GM’s installing software on Chevy Bolts to help prevent battery fires
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge General Motors has finally revealed its plan to fix the issue at the center of last year's Chevy Bolt recall, which the automaker issued in response to a handful of battery pack fires. Affected customers have to bring their Bolts to a dealer so the battery packs can be inspected, and GM says some of the modules that make up the pack may be replaced if any anomalies" are found. But dealers will also install advanced onboard diagnostic software" on all of the affected vehicles.
That software, GM says, will be able to detect potential issues related to changes in battery module performance before problems can develop." The company says the software will be standard on all new Bolts moving forward.
Following last year's recall, GM...