Newly built Tre BEV trucks awaiting shipment to customers from Nikola's Coolidge, Arizona, plant. Nikola Inc.Nikola Inc., which aims to be a leader in battery- and hydrogen-powered heavy trucks, has begun production of electric semis at its new Arizona plant, getting to market at least a year ahead of Elon Musk’s delayed Tesla Semi. That’s a larger battery than any of its current competitors, including electric models from Peterbilt, Kenworth, Freightliner, BYD, Volvo and Lion Electric. Nikola CEO Mark Russell at the company's Coolidge, Arizona, plant. “You don't make money by moving things across oceans.”Nikola workers assemble a Tre BEV truck at the company's Coolidge, Arizona, plant.

Source: Forbes April 28, 2022 08:31 UTC