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theDreamer 11-27-2011 03:59 PM
Chevy Volt: Safety Issue
 
Chevy Volt under 'formal safety investigation' by NHTSA due to post-crash fire concerns -- Engadget

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As the story goes, back in May, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration put a Volt through standard side-impact crash testing, and in doing so, "the vehicle's battery was damaged and the coolant line was ruptured." The big issue? The car went up in flames multiple weeks later, seemingly as direct result. That event prompted the NHTSA to further study the safety of the batts in the period after a crash, which culminated in more tests performed just over a week ago to find out if they would prove volatile again -- simply put, they did. The group recently explained that it's "concerned that damage to the Volt's batteries as part of three tests that are explicitly designed to replicate real-world crash scenarios have resulted in fire."

frost 11-27-2011 04:03 PM
So, this may be a better way of getting rid of hippies than pepper-spraying them?

shadoquad 11-27-2011 04:05 PM
Wow holy sh1t :eek2:

b1adesofcha0s 11-27-2011 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by frost (Post 1425201)
So, this may be a better way of getting rid of hippies than pepper-spraying them?
This way we make some money off them in the process.

frost 11-27-2011 04:10 PM
:insert meme of the chevy volt pepper spraying the OWS hippies here:

b1adesofcha0s 11-27-2011 04:16 PM
:insert meme of volt on fire being pepper sprayed:

6MT 11-27-2011 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by frost (Post 1425201)
So, this may be a better way of getting rid of hippies than pepper-spraying them?
Hey... I'm a hippie. But a cool one :icon14:

frost 11-27-2011 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 6MT (Post 1425214)
Hey... I'm a hippie. But a cool one :icon14:
A hippie with a sports car and HFCs?!?! I highly doubt it. Smoking weed doesn't make you a hippie :roflpuke2: :bowrofl: :roflpuke2:

theDreamer 11-27-2011 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by frost (Post 1425217)
A hippie with a sports car and HFCs?!?! I highly doubt it. Smoking weed doesn't make you a hippie :roflpuke2: :bowrofl: :roflpuke2:
No, it just makes you one of the cool high school kids....:ughdance:

Trips 11-27-2011 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by frost (Post 1425217)
A hippie with a sports car and HFCs?!?! I highly doubt it. Smoking weed doesn't make you a hippie :roflpuke2: :bowrofl: :roflpuke2:
:icon18:

Spikuh 11-27-2011 05:30 PM
For some reason I was reminded of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvwTMZNWGuk

I'm sorry.

m4a1mustang 11-27-2011 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Spikuh (Post 1425289)
For some reason I was reminded of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvwTMZNWGuk

I'm sorry.
Oh lawd :icon14:

theDreamer 11-27-2011 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Spikuh (Post 1425289)
For some reason I was reminded of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvwTMZNWGuk

I'm sorry.
:wtf2:

frost 11-27-2011 07:34 PM
Holy hell, that was painful.

kenchan 11-27-2011 08:59 PM
wow, embarrassing to watch that vid... :icon14:


...wat were we talking about again? burning hippies?

theDreamer 11-29-2011 12:23 PM
GM assures owners Volt is safe, offers loaners for good measure -- Engadget

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GM apparently feels the same way, as it's began contacting all 5,329 owners to "reassure them" their gasoline-electric whips are safe to drive. Those who remain unconvinced can bug the General for a presumably non-electric loaner while the whole investigation sorts itself. Or if your name is Jay Leno, you could just choose one of the other hundred in your garage.

m4a1mustang 11-29-2011 12:25 PM
It doesn't matter, the Prius is still faster 0-6 mph.

Rooster89 11-29-2011 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1427791)
It doesn't matter, the Prius is still faster 0-6 mph.
When are you pulling the trigger on that prius 911 5.0 GTR anyways?

:ughdance:

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:roflpuke2::roflpuke2:

m4a1mustang 11-29-2011 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Rooster89 (Post 1428077)
When are you pulling the trigger on that prius 911 5.0 GTR anyways?

:ughdance:

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:roflpuke2::roflpuke2:
When I finally break out and make 7 figures a year...


Oh wait..


*runs to dealership*



































































































:|

Rooster89 11-29-2011 04:30 PM
But seriously, remember the dip in market share when unstoppable acceleration occured with toyota? maybe that will happen to government motors after this. and they will change the upcomimg CAFE regs to keep sports cars alive a little longer.

And steve....
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b1adesofcha0s 11-29-2011 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Rooster89 (Post 1428107)
But seriously, remember the dip in market share when unstoppable acceleration occured with toyota? maybe that will happen to government motors after this. and they will change the upcomimg CAFE regs to keep sports cars alive a little longer.

And steve....
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:bowrofl: :bowrofl: :bowrofl:

m4a1mustang 11-29-2011 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Rooster89 (Post 1428107)
But seriously, remember the dip in market share when unstoppable acceleration occured with toyota? maybe that will happen to government motors after this. and they will change the upcomimg CAFE regs to keep sports cars alive a little longer.

And steve....
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GM share prices are going to dip regardless of what happens with the Volt. :bowrofl:

Rooster89 11-29-2011 04:47 PM
Hey I could be hopeful. I know eventually all cars are going to be plutonium powered solar vehicles with vegetable oil batteries or some other hippie crap, but I can always hope....

is blades laughing at what i said or the picture? so hard to discern...

b1adesofcha0s 11-29-2011 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Rooster89 (Post 1428127)
Hey I could be hopeful. I know eventually all cars are going to be plutonium powered solar vehicles with vegetable oil batteries or some other hippie crap, but I can always hope....

is blades laughing at what i said or the picture? so hard to discern...
It was the picture :icon17:

Rooster89 11-29-2011 05:15 PM
Still discerning....quite the mystery... Perhaps we will never know. :rofl2:

b1adesofcha0s 11-29-2011 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by rooster89 (Post 1428152)
still discerning....quite the mystery... Perhaps we will never know. :rofl2:
it was the picture

m4a1mustang 11-29-2011 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s (Post 1428157)
it was the picture
the wat?!

b1adesofcha0s 11-29-2011 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1428192)
the wat?!
the picture

m4a1mustang 11-29-2011 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s (Post 1428195)
the picture
:tup:

Rooster89 11-29-2011 06:31 PM
I think it may be the picture

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b1adesofcha0s 11-29-2011 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Rooster89 (Post 1428230)
I think it may be the picture

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:icon18: @ the picture ;)

KingZee 11-29-2011 07:11 PM
oh my God that video on the first page was freekin' horrible :facepalm:


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