2011 Chevrolet Volt

As tipster said: "bullshit."

Although there is overwhelming evidence that the Chevrolet Volt (one of the few protected occupants in a crash recently by bus) is a safe car, now is it new and right seems concerned about the safety crash out of the 16-kWh battery. Bloomberg reported that the Volt on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration testing center began recently fire, burn near is parked cars. V was made by a side-impact crash three weeks and an official told Bloomberg, that the researchers found that the battery was in fact the source of fire. Apparently the NHTSA reps "all car" speak with a lithium-ion vehicle to sell (or soon) on the safety of its battery pack.

On the one hand, this bad news for people who are already concerned about the safety of plug-in is vehicles. on the other hand, the car that crashed, are powered by gasoline or lithium, not only the products that are safe. In view of the fact that these fires fire follow the second garage hopefully volt (cause has been not determined yet) with "plug-in cars are bad" news of immediately tip. Another question is whether it is justified or not. NHTSA has issued a declaration for Bloomberg, who said:

According to the available data NHTSA believes not volts or electric vehicles are driven more threatened with fire gasoline vehicles. In fact, all-electric vehicles and gasoline has some risk of fire in the event of a serious accident.

In fact. We have more of this information be released.