Posted on 04/05/2022 8:08:13 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators have opened an investigation into electric and hybrid vehicle batteries after five automakers issued recalls due to possible defects that could cause fires or stalling.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the probe covers more than 138,000 vehicles with batteries made by LG Energy Solution of South Korea.
General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, Stellantis and Volkswagen have issued recalls since February of 2020, most due to internal battery failures that can increase the risk of fires.
The investigation is another bug in a growing global rollout of electric vehicles by all automakers to replace internal combustion vehicles to cut emissions and fight climate change.
Many governments are counting on counting EVs to replace gasoline-burning vehicles that emit greenhouse gases that cause global warming.
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Ooops!
The Biden administration is violating Political Rule #1 “Don’t bite the hand that feed you”
GM has the worst history of actual fires and GM is the Biden campaign feeding UAW
To use an old often used phrase, DEvs are safe and effective. Free CONvid booster shot with purchase of an EV. Hey, I may have hit on something here.
The Electric coal burner Hoax. :)
Expect, “Experts say, their studies show no significant issues...”
Blaa. Blaa, Blaa
EVs, NOT auto correct DEvs.
It’s like if they just inanely keep stating “greenhouse gases” cause “global warming” every idiot alive will just start believing their scriptures.
“five automakers issued recalls due to possible defects that could cause fires or stalling.”
But we’re mandating lithium propulsion anyway. Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead.
Riding around with a toxic 1000 pound battery is going to have some drawbacks, but what the heck and Pete Bootyboy is all in
For the record, all the five are Tesla lunch.
GM and VW are dependent on China sales for survival. Xi is converting all businesses to totally state owned companies. Very soon, for GM and VW in China it will all be over.
Disclaimer: I do not support the transition to EV’s. I present a finding based on observation. I do own a mutual fund that holds a lot of Tesla shares
batteries burn. and more children are needed to toil in the mines...
In a few years electric car manufacturers are probably going to switch to dual carbon batteries. They have comparable energy output, charge faster and are much safer. I am willing to bet that Tesla will be the first to go this route.
All industries in China are state owned.
Have been for a long time. The best you can hope for is China letting you manage things for a while.
Stellantis. Never heard of them before this article.
In other words, the China-bribed WH doesn't like competition from South Korea.
I guess the battery manufacturers missed a payment to The Big Guy...
Relatively recent...but a conglomerate of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and the French PSA Group.
Shut down the oil wells and pipe lines our electric vehicle plan has been perfected no?.
Fire in utopia
You are wrong.
There are lots of corporations and family businesses that are “private” Xi is in the process of stealing then for the state.
Jack Ma was major stockholder in Alibaba the Chinese company with the largest public offering in the history of the New York Stock Exchange. He was deposed and his companies Tencent and Alibaba became state controlled companies. Ma is no longer richest man in the world.
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