At the Nikola World event in mid-April, CEO Trevor Milton gave thousands of attendees a first peek into a global zero-emission future.
“We want to transform everything about the transportation industry,” said Milton. “With Nikola’s vision, the world will be cleaner, safer, and healthier.”
During this event, Nikola’s Executive Vice President of Hydrogen, Jesse Schneider, discussed Nikola’s hydrogen fuel cell vision. The vision consists of a purpose-built fuel cell Class 8 truck, enabling more hydrogen storage, optimized placement of the powertrain, and a robust 70MPa hydrogen fueling network. “We recently opened our first hydrogen station at our Phoenix headquarters. We are leading the way and working with industry and other OEMs to develop hydrogen standards to enable fueling in less than 15 minutes. The goal is safety and inter-operability so that anyone can fuel at our station. This is a big deal,” Schneider said.
The trucks also have been built with autonomous driving hardware and feature up to 1,000 hp and 2,000 ft-lbs of torque.
There are currently more than 13,000 Nikola trucks on order. The Nikola trucks feature up to 1,000 horsepower and 2,000 ft-lbs of torque. Nikola recently announced a battery-electric vehicle option for the urban, short haul trucking market.
In addition to the Nikola Two Class 8 Truck for the American market, the company showcased four additional products at the Nikola World event, including
- Nikola Reckless, an autonomous-capable military all-terrain vehicle.
- Redesigned NZT Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV)
- Nikola Water Adventure Vehicle (WAV) zero-emission wakeboard-like watercraft.
- Nikola Tre Class 8 truck, designed for the European market
All of the Nikola products have been built for the future with autonomous driving hardware in place.
