GM Working To Save Volt Reputation

The Chevrolet Volt, intended to be the symbol of General Motors Co.'s commitment to innovation and proof that Detroit's automakers can make "green" cars, has become a public relations and engineering challenge for the automaker.

GM is working to restore the reputation of its "halo car" — which it hoped would cast a favorable glow over its entire lineup — since it was revealed that a Volt and then a battery pack caught fire at least seven days after federal crash safety tests.

There have been no reports of fires in the real world, and safety experts say the Volt is safe to drive.

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internationalmanofmystery - 12/13/2011 1:45:40 PM

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"Chevy? Chevy? It's Toyota on the line!"

atc98092 - 12/13/2011 6:50:39 PM

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Come on. It wasn't seven days, it was three weeks later! If the NHTSA had followed the GM recommended procedure, the battery would have been dischaged after the test and nothing would have happened.

And quoting Rush Limbaugh (in the article) is just trying to stir people up. I'm conservative, but I think Limbaugh is an idiot, along with the majority of "news people" on both sides of the fence.

internationalmanofmystery - 12/14/2011 8:51:49 AM

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If you ever run for political office, I am voting for ya! ;)

vdiv - 12/14/2011 11:27:59 AM

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Agree, I'd like to see the NHTSA crash-test all fuel-powered vehicles with their tank full, see how many of them will catch on fire or explode, and how the public would react when it finally dawns on them that they ride on a lit 10-gallon Molotov cocktail every day with their kids in the back sitting on top of it.

Mooky - 12/13/2011 8:04:54 PM

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Cheapest Heap Ever enVisioned Yet
C H E V Y

Mooky - 12/13/2011 8:06:13 PM

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Constantly
Having
Every
Vehicle
Recalled
Over
Lousy
Engineering
Techniques

internationalmanofmystery - 12/14/2011 8:55:22 AM

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Where's the Y, Mooky??

You had me at:
C
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And V! Can I take a Y from anywhere?

LOL

nguyenvuminh - 12/14/2011 5:28:08 AM

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Mooky - good stuff