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General Motors continues to work on perfecting its transition to electric models.

The Detroit-based auto giant announced today that it has recalled

all units of the Chevrolet Bolt made between 2017 and 2019,

its only battery-powered model on the market in the United States.

The problem seems to be localized to the battery.

The company said today that

its investigation into the cases of burning batteries

are rooted in a defect in one of the cells in the part.

That is why it has asked the owners of the models acquired in that period of time to only charge the batteries to a certain level and to park the cars outside after proceeding with the recharge.

This

is

not

the first recall of the Chevy Bolt

.

In November 2020, the owners of the electric vehicles were asked to update a

software

in order to monitor the status of the battery and anticipate any problems.

However, a spokesperson for the firm has assured that

this remedy was not able to detect the cases of fires registered so far, eight in total

.

The positive for the brand is that there have been no deaths in connection with the problem, although there have been two injuries.

Recovery

It's a foreseeable hurdle - and a common one, on the other hand, in the gasoline model industry - that hasn't dampened GM's enthusiasm in its transition process.

Last Thursday they announced

a new service for all their electric models, the Ultium Charge 360,

from Brightdrop, their brand of battery-powered vans.

Its objective is to facilitate more route charging options throughout the country in order to meet the goal of one million electricity sold by 2025.

For now, the recovery from the pandemic is evident.

The second quarter of the year ended with 688,236 vehicles delivered, an increase of 40% compared to last year

.

The numbers were also positive for Chevrolet, growing 31% in deliveries, thanks to the

good performance of both the Bolt and the Traverse

, both signing the best quarter in their history.

"The US economy is accelerating, consumer spending is strong and jobs are plentiful," said Elaine Buckberg, GM's chief economist.

"Consumer demand for vehicles is also strong, but limited by tight inventories.

We expect continued high demand in the second half of this year and into 2022."

The lack of stock is due to a shortage of semiconductors that also affects large American automakers.

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