Friday news dumps: all the news companies hoped you wouldn’t notice
Nikola recalls 209 trucks after determining a battery fire was due to a leak — not sabotage.
Theranos-adjacent trucking company Nikola Motors admitted late Friday night that “a coolant leak inside a single battery pack was found to be the probable cause of the truck fire” at its HQ on June 23rd. The company blames a supplier component for the leak and says it’s working on a fix for affected trucks, which can stay in service. (via Wall Street Journal).
Oh, and as for its initial claim that “foul play is suspected”? Here’s the explanation:
The company’s initial statement on June 23 alluded to foul play as a possible cause of the incident, based on video footage showing a vehicle parked next to the impacted trucks and quickly pulling away after a bright flash and the commencement of the fire. Extensive internal and third party-led hypothesis testing, employee and contractor interviews, and hours of video footage review has since suggested foul play or other external factors were unlikely to have caused the incident.
Nikola recalls 209 trucks after determining a battery fire was due to a leak — not sabotage. Theranos-adjacent trucking company Nikola Motors admitted late Friday night that “a coolant leak inside a single battery pack was found to be the probable cause of the truck fire” at its HQ on…
