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Engineers considering tweaks to Volt’s battery to prevent fire

Engineers at General Motors Co are reportedly making a number of tweaks to reinforce vulnerable sections of the Chevrolet Volt battery pack to eliminate the risk of a fire after a crash.

A Chevrolet Volt's lithium-ion battery pack caught fire three weeks after the vehicle underwent a crash test in May at a Wisconsin-based NHTSA test facility.

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