GM extends recall to cover all Chevy Bolts due to fire risk

KKTV ^ | 8/20/21

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DETROIT (AP) - General Motors is recalling all Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles sold worldwide to fix a battery problem that could cause fires.

The recall raises questions about lithium ion batteries, which now are used in nearly all electric vehicles. President Joe Biden wants to convert 50% of the U.S. vehicle fleet from internal combustion to electricity by 2050 as part of a broader effort to fight climate change.

The recall announced Friday adds about 73,000 Bolts from the 2019 through 2022 model years to a previous recall of 69,000 older Bolts.

GM said that in rare cases the batteries have two manufacturing defects that can cause fires.

The Detroit-based automaker said it will replace the battery modules in all the vehicles.

The move will cost the company about $1 billion.

GM said owners should limit charging to 90% of battery capacity. The Bolts, including a new SUV, should be parked outdoors until the modes are replaced.

The original recall was blamed on a manufacturing defect at a South Korean factory run by LG Chemical Solution, GM’s battery supplier. But the company said an investigation showed that the defects are possible in batteries made at other sites. Most newer Bolt batteries are made at an LG plant in Holland, Michigan.

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No joke. The idea of making everything battery-powered to save the environment is STUPID. Batteries are a terrible pollution hazard, so lets increase it by a factor of a billion in cars. Just stupid, electric cars are as much a gimmick as the “energy savings”.

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I’d have it only long enough to sell it and I wouldn’t be too concerned with how much I got for it.

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Yeah, seems like a machine like this would work better, just bury the thing in dirt:

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No doubt. This is what happens when the enviralists get a hold anything. California is smoking out the whole west, damn I hate them. Neighboring states should be allowed to sue Kalifornia for screwing up their air quality.