GM Volt Problems Get Worse

http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/hub.1324331373.htmlWord that there are dangers with the batteries of the GM Chevy Volt caused the company to offer loaners to customers and even take the cars back. GM has announced what it might have weeks ago. It will fix all…

Published January 6, 2012, 6:27am ET · 1 min read

http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/hub.1324331373.htmlWord that there are dangers with the batteries of the GM Chevy Volt caused the company to offer loaners to customers and even take the cars back.

GM has announced what it might have weeks ago. It will fix all of the batteries in the Volt electric car.

GM has developed a what to reinforce battery housing. The car’s 400-pound lithium-ion battery will be guarded by more steel.

The Volts batter problems were first disclosed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

 

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