Author: B. Smith
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Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
A fire occurred at the MGA Research facility in Burlington, Wisconsin over the weekend of June 3-6, 2011 involving a 2011 Chevrolet Volt. NHTSA initiated a program to determine the cause of Chevrolet Volt fire. This program consisted of a thorough forensic examination of the burned vehicle and battery, a supplemental Chevrolet Volt crash test and a series of battery pack tests conducted at General Testing Laboratories (GTL) in Colonial Beach, Virginia. This report summarizes the battery pack tests and monitoring conducted at GTL during November and December 2011 and January 2012.