Regulation & Safety

Bolt battery fires mar GM's push into EVs

Vermont State Rep. Timothy Briglin’s Bolt caught fire in July as it charged in his driveway.
August 23, 2021 04:00 AM

Brandin Mercer felt the itch to buy an electric vehicle more than a decade ago when he watched Who Killed the Electric Car?, a documentary about the demise of General Motors' EV1 project in the late 1990s. Last year, he finally found an EV in his price range: a used 2017 Chevrolet Bolt for $17,500.

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