After Fires, Chevrolet Bolt Owners Are Warned: Don’t Park Indoors

Then, two Chevrolet Bolt EVs that had been serviced as part of that recall caught fire. One fire occurred this month in Vermont. The other occurred in New Jersey, a spokesman for GM told CNBC.

The owner of the vehicle in Vermont, Timothy Briglin, a state legislator, said his 2019 Chevrolet Bolt caught fire early on July 1 while it was plugged in and parked in his driveway. Although a news release from the Vermont State Police said the vehicle was “plugged in and charging when the fire was discovered,” Mr. Briglin said that was inaccurate. He said the vehicle was plugged in at 8 p.m. with about 10 percent left in the battery.

“The Bolt’s charging system said it would reach 100 percent charge by 3:30 to 4 a.m., at which time charging would cease,” Mr. Briglin said. The vehicle caught fire at 6:30 a.m., he said.

Mr. Briglin also said officials from General Motors and the traffic safety agency would be in Vermont on Friday to examine his vehicle.

General Motors, the manufacturer of the vehicles, said in a statement on Wednesday, “Safety is our highest priority, and we are moving as quickly as we can to investigate this issue.”

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/15/business/chevrolet-bolts-ev-fire-recall.html