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| Biden just praised GM for being the leader in electric cars then GM shutdown producing of Bolt for the year. |
| 2021-11-23 |
| [CleanTechnica] If you own a Chevy Bolt that is affected by the battery recall due to the risk of fire, you’re in luck. General Motors started producing new battery cells in September to fix the manufacturing defect that led to about a dozen fires. GM says it will replace the entire battery pack in 2017, 2018, and 2019 cars, and some of the battery modules in 2020 and newer cars. In September, GM released a statement saying, “GM and LG have identified the presence of two rare simultaneous defects, found in the same battery cell, made during module manufacturing process.” The company explained the cause is a torn anode tab and folded separator within the battery modules, as we reported earlier. If you are looking to buy a new Chevy Bolt or EUV, you’re out of luck, however. Production was shut down at the Orion factory where the cars are manufactured starting the week of August 23. GM said at the time it would prioritize getting the newly manufactured modules and battery packs to dealers by October 1 so the task of replacing the defective batteries could begin. Production restarted on November 1 but stopped again on November 15. The cars made during those two weeks were built as replacements for some of the cars in the hands of current Bolt owners, according to the Detroit News. Last week, GM spokesman Dan Flores issued a statement saying, “GM has notified employees at Orion Assembly the plant will take downtime for the remainder of the 2021 calendar year. This decision will enable us to continue prioritizing recall repairs. We will continue to inform employees at the appropriate time of any additional production schedule adjustments in early 2022, as we continue to focus on battery module replacements.” Also last week, Orion Plant Director Reuben Jones sent a note to employees that read, “Beyond 2021, our production schedule continues to be dictated by what is needed to help the customers affected by the recall, as opposed to filling orders for new vehicles.” Translation: “We aren’t building any new cars at Orion for the rest of this year and we’ll see about restarting production next year. Happy Holidays.” |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #3 Well at least hishandlers had him say something good about an american industry... GM is still US owned and not CCP right ? |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2021-11-23 09:52 |
| #2 and smile |
| Posted by: 3dc 2021-11-23 03:29 |
| #1 Musk tweeted this on the article: Elon Musk @elonmusk Transforming America! |
| Posted by: 3dc 2021-11-23 03:19 |