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by Amadou
4636 days ago
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"Two years ago, battery fires broke out in three Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid cars after crash-testing." "After" being the operative word. They crashed the Volts for testing purposes and then left them sitting outside with a nearly full but damaged battery. THREE WEEKS LATER a fire started. When testing gasoline powered cars it is standard procedure to empty the tank immediately after crashing it, if they had drained or removed the Volts' batteries in a similar fashion nothing would have happened. https://publichd.se/index.php?page=torrents&search=&active=0... |
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Well damn, those sound like verified deathtraps!
Seriously, the fact that she had to reach back two years probably says enough. On the general note of battery safety in crashes, there have been several Tesla Roadster crashes (to be expected with that style of car) (http://www.wreckedexotics.com/tesla/), how many of them resulted in dangerous battery fires? Clearly these batteries do not present a serious safety concern.