In re Chevrolet Bolt EV Battery Litigation
20-cv-13256, E.D. Mich.
(Dec. 2020)
Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles
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
Settled
(Motion for preliminary approval filed)
Allegations: Marketing that the eight-speed Hydra-Matic 8L90 and Hydra-Matic 8L45 transmissions in vehicles provide “comfort,” “drivability,” and “lightning-fast” and smooth shifting when the transmissions may cause vehicles to suddenly lurch…
Allegations: Marketing vehicles as safe and reliable when engines can suffer damage, fail or lose propulsion due to a defect
Allegations: Failing to disclose that data regarding consumers’ driving behavior collected by OnStar is shared with third parties
Allegations: Falsely marketing vehicles as safe, durable, and reliable
Allegations: Deceptively marketing vehicles as “Clean Diesel”
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing vehicles as safe and functional when there is a risk the batteries will catch on fire
Allegations: Overstating the weight that vehicles can safely pull
When companies green it, they better mean it.
The oil isn’t the only thing that needs changing at this Chevrolet dealership.
Not all of the puffed-up claims in this TV ad can be defended as puffery.
Depends who you ask.
Chevy pulls a bait and switch as it attempts to pass off unproven new models as dependable.