{"id":2002639,"date":"2023-08-16T15:17:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T19:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ev-fail-tesla-rival-nikola-motors-recalls-all-battery-powered-electric-trucks-halts-sales-amid-fire-probe\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T15:21:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T19:21:57","slug":"ev-fail-tesla-rival-nikola-motors-recalls-all-battery-powered-electric-trucks-halts-sales-amid-fire-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ev-fail-tesla-rival-nikola-motors-recalls-all-battery-powered-electric-trucks-halts-sales-amid-fire-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikola Motors recalls all electric trucks, halts sales due to fire investigation."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fev-fail-tesla-rival-nikola-motors-recalls-all-battery-powered-electric-trucks-halts-sales-amid-fire-probe%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2002639&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Nikola Motors Recalls Battery-Powered Trucks and Halts Sales Amid \u200dFire Probe<\/h2>\n<p>Nikola \u2063Motors has issued a \u2063recall for almost all of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ford-pushes-back-electric-vehicle-target-admits-transition-will-be-slower-than-the-industry-expected\/\" title=\"Ford delays electric vehicle goal, acknowledges slower transition than anticipated by industry.\">battery-powered trucks<\/a> it has delivered after a fire in one truck took place in June.<\/p>\n<p>The recall covers about \u200b60\u200b percent of \u200bthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ev-fail-tesla-rival-nikola-motors-recalls-all-battery-powered-electric-trucks-halts-sales-amid-fire-probe\/\" title=\"Nikola Motors recalls all electric trucks, halts sales due to fire investigation.\">battery-electric heavy-duty trucks<\/a> the company has \u200dmade in the past year,\u200b but almost all of those actually shipped to dealers or commercial truckers, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/nikola-recalls-most-of-its-battery-electric-trucks-after-fire-probe-234b5b86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The company has\u2063 also halted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tesla-owner-sleeps-ev-almost-every-night-19-day-road-trip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all shipments<\/a> of the trucks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nikola shares fall after\u200b EV maker recalls all of\u2062 its battery-electric semitrucks following a\u2064 fire <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5RMJ3D8Wad\">https:\/\/t.co\/5RMJ3D8Wad<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2zoS7rhgVk\">pic.twitter.com\/2zoS7rhgVk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CNBC International (@CNBCi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNBCi\/status\/1691111043982852096?\">August\u200b 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing an \u200cAugust 10 presentation of preliminary\u200c findings from Exponent, a reputable third-party investigator, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikola-recalls-all-battery-electric-trucks-halts-sales-after-fire-probe\/\" title=\"Nikola recalls and stops selling all electric trucks due to fire investigation.\">coolant leak inside<\/a> a single\u200c battery\u2063 pack\u200d was found to be the probable cause of the \u2063truck fire \u2064at\u200c the \u200ccompany\u2019s headquarters in Phoenix, Ariz.\u200d on June 23, 2023,\u201d the company said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikolamotor.com\/press_releases\/nikola-announces-preliminary-results-of-battery-investigations-voluntarily-recalls-209-class-8-battery-electric-trucks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> issued Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe findings were further corroborated\u2064 by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikola-recalls-209-battery-electric-trucks-halts-sales-after-fire-probe\/\" title=\"Nikola recalls 209 electric trucks, stops sales due to fire investigation.\">minor thermal incident<\/a> that impacted one\u200b pack on an engineering validation \u200dtruck parked at the company\u2019s Coolidge, \u200dAriz. \u2063plant on Aug. 10. No\u200c one was injured in either incident,\u201d\u2062 the\u2063 statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The statement said that \u201ca single supplier\u200b component within \u200bthe battery pack as the\u2064 likely source of the coolant leak and efforts \u200care underway to provide a field\u2063 remedy in the coming weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company initially \u200chad blamed the June fire on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tesla-model-y-owner-says-car-trapped-inside-hot-arizona-summer-day-battery-died\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">foul play<\/a> \u201cbased on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-pounds-palestinian-terrorists-rejects-calls-for-truce-after-terrorists-kicked-hornets-nest\/\" title=\"Israel Pounds Palestinian Terrorists, Rejects Calls For Truce After Terrorists Kicked Hornet\u2019s Nest\">video footage showing<\/a> a vehicle parked\u2063 next to the impacted trucks and quickly pulling away after a \u2063bright \u200bflash and\u200b the commencement\u2064 of the fire,\u201d \u2063the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExtensive\u200d internal and third\u200d party-led hypothesis \u200btesting, employee and contractor interviews, and hours of video footage review has since suggested foul play or other external \u200dfactors were\u200c unlikely to have\u2062 caused the incident,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063statement said that \u201conly two (2) battery \u200bpacks have experienced a thermal event, out \u200dof more than 3,100\u200b packs on trucks produced to date (less than 0.07%).\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nikola: Coolant leak likely cause\u2064 of electric semi-truck fire at Phoenix HQ, issues \u2063recall<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mwBYTZLHGd\">https:\/\/t.co\/mwBYTZLHGd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QKVloMitYE\">pic.twitter.com\/QKVloMitYE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 azfamily 3TV CBS 5 (@azfamily) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/azfamily\/status\/1691490773525573649?\">August 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Earlier\u200c this month, Nikola named Stephen Girsky, \u200ba former\u200c General Motors executive, as its fourth\u2062 CEO in four years.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b company also\u2062 expressed \u201csubstantial\u200c doubts\u201d over its ability to keep going over the next 12 months, citing \u201ccritical\u201d need \u2062for additional capital, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/nikola-recalls-209-class-8-battery-electric-trucks-2023-08-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nikola Corporation recalls over\u200d 200 vehicles, leading to a drop in share prices.\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NKLA?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NKLA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StockMarket?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StockMarket<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U6PpBJePEr\">pic.twitter.com\/U6PpBJePEr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Streetbeat \u2062News AI (@gptnewstracker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gptnewstracker\/status\/1691079745700614144?\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>EV fires pose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nhtsa-confirms-fire-marshals-worst-fears-ev-fires-hurricane-ian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">substantial risks<\/a>, according to Guang Xu, associate professor of mining engineering at <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mst.edu\/2022\/08\/hidden-danger-in-electric-vehicle-fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Missouri University<\/a> of Science and Technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEV battery fires start with an\u2063 uncontrolled \u200cchemical reaction inside the battery \u200dthat releases a huge \u200bamount of\u2064 heat and \u200ccontinues until the reaction has \u200dcompleted,\u201d \u2064he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso, a\u200c chemical \u2062fire releases more toxic gases than a gasoline- or \u200ddiesel-powered vehicle fire,\u201d\u2062 he said.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ev-fail-tesla-rival-nikola-motors-recalls-battery-powered-electric-trucks-halts-sales-amid-fire-probe\/\">EV Fail: Tesla Rival Nikola \u200dMotors Recalls All Battery-Powered Electric\u200c Trucks, Halts\u2062 Sales\u200c Amid Fire Probe<\/a> \u200c appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikola Motors recalls majority of battery-powered trucks due to a fire incident in June. 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