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Nikola CEO Mark Russell Forges New Path
The Nikola Two. (Nikola Motor Co.)
Since taking the wheel at Nikola Corp. in September, Mark Russell has been adamant the electric-truck startup doesn’t need a deal with General Motors Co. to survive. Now he has to prove it.
December 1, 2020China Pushes Ahead With Hydrogen, Defying Skeptics Like Elon Musk
An attendant fills a truck with compressed hydrogen at a filling station in Shanghai. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News)
China, the world’s biggest market for electric vehicles, isn’t so quick to dismiss the alternative to batteries. Officials are promoting the development of hydrogen-powered cars, trucks and buses, with Beijing offering to reward cities that achieve adoption targets.
November 20, 2020Considerations for Hydrogen-Electric Trucks
Several Kenworth tractors with Toyota hydrogen-electric powertrains that are being deployed in drayage operations around the Port of Los Angeles. (John Baxter)
Hydrogen will likely end up as the dominant fuel for longhaul trucks one or more decades from now, according to experts at familiar component suppliers and truck manufacturers. Nikola Motor Co. agrees, as one of the first entrants into this arena, with a whole new vehicle architecture.
October 9, 2020$3 Billion Planned for Next-Generation Hydrogen Power Plants
(Sean Gallup/Getty Images via Bloomberg News)
Three power plants planned in New York, Virginia and Ohio will test whether hydrogen can one day replace natural gas in electric generation.
September 2, 2020Commercial Trucks Pick Up Speed on Road to Sustainability
The Nikola Two fuel-cell powered big rig hauler, set for production in 2023. (Nikola)
Commercial trucking is making progress with sustainability, but obstacles and unknowns remain, according to a coalition of industry groups.
August 12, 2020Hyperion to Unveil Hydrogen-Powered Supercar, but Needs Investors
The Hyperion XP-1. (YouTube)
With little more than sketches and not fully baked prototypes, a crowd of electric vehicle startups have rounded up billions from investors. Can that fundraising engine drive a hydrogen-powered car?
August 12, 2020Nikola’s Trevor Milton Says Future of Trucking Is Hydrogen-Based
Nikola's Trevor Milton in 2019. (Nikola Motor Co.)
Nikola Corp. founder and Executive Chairman Trevor Milton believes the hydrogen fuel cell technology that powers his company’s trucks can place Nikola at the forefront of global efforts to toughen clean-air rules while also providing a truck that meets the needs of commercial fleets.
July 30, 2020Nikola Breaks Ground on Arizona Plant
The Nikola Two fuel-cell powered big rig hauler, set for production in 2023. (Nikola)
Nikola Corp. broke ground July 23 on a new electric-truck factory in Coolidge, Ariz., that it hopes to open next year, but first the startup needs to figure out a way to pay for the 1 million square-foot facility and other expenses with little cash on hand.
July 23, 2020Advocates of Hydrogen Fuel Are Primed for Global Markets
A hydrogen fuel pump nozzle. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg)
The CEO of Nel ASA, a Norwegian company founded in 1927 and the largest manufacturer of electrolyzer technology that produces hydrogen from water, said Nel is ready to “cut and paste” its manufacturing approach in locations around the world as interest in the alternative fuel climbs.
June 23, 2020Nikola’s Trevor Milton Has $7.4 Billion Fortune on Free Truck Orders
The Nikola Two hydrogen-powered Class 8 tractor. (Nikola)
The executive chairman of Nikola Corp. is under siege from skeptics of the company he started in 2014 with the goal of revolutionizing the trucking industry.
June 12, 2020