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LOS ANGELES —
General Motors
Indicates that after a series of fires after the plug test crashes, it will modify the Chevrolet Volt
Hybrid cars.
General Motors said the fire was caused by a coolant leak that occurred when the vehicle battery pack was punctured when the US automobile company tested a serious side collision. S.
State Administration of highway traffic safety.
After testing for hours to weeks, the fire broke out due to a coolant leak that eventually led to a short circuit.
Mary Barra, GM's senior vice president of global product development, said the automaker will add structural reinforcement to better protect the battery pack from piercings or coolant leaks in severe side collisions.
It will also add a sensor to the reservoir of the battery coolant system to monitor the coolant level and add tampering
The stand-resistant at the top of the battery coolant reservoir helps to prevent potential coolant spills.
The repair will increase the weight of the vehicle by about 3 pounds.
In addition, technicians will run out of battery charges after a serious crash.
GM said it had conducted four successful crash tests during December. 9 and Dec.
21 V, modified, no intrusion into the battery pack and no coolant leakage in any test.
Automakers will take back about 8,000 Volts in the customer's hands in February and make changes.
In addition, it will have to modify about 4,400 cars in the dealer's inventory and make changes on the assembly line so that the newly produced cars contain steel bars.
Barra said that since the launch of the Volt at the end of 2010, the Volt has traveled 20 million miles without a fire similar to the one that occurred during the NHTSA test.
NHTSA said it crashed a Chevrolet Volt with a GM reinforcement device, and the battery box of the vehicle did not penetrate, "there was no apparent coolant leak.
The security agency says it plans to monitor for another week in case of an accident, but preliminary results from the crash test suggest that GM's remedy "should address the problem of battery intrusion ".
The agency said it would release its final conclusions in the coming weeks.
If the owner is concerned about the safety of the voltage, GM has offered to buy back the car or offer a free loan vehicle.
Only 250 asked for a purchase
Mark Reus, GM's North American president, said it was a car backed up or rented.
Sales of the car and other electric vehicles are not high.
GM has sold about 8,000 Volts, and before the gas engine starts, it can run about 40 miles through battery power and function as a generator, expanding the range by another 300 miles.
In contrast, Nissan sold only 10,000 Leaf electric vehicles.
NHTSA officially launched security-
Last year, a defect investigation was conducted on the car after several volts of voltage and battery crash tests caused a fire.
In one case, a test car caught fire and consumed the other three parked nearby.
But there was no fire in the actual accident.
NHTSA performs a collision simulation of a three volt battery, intentionally damaging the battery box of the car and causing its coolant line to break.
About a week after the test, a battery caught fire.
The agency said the battery of the second car "started smoking and releasing Sparks" hours after the impact ".
Three weeks after the accident, a car caught fire.
Los angeles-Los Angeles Times
General Motors
Indicates that after a series of fires after the plug test crashes, it will modify the Chevrolet Volt
Hybrid cars.
General Motors said the fire was caused by a coolant leak that occurred when the vehicle battery pack was punctured when the US automobile company tested a serious side collision. S.
State Administration of highway traffic safety.
After testing for hours to weeks, the fire broke out due to a coolant leak that eventually led to a short circuit.
Mary Barra, GM's senior vice president of global product development, said the automaker will add structural reinforcement to better protect the battery pack from piercings or coolant leaks in severe side collisions.
It will also add a sensor to the reservoir of the battery coolant system to monitor the coolant level and add tampering
The stand-resistant at the top of the battery coolant reservoir helps to prevent potential coolant spills.
The repair will increase the weight of the vehicle by about 3 pounds.
In addition, technicians will run out of battery charges after a serious crash.
GM said it had conducted four successful crash tests during December. 9 and Dec.
21 V, modified, no intrusion into the battery pack and no coolant leakage in any test.
Automakers will take back about 8,000 Volts in the customer's hands in February and make changes.
In addition, it will have to modify about 4,400 cars in the dealer's inventory and make changes on the assembly line so that the newly produced cars contain steel bars.
Barra said that since the launch of the Volt at the end of 2010, the Volt has traveled 20 million miles without a fire similar to the one that occurred during the NHTSA test.
