NTSB Confirms Fatal Texas Crash Indeed Had Someone Driving When It Happened
21 Oct 2021, 19:21 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Steering wheel deformation proves William Varner was driving, but also that may mean he tried to escape going to the rear seat
Gruber Motors Fire Destroys More Than 30 Tesla Roadsters Waiting for Repair
18 Oct 2021, 08:50 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Pete Gruber contacted all the owners of the vehicles to warn them about the loss before they learned about it in the media
Chevy Bolt EV Recall Will Cost LG $1.9 Billion, 95% of the Total Cost
12 Oct 2021, 12:55 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to Reuters, the cost division has included LG Chem, which owns LGES, and LG Electronics, which assembles the battery packs
NHTSA Denies 2019 Petition to Investigate Possible Issue With Tesla Battery Packs
5 Oct 2021, 07:49 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Apart from taking two years to decide, the safety organization said no fires in the U.S. are related to the investigation request.
GM Will Teach LGES Quality Control to Replace Battery Packs on Bolt EV Units
13 Sep 2021, 17:47 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The companies tried to make it sound like some trivial procedure, but it only reveals how LGES has to step up its game quickly.
Tesla Model X Catches Fire in a Tesla Service Center Garage in Luxembourg
31 Aug 2021, 17:14 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The causes are still under investigation, but this Model X could be among those that suffered a voltage capping OTA update
GM Halts Chevy Bolt EV Production and Will Give Old Ones More Range
31 Aug 2021, 15:37 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to the company, it will only make new Bolt EVs and EUVs when it is sure that LG Energy Solution can make defect-free batteries.
VW ID.3 Burns to the Ground in the Netherlands: Cause Is Still Unknown
20 Aug 2021, 15:21 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The VW ID.3 had just finished charging in Groningen, and the driver had already put her child in the car when she noticed smoke coming from underneath it.
Insurance Association of China Wants EVs to Have Spontaneous Fire Coverage
9 Aug 2021, 15:32 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It is not clear why the association thought it would be wise to include that sort of coverage, but it probably has to do with sparing legal disputes.
GM Estimates It Will Spend $11,650 in Each Recalled Chevy Bolt EV
6 Aug 2021, 10:31 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company released its Q2 2021 results and included that its net income of $2.8 billion was affected by $800 million in Bolt EV warranty recall costs.