Did the Volt cause a garage fire?
Let’s wait for the evidence, folks
Wow. Did some of my friends come out of the woodwork in the last 24 hours. “Did you hear? The Chevy Volt caused a house to burn down.”
The Volt, or faulty wiring, I inquired.
For now the fire department in Barkhamstedis, Connecticut is investigating the cause of the fire and the Volt is a suspect. However, let’s not pull the plug on plug-in vehicles just yet.
Without doubt, there are certain to be some of these kinds of instances. For example, if the family in question had put a new electric dryer in the garage, perhaps that would have also resulted in a fire. Quite simply, the culprit could be old or just bad electrical wiring, and that’s why it’s important to have your electrical system inspected if you plan to buy a plug-in vehicle.
And let’s not forget that when great changes happen, unexpected things also happen. The Toyota Prius had glitches. Honda’s old hybrids had glitches. The Nissan Leaf has had restart issues. Plug-in vehicles are going to cause some unexpected problems, but each will be learned from and the potential mitigated.
Nevertheless, it is possible this Volt had nothing to do with this fire.