General Motors Co. is recalling its all-electric Chevrolet Bolt for a second time because of a potential battery defect that can cause a fire.
GM said Friday that its investigation into recent battery fires involving the cars found that manufacturing defects in a certain battery cell were the root cause. It is asking owners of 2017-2019 model year Bolts to keep their electric-vehicle charges at a certain level and to park the cars outside after charging them., initiated in November, owners of 69,000 Bolts were advised to get a software update that would monitor the condition of the lithium-ion battery and flag any potential problems.
GM has since learned that at least one battery fire occurred in a vehicle that had received the software update, the spokesman said. The company is aware of eight fires total and two related injuries but no deaths, he said. “Unfortunately the software update was not fully effective in addressing the safety risk in the vehicle, hence the second recall,” the spokesman said.
The Ford Pinto.
Why don’t they take the UK government’s position (re-Grenfell) and make the owners responsible for replacement?
A '62 Vette EV would be GREAT!
Wow!
It seems like GM is run by the 'gang who can't shoot straight'! They have been engaged in the EV/battery since 1996 when they marketed their first vehicle in the category. Why are they having these problems?
More examples of why the rush to be in the game is deadly - solid state batteries are the answer and a decade away unless yesterday’s forecast of EV battery shortage by 2025 was accurate
horrible
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