{"id":1254322,"date":"2023-04-23T12:11:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T16:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/were-not-putting-this-out-f-150-lightning-fire-melts-ev-trucks-2\/1254322\/"},"modified":"2023-04-23T12:11:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T16:11:42","slug":"were-not-putting-this-out-f-150-lightning-fire-melts-ev-trucks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/were-not-putting-this-out-f-150-lightning-fire-melts-ev-trucks-2\/1254322\/","title":{"rendered":"‘We\u2019re not putting this out:’ F-150 Lightning fire melts EV trucks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Police body camera footage from an F-150 Lightning battery fire in a holding lot in Dearborn, Michigan, on Feb. 4 revealed dramatic images of three melted pickups, according to video footage released by police.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dearborn police and fire personnel responded to the incident, which involved three electric vehicles and resulted in a five-week production shutdown<\/a>. No one was injured. The automaker worked with battery supplier SK On to identify the cause and resolution before restarting production<\/a>. In March, after consulting with its supplier, Ford recalled 18<\/a> of the 2023 F-150 Lightning pickups.<\/p>\n

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Video footage obtained by CNBC<\/a> through a Michigan Freedom of Information Act request “totaled about two hours of video, including overlapping footage, from 17 police bodycams and vehicle dashcams between 3:36 p.m. and 4:22 p.m. ET, according to time stamps on the bodycam videos,\u201d CNBC said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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New video footage and photos of an electric Ford F-150 Lightning fire earlier this year obtained by @CNBC<\/a> through Michigan FOIA requests highlight an emerging concern regarding the adoption of EVs: Volatile battery fires. https:\/\/t.co\/EBtGFbH324<\/a><\/p>\n

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Car battery fires burn hotter than other fires and require massive quantities of water or special chemicals to extinguish. In this case, one Ford pickup caught fire, and the flames spread to the other two.<\/p>\n

The video includes audio that illustrates the gravity of the situation, as reported by CNBC:<\/p>\n