The debacle over the fire risk of electric vehicles of the type Chevrolet Bolt EV is costing the largest US automaker General Motors dearly. Around 850 million euros in costs are expected.
The debacle over the risk of fire in electric vehicles of the Chevrolet Bolt EV type is becoming increasingly expensive for the largest US automaker General Motors (GM).
The company announced that all Bolt EV models must now be recalled – including those of the latest vintages. In addition to the almost 69,000 electric cars built between 2017 and 2019 that were previously ordered for repairs, there are now around 73,000 newer models. The manufacturer put the additional costs at around one billion dollars (around 850 million euros). The majority of the affected vehicles were sold in the United States, the rest in Canada.
The US Transportation Agency NHTSA has repeatedly warned owners not to park their cars in garages or near houses because of the risk of battery fires. It’s extremely costly to GM – in the most recent quarter, Bolt EV recalls had already cost the company $ 800 million.
GM first launched a recall back in November 2020 to fix the problem. The US traffic authorities then warned again of the risk of fire. Despite repairs already being made, there have been other cases of Bolt models catching fire, according to the NHTSA. The batteries come from LG in South Korea.
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