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US automaker GM recalls 69,000 electric cars after battery fires – Al Jazeera English
GM says it doesn’t yet know what caused fires in five Chevrolet Bolt batteries but its engineers are investigating.
United States automaker General Motors has recalled nearly 69,000 Chevrolet Bolt electric cars worldwide because the batteries have caught fire in five of them.
The company said it does not know yet what is causing the fires, but engineers are working around the clock to figure it out. Two people have suffered smoke inhalation due to the blazes.
Bolt Executive Chief Engineer Jesse Ortega said dealers will install software that limits charging to 90 percent of the batterys capacity until a permanent…
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