Volt tested twice after fire
May 12, Traffic Management Bureau of the U.S. Chevrolet Volt for which first received the car crash test side pole impact test, test equipment after the impact test on a roll. And 3 weeks later, the car in the parking lot of the Chevrolet Volt accidentally fire. In this test, the battery damaged Chevrolet, coolant pipe rupture. U.S. Exchange Authority concluded that lithium-ion battery pack caused the fire damage is the root cause.
Last week the United States to pay the HKMA has conducted three times on the Volt crash tests, intended to simulate fires in the first lithium-ion battery pack damaged condition. Undergo a security test 7 days after Thanksgiving Day, which tested the Volt a fire from happening again. This prompted the United States on Friday to pay the HKMA Chevrolet battery pack for which a formal investigation was launched. Thanksgiving Day fire in an initial crash test Chevrolet, the lithium-ion battery pack temperature rises rapidly in a short time. Chevrolet Volt and the other a fire in the test, resulting in smoke and fire, but after the fire to extinguish.
Chevrolet Volt engineers working to resolve the safety issues, common as the largest U.S. auto maker, is trying to maintain the public image of the Volt. Has been Vice Chairman Bob Lutz abdication of common car competitors will be located in the Environmental Technology award Toyota Prius hybrid. Lutz, the Volt early development, it is positioned below the oil consumption of hybrid electric vehicles, such as the Prius. Volt's gasoline engine allows drivers to continue traveling for several hours, the power to exercise about 40 miles, and then the gasoline engine to work, the battery charge. Combination of electricity and gasoline power use, Volt can exercise 379 miles.
Volt has a year to enter the market, last month in all 50 states have sales. In January, General Motors plans to raise annual production from 10,000 per year to 60,000 per year. According to New Jersey, United States telecommunications company Autodata vehicle data show that GM sold in October 5003 Volt.
General statement: Volt to respond quickly to defend the security image
GM to respond quickly to defend the Volt, and actively address any concerns our customers may have. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on November 25 announced the investigation. Security Administration announced the first working day after the investigation, General Motors North America President Mark Reuss wrote to the current Volt customers, if customers are concerned about their safety, GM will lease another vehicle free of charge for its use, until the end of the investigation.
Senior vice president of global product development, and Mary Barra Reuss and Chief Marketing Officer Joel Ewanick, with a number of reporters in a telephone conference, explain the process of handling the incident Volt battery program. They insisted that Volt is safe, has Safety Administration (NHTSA) five-star crash rating. "My daughter is open every day Volt pick two children", Reuss said, "I have a Volt. We do not believe the risk of fire."
General Motors said, Volt is safe enough, is still the leader in electric vehicle technology. Ewanick said the Chevrolet Volt as part of its advertising to the core, there is no plan to back. "We invest a lot of ads for the Volt, we will not change any of the expenses," he said on a conference call.
GM engineers have been with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration cooperation in the investigation of the cause of the fire has not yet reached any conclusions, Barra said on a conference call.
"We developed new procedures in the event of impact after the battery discharge" Barra said, "We believe that if the battery power runs out components, fire will not happen."
"If you are not a serious impact, the Chevrolet Volt owners do not have to worry about," National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on November 25, said in a statement. The agency also said there was no investigation of other models use lithium ion batteries.
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