Chevrolet Volt fire prompts safety probe of electric vehicle batteries

Saturday, November 12, 2011 - 01:10 in Physics & Chemistry

The plug-in hybrid sedan caught fire after a crash test. Federal regulators will look at the safety of batteries from several vehicles.Federal safety officials have launched a probe into whether the batteries in Chevrolet's Volt plug-in hybrid sedan are prone to fires.

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