GM CEO Says Bolt Recall Offers Lessons for Entire Auto Industry

A Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle at a car dealership in California in February.

Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Welcome to the Hyperdrive daily briefing, decoding the revolution reshaping the auto world, from EVs to self-driving cars and beyond.

I’ve been having some wonky conversations with battery experts this week trying to understand what may have caused the $1.8 billion recall of Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles, and what the debacle says about the auto world’s readiness to go electric.