volkswagen recall is third electric car call-back in a month - lithium battery management system

The public recalled thousands of vehicles.
Golf cars in the United States pose a problem that could cause their cars to shut down during use.
This is the third call.
Sales of electric vehicles in recent weeks.
Earlier this month, Nissan revealed that it needed to re-program the software that controls the brakes of its Leaf car.
A few days later, Renault said it needed to check and replace the faulty brake hose on Zoe's car.
These questions seem irrelevant.
But the fact that the technology involved in electric vehicles is both new and complex is not surprising, says an expert.
"VW recalls are more serious than other companies, but even then, I wouldn't say there is a fundamental problem," said Jay Nagley, general manager of Redspy Automotive Consulting . ".
"Yes, there is initial trouble, but the biggest advantage of electric cars is that they don't catch fire --
This is the only product I know with lithium.
This is the case with ion batteries.
"The details of the mass recall were posted online by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
The company said there had been complaints about the accidental flameout of the vehicle, which could "increase the risk of a crash ".
According to the document, the German manufacturer acknowledges that the battery management system of its car can "inadvertently classify short internal current surges/peaks as critical battery conditions ".
The result, it says, is that the battery is turned off, which in turn invalidates the motor. The e-
Golf was first listed in the United States at the end of 2014, with a callback involving all 5,561 vehicles shipped to the United States, including 157 vehicles that have not yet been sold.
Fixes include installing updates for cars's battery management software so that its diagnostic checks become "less sensitive ".
A spokesman for the company cannot say whether it plans to ask customers in other parts of the world to bring their cars in for the same repairs.
The same American company reported Nissan's mistake.
NHTSA said that part of the electronic brake booster used in Nissan Leaf could freeze at cold temperatures and more effort would be needed to stop the vehicle.
"Longer distances or additional braking efforts are needed to stop the vehicle and increase the risk of a crash," the report said . ".
The Japanese company has told mechanics to fix the problem with a software upgrade when the car is brought in for service.
But after the Canadian transport regulator urged Nissan in February to upgrade the recall to a recall in North America, the company agreed.
"Electric vehicles use regenerative braking, which is very novel, using energy to charge the battery from the braking action," Mr Nagley commented . ".
"It does make the system much more complicated than simply adding a pad to the disk.
"So it's not entirely surprising to have a problem.
However, the Leaf is the best-selling and oldest electric vehicle and they have won a pretty good reputation.
"There are a total of 47,538 Leaf cars --
Manufactured from November 2012 to July 2015-
New code is needed, most of which are in the United States.
Renault's recall is being carried out worldwide.
The French company said in March 24 that it needed to check the location of Zoe's brake fluid hose to ensure that it would not damage the front wheel arch by touching components designed to protect the vehicle's safety.
The company said it had found no accident.
Announcement of vehicles affecting 10,649-
Including about 1,000 people in Britain.
This represents about one of every four of the total sales so far.
Later this week, when Tesla announced its first mass-market model, attention to the electric car industry will rise again. The California-
US-based automakers are expected to confirm that the price of their Model 3 is about $30,000 (£20,100).
The company has largely avoided the demand for cars to hit the road because it could be "excessive"the-
Software updates.
These include a repair that was released in 2013 to enable its vehicles to provide more clearance on the road while traveling at high speeds.
However, the company recalled the vehicle that had checked its seat belt in last November.