The background on the current Chevy Volt situation is that in a very few instances, fires broke out days or even weeks after the NHTSA crash-tested the Chevy Volt and its battery pack, in crashes severe enough to damage the battery.
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In a thermal runaway, a battery releases energy in the form of heat, increasing the temperature of the battery and causing further damage.
After all, in the two battery incidents reported, there was no overcharging, only modest damage occurred within two feet of the battery, and all airplane systems other than the battery functioned as intended.
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Further, Boeing's indications that heat damage in one battery cell would not harm adjacent cells proved false, Hersman said.
The battery unit sustained severe fire damage, the safety board said, adding that it had sent two additional investigators to Boston.
On Tuesday, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said it was conducting a chemical analysis of internal short circuiting and thermal damage of the battery that caught fire in Boston.
It protects the battery modules inside the vehicle from deformation or damage in the event of a crash.
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As in earlier jets, the agency wanted assurances that in the event of a battery emergency, the high temperatures wouldn't damage surrounding structures and any smoke or fumes would be sucked outside rather than into the cabin.
The battery failures resulted in release of flammable electrolytes, heat damage, and smoke on two Model 787 airplanes.
Additional details released by the safety board said all eight cells of the lithium-ion battery involved in the Boston 787 fire showed varying degrees of thermal damage.
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The worst damage in New York came from a 13-foot storm surge that filled Battery Park City and streets from the South Street Seaport throughout the Lower East Side.
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They have ruled out two possibilities -- mechanical "impact" damage, like that caused by being dropped, or short-circuiting outside the battery.
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