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Justice4allofus

(72 posts)
Thu Apr 12, 2012, 01:14 PM Apr 2012

Warning: Explosion unrelated to Chevy Volt fuels anti-Volt disinformation

A explosion "prototype battery" injuring two workers, one treated at the scene and one taken to the hospital, unrelated to the Chevy Volt, or any other car is being used by oil-loving right-wing bloggers to continue lambasting the electric car in question:

"GM says battery blast at lab unrelated to Chevrolet Volt"

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Warning: Explosion unrelated to Chevy Volt fuels anti-Volt disinformation (Original Post) Justice4allofus Apr 2012 OP
What they ought to do...... Plucketeer Apr 2012 #1
 

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)
1. What they ought to do......
Thu Apr 12, 2012, 01:27 PM
Apr 2012

is video two guys (technicians) accidentally cause a spark near an uncapped container of gasoline. Maybe THAT would accelerate the demise of gas-powered vehicles. Matter of fact, I know a guy who's recovering (thanks to many painful skin grafts) from a moment of vigilance while refueling a tractor a month ago.

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