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Interesting. When Nikola announced that truck last year it was a Hybrid with a turbine generator and a battery pack. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/110398

• Animats 10y ago
  Probably when they found out how much gas turbines cost. Turbine engines don't seem to get any cheaper below bizjet size, where they cost a quarter million or so. That's why light aircraft are still running on pistons. Ford built a turbine-powered semitrailer truck prototype in 1964.[1] Worked fine, but cost too much. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tODsl0-oW0Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tODsl0-oW0Q
  • sbierwagen 10y ago
    Don't forget the famous Chrysler turbine car: unit cost across the 55 unit production run estimated to be $386,000 per, in 2016 dollars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Turbine_Car https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Turbine_Car
• r00fus 10y ago
  Seems vaporous. 1M miles of free fuel cell refuels? I simply don't have faith that Fuel Cells are going anywhere.