Jay Leno is a very famous car user in the United States (its "Jay Leno's Garage" will also premiere on CNBC at 10pm EST next Wednesday). You can easily interpret his love for cars based on his collection of more than 300 cars. But whether it is a petrol car or an electric car, there is no difference for Leno. Although some people's recent propaganda tends to emphasize the fire accident of the Chevrolet Bolt EV, Leno's view of electric vehicles has not changed much.
"The last days of the old technology are always better than the first days of the new technology, but we have surpassed the first days of the new technology," Renault said in CNBC's "Shepard Smith News" .
Electric cars have become more and more popular in the past few years. However, they still only account for about 3% of the US market share, which is obviously not a huge number. Our transition to electrification is still very short. "I mean, electric cars will continue to exist. Children born in the future drive pure electric cars, just like you are driving gasoline cars now," said the former late-night TV legend.
However, the recent reports of the Chevrolet Bolt EV on fire have triggered targeted reports in the mainstream media. Just like the previous accidents of other electric vehicles, we should face these problems
Leno advocates that electric vehicle fires are much safer than traditional vehicle fires. "The advantage of an electric car on fire is that it will not explode. If you are inside, you may smell something, such as smoke. This is not to say that it is not dangerous. I also hope that they can solve the problem, but the most important thing is not. Blindly exaggerate this problem"
GM repeatedly recalled Bolt EV, the reason is that the battery failure caused the fire. According to recent reports, General Motors has advised car owners not to park within 50 feet of other cars in order to avoid other hidden dangers in the event of spontaneous combustion. General Motors has planned to recall more than 73,000 bolts to solve the battery problem.The project will cost more than 1.8 billion U.S. dollars between battery replacement and daily service to solve the problem.
