Industry Hybrid truck design | CEO Trevor Milton (Oct 2014–) | |
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Headquarters Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Products Nikola Zero, Nikola One, Nikola Two | ||
Nikola Motors is an American hybrid truck design company based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Nikola Zero
The prototype model, the Nikola Zero, is a Utility Task Vehicle, with 72 or 107 kWh battery. It has been spun-off into a powersports product, in the Nikola Powersports division.
Nikola One
The company designed an electric Class 8 truck called the Nikola One, with a 320 kWh EV battery supplying 6 traction electric motors with a combined software-limited 1,000 hp (750 kW) and 2,000 lb·ft (2,700 N·m) of torque (100,000 lbft after gearing), inspired by electric locomotives. This is sufficient for keeping a speed of 65 mph (105 km/h) with a full load of 80,000 pounds (36 tonnes) on a 6% grade. The energy source is 300 kW hydrogen fuel cells consuming 4.6 kg (10 lb) H2 per 100 km (62 mi) from tanks with 100 kg (220 lb) of hydrogen, giving a range of 1,200 mi (1,900 km). Consumption is equivalent to 15.4 mpg of diesel. The truck has regenerative brakes to supplement the traditional disc brakes, decreasing stopping distance and fuel usage. The hydrogen version was unveiled in December 2016, and is expected to be available by 2019. In some markets, compressed natural gas to power an on-board gas turbine generator may be used instead.
The first 5,000 trucks are to be built by Fitzgerald in Byrdstown, Tennessee.
Nikola Two
The company has announced plans to build a hydrogen powered day cab called the Nikola Two, with power and range estimates similar to those of the Nikola One.