TECH - Nikola's Electric Truck Fire Incidents Persist — Second Blaze In Just A Week Fourth This Year | Benzinga
Yet another Nikola Corp (NASDAQ:NKLA) truck caught fire on Friday, marking the electric vehicle maker’s second fire incident this week and the fourth such occurrence this year.
What Happened: An ‘engineering validation' battery-electric truck caught fire around 8:30 am on Friday near Nikola's Phoenix headquarters. Nikola said in a statement to Benzinga that this incident occurred during a battery fire investigation and testing.
This marks the second instance of a fire involving a Nikola truck this week. No injuries were reported as the pre-production truck was located outdoors, according to the company's statement to Benzinga.
On Monday, ...