Ford halts F-150 EV production for another week after battery fire

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Ford Motor Co will halt production of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup for another week following a battery issue that caused an EV truck to catch fire earlier this month, the U.S. automaker said on Friday.

The Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck is seen during a press event in New York City, U.S., May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidwill halt production of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup for another week following a battery issue that caused an EV truck to catch fire earlier this month, the U.S. automaker said on Friday.

Shares of the company were down about 2%, while rival General Motors Co also fell 1.5% in morning trade.it is holding talks with Ford over the issue. SK On, a South Korean EV battery maker and supplier to Ford, has again started building battery cells at a plant in Georgia. "It will take SK time to ensure they are back to building high-quality cells and to deliver them to the Lightning production line," Ford said in a statement.

"We agree with SK On's recommended changes in their equipment and processes for SK's cell production lines."it will continue to hold already-produced vehicles while it worked through engineering and process updates.

 

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Elmo would have kept production going. What’s a few fires?

Lol aww too bad

This EV nonsense will turn out to be a big disaster, in many ways.

Its only the Lightnings, the electric truck not all F150

To much battery acid

They should call elonmusk for some advice

My Ford F150 is 8 years old...were it an EV I would be needing to buy an expensive battery soon instead of simply needing to get my oil changed as a maintenance item.

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