Chevy Volt: Safety Issue

theDreamer · 11-27-2011, 03:59 PM

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

b1adesofcha0s · 11-27-2011, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

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

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

frost · 11-27-2011, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 6MT

Hey... I'm a hippie. But a cool one

A hippie with a sports car and HFCs?!?! I highly doubt it. Smoking weed doesn't make you a hippie

theDreamer · 11-27-2011, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

A hippie with a sports car and HFCs?!?! I highly doubt it. Smoking weed doesn't make you a hippie

No, it just makes you one of the cool high school kids....

Trips · 11-27-2011, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

A hippie with a sports car and HFCs?!?! I highly doubt it. Smoking weed doesn't make you a hippie

Spikuh · 11-27-2011, 05:30 PM

For some reason I was reminded of this:

I'm sorry.

m4a1mustang · 11-27-2011, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Spikuh

For some reason I was reminded of this:

I'm sorry.

Oh lawd

theDreamer · 11-27-2011, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Spikuh

For some reason I was reminded of this:

I'm sorry.

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...

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

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