The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the United States will begin a formal investigation of the fire risk concerning the Chevrolet Volt. The decision was made public through a note published on the safercar.gov website dated December the 6th, and came after two of three crash-tests conducted by the NHTSA in November resulted in one battery pack catching fire and one smoking and emitting sparks, three weeks after being subjected to those tests.

Chevrolet has sold about 6,000 Volts so far - all of which are equipped with the OnStar emergency notification system - but at the moment there are no reports of any road accident resulting in battery-related fires. NHTSA is already working together with General Motors engineers to establish the cause of the problem and gain a more comprehensive understanding of the damage on the lithium-ion battery.

via | Detroit Free Press

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