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Old 01-02-2012, 01:51 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
I can't say that this is much of a surprise. I mean, a battery that might catch fire several weeks after a collision that totals the car? Not what any sensible person would consider a problem. Of course the usual suspects among the "drill, baby, drill" crowd try to spin it as a disaster (remember their fake job on Prius vs Hummer?), but I dare say 99% of Volt buyers are too smart to be taken in.
Yeah, I didn't know the details at first. A battery catching fire in a few weeks leaves plenty of time to solve the problem. All they need to do is add an inspection protocol to Volts after accidents. If the battery coolant is not operating as efficiently after the accident, then that's a sign right there.

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