Chevy Volt Takes a Dive – for Safety!
August 31st, 2009 admin
Topics: battery, chevy, intelligent highway, safety, scott brusaw, smart roads, smartroads, standing-water, story, the-excitement, water
What would happen if your Chevy Volt’s battery pack got wet during a carwash? What if you tried to drive it through a foot of standing water after a rainstorm? What would happen if you lost control of your Chevy Volt and drove it into a canal? Water and electricity do not go hand-in-hand, exactly, and despite the excitement and energy surrounding Chevy’s upcoming Volt EV, a number of people are still asking questions about the basic safety of the Volt’s powerful batteries.
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