Nissan has sold 8000 Leaf in the United States or 17,500 units worldwide and rely solely on electric power. Volt battery and rely on 1.4-liter gasoline engine. 5000 Volt GM already sold. Toyota Prius with a hybrid system still uses a battery of other types of nickel metalhydrid.Automotive companies are already making sure their electric vehicle technology safe.
United States road Safety Agency (NHTSA) said they believe an electric-powered vehicles have no greater risk than gasoline-powered vehicles.
Reuters news agency reported that the NHTSA is investigating the security of electric vehicle batteries made by General Motors Volt. Volt crash test results show no flame appears.
Volt uses a lithium ion battery weighing nearly a hundred pounds. Volt crash test NHTSA took place at facilities in Wisconsin.
The fire was not immediately appear as crash test but three weeks later. NHTSA is investigating the fire's origin.
General Motors argued they never find or receive a complaint there was a fire in the Volt. General Motors and NHTSA then perform tests to follow up on it and found no fire anymore.
LG Chem Ltd. who supply Volt batteries, not immediately kometar.
Problem of electric car batteries is particularly important because of the Barack Obama has set a target of one million electric vehicles by 2015.
U.S. Department of Energy to provide 2.5 billion dollars to help the battery companies, automotive and related industries.
Problem is battery safety is important that the community believes switching to electric vehicles.
"I am more calm driving a vehicle that underneath there is a stack of batteries. Far more secure than sitting on a tank of fuel," said Jason Forcier, company officials batteries A123 Systems Inc..
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., which manufactures Leaf, rival Volt, very careful about the battery.
"If the electric vehicle technology problem, the buyer so upset," says senior Nissan North America, Bob Yakushi.
