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Nikola is still a $1.3 billion company if you really want your mind blown.

hef19898 4y ago
That's the true insanity here. Did they ever sell a truck? In the meanwhile those un-innovative legacy manufacturers have the first working protypes on the road. And where is the Tesla Semi again?
- conorcleary 4y ago
  The Tesla Semi is being produced right now for some contract deliveries, announced last week.
  - jylam 4y ago
    They announced a lot of things since the announcement in 2017 though. Let's not take Tesla's announcements as anything else than stunts for now, like, really.
    - hef19898 4y ago
      And meanwhile Volvo has three fully electrical semis in serial production and Mercedes started serial production of an electric Actros.
      - phatfish 4y ago
        Yup, plenty of large electric commercial vehicles on the road already, mainly in Norway I'd bet.
- jylam 4y ago
  According to wikipedia they sold 93 trucks yes. All recalled because a seat-belt issue (that's how I got '93'), but it seems they have some trucks on the road right now, whatever the quality (and unlike Tesla, btw)
- Reason077 4y ago
  Nikola delivered its first "Nikola Tre" electric truck on December 17, 2021. It announced the start of serial production in March 2022, and delivered 48 trucks in Q2 2022. According to the company, they remain on target to deliver 300-500 trucks by the end of 2022.
- kotaKat 4y ago
  All they've basically done is decided to work with Iveco to electrify existing S-Way trucks. "As part of the cooperation – which incidentally includes CNH Industrial’s two commercial vehicles and drive brands Iveco and FPT Industrial – it will take over Nikola’s electrical technology and infotainment system. The semi will also be given a design jointly developed by Nikola and Italdesign."
  - hef19898 4y ago
    So badge engineering and electrifying existing vehickes, at a shockingly low volume, and based on fraud to hyoe all that justifies a 1 billion evaluation nowadys. Nice.

hef19898 4y ago

That's the true insanity here. Did they ever sell a truck? In the meanwhile those un-innovative legacy manufacturers have the first working protypes on the road. And where is the Tesla Semi again?

conorcleary 4y ago
The Tesla Semi is being produced right now for some contract deliveries, announced last week.
- jylam 4y ago
  They announced a lot of things since the announcement in 2017 though. Let's not take Tesla's announcements as anything else than stunts for now, like, really.
  - hef19898 4y ago
    And meanwhile Volvo has three fully electrical semis in serial production and Mercedes started serial production of an electric Actros.
    - phatfish 4y ago
      Yup, plenty of large electric commercial vehicles on the road already, mainly in Norway I'd bet.
jylam 4y ago
According to wikipedia they sold 93 trucks yes. All recalled because a seat-belt issue (that's how I got '93'), but it seems they have some trucks on the road right now, whatever the quality (and unlike Tesla, btw)
Reason077 4y ago
Nikola delivered its first "Nikola Tre" electric truck on December 17, 2021. It announced the start of serial production in March 2022, and delivered 48 trucks in Q2 2022. According to the company, they remain on target to deliver 300-500 trucks by the end of 2022.
kotaKat 4y ago
All they've basically done is decided to work with Iveco to electrify existing S-Way trucks. "As part of the cooperation – which incidentally includes CNH Industrial’s two commercial vehicles and drive brands Iveco and FPT Industrial – it will take over Nikola’s electrical technology and infotainment system. The semi will also be given a design jointly developed by Nikola and Italdesign."
- hef19898 4y ago
  So badge engineering and electrifying existing vehickes, at a shockingly low volume, and based on fraud to hyoe all that justifies a 1 billion evaluation nowadys. Nice.