Nikola Issued a Recall and Stop-Sales Order After Previous Fires
The pre-production truck was undergoing “battery fire investigation and testing” at a facility near its Phoenix headquarters when it caught fire. (Nikola Corp.)
Nikola Corp. says one of its battery-electric big rigs experienced a “thermal incident” Sept. 8 during a test on the cause of recent fires that prompted a recall.
The pre-production truck was undergoing “battery fire investigation and testing” at a facility near its Phoenix headquarters when it caught fire, Nikola said in an email.
No one was injured and the truck was outside when the fire happened.
The event comes days after another truck’s battery pack caught fire at a customer facility.