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Chevrolet Bolt Electric Vehicles
Case Name (Date)
In re Chevrolet Bolt EV Battery Litigation
20-cv-13256, E.D. Mich.
(Dec. 2020)
Product/Service
Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles
Allegations
Vehicles travel fewer miles on a single battery charge than advertised due to a battery defect
Misrepresenting that vehicles have a 60kWh battery when the battery is only 57kWh
Status
Settled
(Motion for preliminary approval filed)
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