Nikola, the leading electric semi-truck manufacturer, has announced a massive recall of its battery-powered commercial trucks due to concerns over a defective battery component that can cause fire. The recall is the result of an investigation into a fire at Nikola’s own facility. Ominously, the company advises truck owners to park their vehicles outside.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Nikola’s recall comes in the wake of a fire incident that occurred on June 23, when a truck parked at the company’s Phoenix headquarters caught fire. An external investigation into the incident revealed that a “defective battery part likely caused a fire in one of the trucks.”
The company said on Friday that a battery part was probably to blame for a coolant leak in one of the trucks. The battery overheated, which resulted in the fire. Initially, there were speculations from Nikola hinting at potential foul play as the cause of the fire. However, the investigation firm hired to probe the incident indicated that foul play was an unlikely cause.
How much did the gvernment put in this company to fail jsut like proterra last week and Solyndra during obama admin???
See the grift? government tax payer funding, drive up stock, make money pull out collapse the company.
h/t Coastie Patriot