Nikola Marks 100 Orders for Hydrogen-Fueled Trucks

Nikola Corporation has 100 orders in hand for its Class 8 Nikola Tre hydrogen cell-fueled electric heavy-duty trucks (FCEVs), which are to be built at its massive factory on the edge of Coolidge.

The zero tailpipe-emission trucks are powered by a fuel cell stack that converts hydrogen to electricity by combining it with oxygen. They are projected to have a range of 500 miles after each 20-minute charge, making it one of the longest-range commercially available trucks of its kind.

The sales orders are expected to convert into purchase orders after satisfactory completion of the demonstration process, with deliveries to begin in the fourth quarter of 2023, the company said.

“We believe Nikola is the only company in the U.S. with a Class 8 hydrogen FCEV available in calendar year 2023, engineered and assembled in the U.S., as well as a variety of upcoming hydrogen energy solutions,” said Michael Lohscheller, Nikola’s president and CEO.

“Customers are recognizing this and are demanding zero- emissions trucking solutions to fulfill their shipping needs and to meet their environmental, social and governance goals. And it will have quite an effect, as one heavy-duty zero-emission truck equates to removing 23 gasoline-powered passenger cars from the road in annual CO2 emissions.”

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