NHTSA said it crashed a Chevrolet Volt with a GM reinforcement device, and the battery box of the vehicle did not penetrate, "there was no apparent coolant leak.
The security agency says it plans to monitor for another week in case of an accident, but preliminary results from the crash test suggest that GM's remedy "should address the problem of battery intrusion ".
The agency said it would release its final conclusions in the coming weeks.
If the owner is concerned about the safety of the voltage, GM has offered to buy back the car or offer a free loan vehicle.
Only 250 asked for a purchase
Mark Reus, GM's North American president, said it was a car backed up or rented.
Sales of the car and other electric vehicles are not high.
GM has sold about 8,000 Volts, and before the gas engine starts, it can run about 40 miles through battery power and function as a generator, expanding the range by another 300 miles.
In contrast, Nissan sold only 10,000 Leaf electric vehicles.
NHTSA officially launched security-
Last year, a defect investigation was conducted on the car after several volts of voltage and battery crash tests caused a fire.
In one case, a test car caught fire and consumed the other three parked nearby.
But there was no fire in the actual accident.
NHTSA performs a collision simulation of a three volt battery, intentionally damaging the battery box of the car and causing its coolant line to break.
About a week after the test, a battery caught fire.
The agency said the battery of the second car "started smoking and releasing Sparks" hours after the impact ".
Three weeks after the accident, a car caught fire.
Los angeles-Los Angeles Times
General Motors
Indicates that after a series of fires after the plug test crashes, it will modify the Chevrolet Volt
Hybrid cars.
General Motors said the fire was caused by a coolant leak that occurred when the vehicle battery pack was punctured when the US automobile company tested a serious side collision. S.
State Administration of highway traffic safety.
After testing for hours to weeks, the fire broke out due to a coolant leak that eventually led to a short circuit.
Mary Barra, GM's senior vice president of global product development, said the automaker will add structural reinforcement to better protect the battery pack from piercings or coolant leaks in severe side collisions.
It will also add a sensor to the reservoir of the battery coolant system to monitor the coolant level and add tampering
The stand-resistant at the top of the battery coolant reservoir helps to prevent potential coolant spills.
The repair will increase the weight of the vehicle by about 3 pounds.
In addition, technicians will run out of battery charges after a serious crash.
GM said it had conducted four successful crash tests during December. 9 and Dec.
21 V, modified, no intrusion into the battery pack and no coolant leakage in any test.
Automakers will take back about 8,000 Volts in the customer's hands in February and make changes.
In addition, it will have to modify about 4,400 cars in the dealer's inventory and make changes on the assembly line so that the newly produced cars contain steel bars.
Barra said that since the launch of the Volt at the end of 2010, the Volt has traveled 20 million miles without a fire similar to the one that occurred during the NHTSA test.
NHTSA said it crashed a Chevrolet Volt with a GM reinforcement device, and the battery box of the vehicle did not penetrate, "there was no apparent coolant leak.
The security agency says it plans to monitor for another week in case of an accident, but preliminary results from the crash test suggest that GM's remedy "should address the problem of battery intrusion ".
The agency said it would release its final conclusions in the coming weeks.
If the owner is concerned about the safety of the voltage, GM has offered to buy back the car or offer a free loan vehicle.
Only 250 asked for a purchase
Mark Reus, GM's North American president, said it was a car backed up or rented.
Sales of the car and other electric vehicles are not high.
GM has sold about 8,000 Volts, and before the gas engine starts, it can run about 40 miles through battery power and function as a generator, expanding the range by another 300 miles.
In contrast, Nissan sold only 10,000 Leaf electric vehicles.
NHTSA officially launched security-
Last year, a defect investigation was conducted on the car after several volts of voltage and battery crash tests caused a fire.
In one case, a test car caught fire and consumed the other three parked nearby.
But there was no fire in the actual accident.
NHTSA performs a collision simulation of a three volt battery, intentionally damaging the battery box of the car and causing its coolant line to break.
About a week after the test, a battery caught fire.
The agency said the battery of the second car "started smoking and releasing Sparks" hours after the impact ".
Three weeks after the accident, a car caught fire.