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.