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Originally Posted by JusticePete
This is what happens the moment you become the biggest and best auto company in the world. The press goes crazy and wants to see blood. This is a complete NON-event. The NHTSA takes a Volt and does a crushing side impact test on it. Then they let it sit for three weeks and make a headline out of the fire. Can you say dumb, Dumber and DUMBEST?
How about we take a gasoline vehicle with a crash test. After the test it is leaking gasoline. Then we park it for three weeks with gasoline dripping from it. It cathes fire and we are all surprised??? The people at the NHTSA should have done what ANY responsible storage yard or repair facility would have done. They should have 'unplugged' the battery pack just like they would stop the gasoline leak.
NHTSA didn’t follow Chevrolet protocol, which would have required the agency to de-energize the battery after the crash test.
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If negligence were the case.. makes you wonder if someone at NHTSA wanted to smear GM's name in the mud by doing this totally stupid and irresponsible act on purpose.
Watch Consumer Report's pants explode with this one.
