House Republicans Call Out Obama Administration On Suppression Of Volt Issues

Three House Republicans asked the Obama administration on Thursday to answer detailed questions about why it didn't disclose a fire in a crash-tested extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt for several months -- and whether the White House asked a safety agency to delay the release.
"We are deeply troubled by the fact that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has deliberately supressed public knowledge of the safety risk posed by the Chevrolet Volt," said the letter from Reps. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Mike Kelly, R-Pa., to NHTSA Administrator David Strickland.
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