Posted on 08/21/2021 10:09:07 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Grand Rapids, Michigan — General Motors is recalling all Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles sold worldwide to fix a battery problem that could cause fires, expanding a previous recall. The company last month told owners of 2017-2019 model year vehicles to park outdoors and not charge them overnight after two vehicles repaired in the earlier recall caught fire.
The recall and others raise questions about lithium ion batteries, which now are used in nearly all electric vehicles. Ford, BMW and Hyundai all have recalled batteries recently. President Joe Biden will need electric vehicles to reach a goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half 2030 as part of a broader effort to fight climate change.
The GM 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 battery modules in all the vehicles. In older versions, all five modules will be replaced.
The latest recall will cost the company about $1 billion, bringing the total cost of the Bolt battery recalls to $1.8 billion.
GM said owners should limit charging to 90% of battery capacity. The Bolts, including a new SUV, also should be parked outdoors until the modules 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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Pardon me while I shed a tear.
I wonder if the owners of Volts know that if they don’t charge their cars, they’ll likely break down somewhere.
This is going well.
They want to force us all to buy these electric lemons.
Did Obama ever but his?
Electric cars are expensive, dangerous and unreliable!!!!
It’s WRONG to try to make us switch to them!!!!
To be expected from Government Motors and parts from China.
“Electric cars are expensive, dangerous and unreliable!!!!”
Our Government is /are expensive, dangerous and unreliable!!!!
Fixed it
Ah, so reality interferes with the big agenda, eh?
Take that, Mary, and let this be a lesson to you: don’t use your company as a central planning organization, but rather as a vehicle for making money while fulfilling demand.
If some people want electric cars, make some electric cars. If some people want diesel pickup trucks, make some diesel pickups. Etc.
I can’t remember a recall for a conventional vehicle where it was prone to fires while parked, or where owners were instructed to park it outside.
And from the way I read it, a lot of old models will have the entire battery replaced. I don’t know if I’d want to be a 2019 owner who’s being told - hey. don’t worry about the rest of ‘em!
Apparently, at least some of these awful batteries are from S. Korea and Meeeeeeechigan. The LITHIUM (rare earth) could have come from Red China, I suppose.
And carry a fire extinguisher
We, most definitely including myself, are just old school. the young people are gushingly excited and maybe dribbling a little moisture in their pants over the prospect of Federal Government mandatory end of all gasoline vehicles on a certain date.
Apparently now we live in a fantasy world where electricity is cheap and plentiful and requires no fossil fuels to generate, and where battery materials are cheap and abundant.
Recall all Cheney dolts!
Flaming electric car....
Darn, a guy left his carry out bag of subs on the back seat.
“Are those subs toasted?”
“They are now.”
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