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Single Worker Forgot To Bolt Down Seats On Nearly 23,000 KIA EV9 SUVs

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Single Worker Forgot To Bolt Down Seats On Nearly 23,000 KIA EV9 SUVs Pobody’s nerfect, a my mom’s coffee cup like to remind me every morning as a kid. We’ve all made mistakes at work. However, not many of us have made errors that could kill someone under certain circumstances. Kia issued a recall for 22,883 Kia EV9 SUVs from the 2024 and 2025 model years due to missing seat mounting… Read more…

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GM’s Cruise Gives Up On Steering Wheel-less Autonomous Vehicle, Will Use Next-Gen Chevy Bolt Instead

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GM’s Cruise Gives Up On Steering Wheel-less Autonomous Vehicle, Will Use Next-Gen Chevy Bolt Instead General Motors is throwing in the towel on its bespoke autonomous vehicle that doesn’t have a steering wheel called Origin. Instead, its Cruise self-driving unit is turning its focus to development efforts on the next-generation Chevy Bolt. Read more…

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Sphero’s Bolt Plus robot has a screen parents would want their kids to look at

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Sphero’s Bolt Plus robot has a screen parents would want their kids to look at The Sphero Bolt Plus’ new full-color screen can help kids troubleshoot their code. | Image: SpheroSphero has updated its RC Bolt robotic ball with a higher-resolution LCD screen, providing improved visual feedback that promises to make the new Bolt Plus a better STEM tool for teaching kids the fundamentals of programming. Originally making a na…

The Verge 802 2024-06-19

Tesla’s 35-Second Fix For The Cybertruck’s Slippery Gas Pedal Is To Just Bolt It On

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Tesla’s 35-Second Fix For The Cybertruck’s Slippery Gas Pedal Is To Just Bolt It On Tesla was forced to issue a recall for the futuristic Cybertruck last week after it emerged that the accelerator pedal could come loose and jam the car on full power. Not good for a truck that’s meant to be so rugged it can survive the apocalypse. Now, Tesla has revealed the fix for the issue is a very futuristic… Read more…

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GM Will Pay You $1,400 To Cap Your Bolt’s Battery Instead Of Replacing It

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GM Will Pay You $1,400 To Cap Your Bolt’s Battery Instead Of Replacing It Chevrolet was forced to recall certain Bolt EVs back in 2021 after a spate of fires started in the electric car’s battery packs. After recalling and replacing thousands of cars’ batteries, the company then decided it had done enough, and would stop the program. Now, it’s offering Bolt customers $1,400 to let them… Read more…

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Chevy Bolt owners could receive $1,400 compensation from GM for nerfed batteries

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Chevy Bolt owners could receive $1,400 compensation from GM for nerfed batteries Photo by Andrew J. Hawkins / The VergeChevy Bolt owners might have the option to receive a $1,400 payout from GM as compensation for dealing with defective EV batteries in model year vehicles from 2020-2022. As reported by Engadget, the new offer from GM comes as the company deals with a class action lawsuit over the Bolts that required a softw…

The Verge 1.0k 2024-01-15

Uber/Bolt etiquette?

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Uber/Bolt etiquette? Currently travelling around in South America, and i’ve taken a few Ubers here. One thing that’s struck me is I’ve been asked to sit in the front seat quite a few times now? Which isn’t really what i’m used to? For context, there’s usually two of us Just wondering why this might be the case? Currently live in Europe and generally it’s always be…

Reddit Travel 1.0k 2023-11-20

Even Chevy Bolt Charging Cords Are Getting Recalled For Being Dangerous Now

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Even Chevy Bolt Charging Cords Are Getting Recalled For Being Dangerous Now The Chevy Bolt has become something of an icon, so long as you believe that getting recalled repeatedly for battery-related issues is iconic. Now, we’ve learned via Carscoops that General Motors has issued a voluntary recall for the Webasto charging cables that have come with certain 2022 and 2023 Chevy Bolt EUV models Read more…

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GM is making a new Chevy Bolt EV with an Ultium battery

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GM is making a new Chevy Bolt EV with an Ultium battery No launch date has been provided for GM’s new Chevy Bolt as the company tackles production issues impacting its Ultium battery packs. | Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesGeneral Motors announced today that it’s developing a next-generation Chevrolet Bolt based on the automaker’s Ultium battery and drive technology to deliver “great affordab…

The Verge 181 2023-07-26

Chevrolet Is Rushing To Bring The Bolt Back From The Dead

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Chevrolet Is Rushing To Bring The Bolt Back From The Dead Remember just a few months ago when General Motors broke our hearts by announcing that the Bolt was no more? Sure, the writing appeared to be on the wall for the budget electric vehicle, what with all the fire issues, but it was still a shock to the system. Well if you were as upset as me, I’ve got good news as … Read more…

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