicles."
The agency said that modifications intended to reinforce the Volt's 435-pound lithium-ion battery pack that General Motors announced on Jan. 5 should "reduce the potential" of the pack catching fire in the days or weeks following a crash.
(Excerpt) Read more at autoweek.com ...
“it “does not believe that Chevy Volts or other electric vehicles pose a greater risk of fire than gasoline-powered vehicles.”
That’s what the gubmint’ “believes”? I don’t believe them..
Huh?
Read these threads much?
To give people an idea of just what a bomb the Volt is, the following is true:
1) Liberal driver has accident that fires off Air-Bag
2) On-Star reports the accident to a GM dispatch center
3) GM IMMEDIATELY sends a “rapid response” team to the scene of the accident to discharge the battery, no doubt with special equipment and tools.
The problem is that it’s simply not possible to expect first responders to be able defuse a Volt after an accident without killing themselves.
When the government did their crash testing I suspect that On-Star was disabled - or if the dispatch team showed up, the testers told them to take a hike. But the fuses were lit, and eventually worked their way up to the battery set.
... And how long did the investigation last for the Toyota acceleration claims ? More than enough effort was put in to try and destroy that company.
Obama priding just released campaign piece praising Solyndra next will be the Volt, liar in chief (once reserved for clintoon).
They closed that a lot faster then they managed to string out the Toyota fiasco. No agenda here of course.
Like they taught the kids back in the 50’s...”Duck and Cover”. Its the Obama way.
These guys are ridiculous.
If they are no higher risk than gasoline vehicles - then why are they bursting into flames?
In government speak - what they really mean is “when all safety precautions are followed correctly, etc - THEN they are no higher risk.” -
Then - they include all kinds of special things that no one does - in their list of “safety precautions”.
Hey! Give the guy some credit!
Do you think it's easy to combine the worst of Clinton and Carter???
(And still manage to keep your sexuality in the closet?)
It’s like he’s Woodrow Wilaon.
Well, it’s not like Keystone was ‘Shovel Ready’!
“Closed” is purely politically motivated....the longer it stays ‘open’ the more it makes this current idiot-ridden administration look like, well, a band of idiots working around and within political and ideological constraints, motivations and agendas. This had been Toyota, for example, this would be hardly ‘closed,” huh? =.=
***If they are no higher risk than gasoline vehicles - then why are they bursting into flames?****
Maybe the buyers have discovered that the VOLT is a high dollar lemon, and are finding ways to set them on fire for insurance purposes.
True! Even if Volts all caught fire spontaneously, the total risk would still be less than for gasoline powered vehicles because nobody wants, needs or buys them!
Government testing its own products. Of course everything is fine.
Still hooked to a line for energy produced by fossil fuels.
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