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Ford F-150 Lightning recall reveals battery issue that caused production stoppage

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Ford F-150 Lightning units were recalled as part of a battery manufacturing defect that halted production for several weeks. “Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 F-150 Lightning pickup trucks,” the NHTSA said. The F-150 Lightning units were built between January 20 and January 26.

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Ford confirms F-150 Lightning production resumes following battery fire

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Ford confirmed this morning that production of the F-150 Lightning all-electric pickup restarted this morning at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center (REVC) following a shutdown due to a battery fire. The post Ford confirms F-150 Lightning production resumes following battery fire appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Ford recalls 18 F-150 Lightning units stemming from battery cell issue

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Ford has recalled 18 units of the F-150 Lightning all-electric pickup, stemming from a battery cell issue that stopped production nearly a month ago. Ford said today that it would recall them due to “a battery cell manufacturing defect” that occurred over a four-week period at the end of 2022.

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Ford to restart F-150 Lightning production on March 13

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Ford said it would restart production of the all-electric F-150 Lightning at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center on March 13 after a multiple-week manufacturing stoppage. The issue did not affect F-150 Lightning units that were already at dealerships across the U.S., the company said initially.

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Ozinga Energy and Ingevity to field adsorbed natural gas bi-fuel pickup

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ANGP is working with Ingevity as its adsorbent manufacturer because of Ingevity’s global leadership in activated carbons for more than 100 years. Ozinga Energy has purchased an ANG-equipped Ford F-150 and installed a dedicated, low-pressure fueling appliance at its headquarters in Mokena, Illinois.

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Georgia Tech team develops conversion-type iron-fluoride Li battery cathode with solid polymer electrolyte

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Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a promising new conversion-type cathode and electrolyte system that replaces expensive metals and traditional liquid electrolyte with lower cost transition metal fluorides and a solid polymer electrolyte. The Georgia Tech team sought to overcome those obstacles by using the solid polymer electrolyte.

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Ford, SK Innovation to form JV to manufacture battery cells and modules; 60 GWh/year from BlueOvalSK

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SK Innovation will be supplying batteries for the fully electric version of Ford’s legendary and best-selling F-150 pickup truck. The first two battery plants of SK Innovation in the US are located in Georgia with a total annual capacity of 22 GWh. —Jee Dong-seob, Head of SK Innovation’s Battery Business.

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