Nikola News Updates

Business, Fuel

Nikola Motor Co. Outlines Progress on Hydrogen-Electric Class 8

Nikola Motor Co. is considering several changes related to its planned hydrogen-electric Class 8 trucks, the company told those who have made reservations and placed refundable deposits. Those changes include chassis design and leasing options.

May 10, 2017
Business, Fuel

Nikola Sets Blueprint for 2020 Launch of Zero-Emissions, Hydrogen Class 8s

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Nikola Motor Co. is in discussion with the three largest truck stop operators to offer hydrogen fuel and, separately, with seven states interested in being home to its production facility as it prepares to launch in mid-2020 its zero emissions, hydrogen-electric Class 8 truck, a company executive said.

March 27, 2017
Business, Fuel

Nikola Motor Hires Jonathan Spira as Chief Financial Officer

Nikola Motor Co., the startup planning on building electric heavy-duty trucks, has hired Jonathan Spira as chief financial officer as it initiates its next round of funding.

February 13, 2017
Business, Fuel

Nikola Hydrogen-Electric Design Called Trucking ‘Game Changer’

SALT LAKE CITY — Preparations are underway for the 2020 delivery of Nikola One, the hydrogen-electric Class 8 produced by Nikola Motor Co.

December 12, 2016
Business, Fuel

Fuel Cells Can Reduce Cost of Maintenance, Nikola Says

Among the advantages Nikola Motor Co. touted when it unveiled the industry’s first Class 8 electric truck running on a hydrogen fuel cell and battery pack was the ability to significantly reduce fleet maintenance expenses.

December 12, 2016
Business, Fuel

U.S. Xpress Anticipates Placing Multimillion Dollar Orders for Nikola Electric Trucks

Truckload carrier U.S. Xpress Inc. formally announced its plans Dec. 8 to be an early adopter of the recently unveiled zero-emission, hydrogen-electric Class 8 Nikola One truck from Nikola Motor Co.

December 9, 2016
Business, Fuel

US Xpress Looks to the Future With Nikola Electric Trucks

Chattanooga, Tennessee’s biggest trucking carrier is going electric, at least with some of its fleet, in the next three to five years.

December 7, 2016
Business, Fuel

Electric Vehicles May Take an OPEC-Sized Bite From Oil Use

A boom in electric vehicles made by the likes of Tesla Motors Inc. could erode as much as 10% of global gasoline demand by 2035, according to the oil industry consultant Wood Mackenzie Ltd.

December 5, 2016
Business, Fuel

Electric Class 8 Introduced

SALT LAKE CITY — Nikola Motor Co. displayed its Nikola One hydrogen-electric Class 8 tractor at its headquarters here.

December 5, 2016
Business, Fuel

Nikola Reveals Class 8 Hydrogen-Electric Truck

SALT LAKE CITY — Deliveries of the Nikola One hydrogen-electric Class 8 tractor produced by Nikola Motor Co. will begin in 2020, and the company has moved forward with plans to design a day cab, called the Nikola Two. People in trucking said the technology has the potential to change the industry.

December 2, 2016