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LG Chem Finds the Solution to its Chevrolet Bolt EV Battery Problems

September 29, 2021

Via: Design News

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General Motors has resumed production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV models after collaborating with battery supplier LG Chem to identify and solve the assembly error that was causing fires in the vehicles’ batteries.

The company acknowledged that the underlying cause of the battery fires was a combination of manufacturing defects. If the battery’s anode is torn during the assembly process, and one of the cell separators also gets a fold in it, that cell was at risk for a fire.

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