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GM extends recall to cover all Chevy Bolts due to fire risk
https://www.wbbjtv.com ^ | Aug 20, 2021

Posted on 08/22/2021 8:58:41 AM PDT by 11th_VA

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (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 says in rare cases the batteries have two manufacturing defects that can cause fires...

(Excerpt) Read more at wbbjtv.com ...


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Total Recall … wasn’t that a movie ?
1 posted on 08/22/2021 8:58:41 AM PDT by 11th_VA
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Electric cars. Another RAT inspired debacle and waste of money.


2 posted on 08/22/2021 8:59:59 AM PDT by dforest (huh)
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To: 11th_VA

For more commentary on this:

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3 posted on 08/22/2021 9:06:06 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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Total Recall … wasn’t that a movie ?

Yeah. But this is the sequel. They're never as good.

Scene in court where BLM rioter's attorney is speaking:

"Yes, the video shows my client with his arms raised in triumph over the burning car. But notice it was a Chevy Bolt. It could have been burning due to design problems as in the recall. Not due to the Molotov cocktail in the case sent by Soros that night."

4 posted on 08/22/2021 9:06:23 AM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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EV batteries, toxic fires of the progressive future.


5 posted on 08/22/2021 9:06:41 AM PDT by chief lee runamok (Anti Socialist Derelict at Large)
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6 posted on 08/22/2021 9:10:08 AM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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Wow
Is that from that Tesla?
One car?


7 posted on 08/22/2021 9:13:17 AM PDT by RWGinger (Does anyone else really )
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To: 11th_VA

Who in thier right mind would drive their family in an EV during a rain or snow storm?


8 posted on 08/22/2021 9:13:57 AM PDT by allendale
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“Wow
Is that from that Tesla?”

No. A gasoline tanker truck!


9 posted on 08/22/2021 9:14:23 AM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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“Who in thier right mind would drive their family in an EV during a rain or snow storm?”

Why?


10 posted on 08/22/2021 9:15:38 AM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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 A fine blaze, worthy of a marshmallow roast.

11 posted on 08/22/2021 9:16:40 AM PDT by chief lee runamok (Anti Socialist Derelict at Large)
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To: dforest

Get woke,
Go up in smoke


12 posted on 08/22/2021 9:20:28 AM PDT by thegagline
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A fine blaze, worthy of a marshmallow roast.

Yippee-Ky-Yay MF.


13 posted on 08/22/2021 9:27:27 AM PDT by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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The Bolt and the environmentally ill are going to save Earth one fire at a time


14 posted on 08/22/2021 9:29:06 AM PDT by no-to-illegals ( Liberals, leftists, Rinos, moslems, illegals, lamestream media. All want America to fail and die )
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To: frank ballenger
Yeah. But this is the sequel. They're never as good.

I've seen neither, but "Rambo" was much better received than "First Blood".
15 posted on 08/22/2021 9:37:40 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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No. A gasoline tanker truck!

This reminds me of an incident that I was on... My crew and I responded to a 3:00 AM call at a motel across the freeway from us. The cab of a gasoline truck parked near the building was on fire and the driver was running around screaming his head off. He had started a full blown panic telling everyone who he had woken up that the truck “was going to blow!”

We didn't have time to deal with the panicked crowd screaming and running around in every direction. We knocked the fire down with the water in our booster tank, and then told everyone to go back to bed.

It is rare for gasoline trucks to burst into flames even when they are involved in serious collisions with other vehicles and structures. This one was caused by the driver who fell asleep smoking in his truck.

16 posted on 08/22/2021 9:38:02 AM PDT by fireman15
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Lol
I thought it was from that Tesla fire a month ago in the Woodlands


17 posted on 08/22/2021 9:42:48 AM PDT by RWGinger (Does anyone else really )
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To: 11th_VA

Just think of the environmental impact of this recall?


18 posted on 08/22/2021 9:47:24 AM PDT by Revel
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To: TexasGator

Does that create global warming..exploding electric cars.


19 posted on 08/22/2021 10:01:38 AM PDT by Leep (Save America. Lock down Joe Biden!)
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......General Motors is recalling all Chevrolet Bolt Dolt electric vehicles sold worldwide.....

There! Fixed it!!!!

20 posted on 08/22/2021 10:07:20 AM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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