Korean battery maker SK On resumed operations of cell production for Ford Motor Co.’s electric pickup F-150 Lightning on Monday, following a stoppage due to a fire.
The Korea Economic Daily reported that SK On halted the production line at its electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the US state of Georgia on 5 February. This was after an F-150 Lightning caught fire when Ford was conducting pre-delivery quality inspections.
The vehicle has a lithium-ion pouch battery with internal battery management.
“The incident was not an issue about source technology but a problem related to facilities and manufacturing operations,” an SK On official in Seoul told reporters. “We established measures to prevent the recurrence of such incidents and have applied them to the production line.”
