from Gasoline-ElectricCars The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a statement regarding its investigation into a Chevrolet Volt fire that occurred in early November. The fire was a result of a battery burnoff after a side impact test on a volt broke one of the battery pack’s coolant lines. The NHTSA considered ruling that [...]
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NHTSA closes investigation of Chevy Volt as having no defect trend
January 21st, 2012 
Meme The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a statement today regarding the conclusion of its safety defect investigation into the post-crash fire risk of Chevy Volts. Pinboard (MacAaron:tnev)
EPA Institutes Cap-and-Trade for the Auto Industry
April 7th, 2010 Aaron Turpen The buzz so far this week has been about the new EPA (Ever Pretending Aristocrats) and NHTSA (The Roadblockers) standards, which were signed into being Monday. The new rules set emissions standards for both vehicle engine emissions and for the emissions of a manufacturer’s entire fleet (called the CAFE standard). The new rules also set [...]
