Fuel Cell Truck Nikola

Hydrogen has more than 80 years of industrial use as a nonirritating nontoxic and noncorrosive source of energy.

Fuel cell truck nikola. The nikola badger is a battery electric fuel cell pickup truck that boasts a claimed driving range of up to 600 miles and a peak output of 980 lb ft of torque. The information on nikola s website inclusive of presentations press releases earnings call transcripts reports and all other information may contain forward looking statements estimates or projections based on expectations as of the original date of those materials. Nikola motor s semi trucks including the nikola two shown here require fuel cell stacks for power. That s the latest insult elon musk threw at hydrogen fuel cells which power trucks made by competitor nikola motors nkla a stock that has rocketed a crazy 500 since april.

Love him or hate. The bosch engineer christian appel is working with the nikola motor company startup to develop the world s first 40 ton truck to feature a fuel cell powertrain. Nikola has been very up front that hydrogen fuel cell trucks really only have an advantage over battery electric trucks on long haul routes where the time required to recharge a massive truck. Fuel cell electric trucks from nikola motor pack a lot of technology and design treatments that are not unusual for passenger cars but rare in heavy duty trucking.

Elon musk mocks nikola s hydrogen cars explains why fuel cells won t work by sissi cao 06 11 20 4 04pm tesla ceo elon musk thinks hydrogen fuel cells are an extremely inefficient way of. How christian appel is helping get a fuel cell truck on the road. Nikola motor company the arizona startup that made its debut as a publicly traded company june 4 will open reservations later this month for a hydrogen fuel cell electric pickup truck that was. The fuel cell system itself is.

The company had been working with sweden s powercell to provide them.