Ford Suspends Production of F-150 Lightning EV for Additional Week After Battery Fire

Ford Suspends Production of F-150 Lightning EV for Additional Week After Battery Fire
The Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck during a press event in New York on May 26, 2021. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
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Ford Motor Co. will halt on F-150 Lightning production until the end of next week following a battery problem that caused an EV truck to catch fire during a pre-delivery check, the company said on Friday.

“The teams worked quickly to identify the root cause of the issue,” Ford spokesperson Emma Bergg said in a statement Friday.