Pari nostoa:
“Last week we had the first of the five prototypes on the test track, which was very exciting for us,” says Russell. The chances are good that “we will be able to hand over the first trucks to customers in 2021”.
In order to keep the costs for the petrol station network as low as possible, Nikola is planning on a standardized petrol station model that can be produced anywhere in the world: “We want to mass-produce petrol stations.” He estimates the cost of a petrol station at 16 Million dollars.
According to Russell, Nikola has been speaking to the key players in the Dutch consortium for some time. “We would like to be involved and have access to this renewable electricity and to this renewable hydrogen and to the pipeline that sells the hydrogen,” he says. “That would be a very cost-efficient way to build the hydrogen infrastructure that is needed in Europe for heavy transport.”
Aika näyttää
Ketään kielitaitoista selventämään mitä TREstä puhutaan?
Petrol stations…? Lost in translation?
Olisi hyvä jos Nikola saisi nyt vähän “rauhaa” toteuttaa visioonsa, Badgerin voisi dumpata jo. Btw, GM:n e-Hummer näyttää todella kovalta, mietin että miten BEV Badger yleensä sopii kuvioon, olisiko se vain e-Hummer eri korilla? Silloin saisi synergioita suoraan.
Huom Google kääntäjällä Saksa->Englanti 
Mikäs Nikolaa nostaa prepörssissä?
tai sitten tuo Russelin haastattelu handelsblattissa
Jotain tuollaista kurssinousuun liittyen pongasin.
Reuss said the Badger will have a different powertrain from the one GM will use in its new Hummer pickup, which will run on the Ultium battery-pack system the Detroit automaker co-developed with LG Chem Ltd.
“We won’t sell and market that truck. That is what Nikola is doing,” Reuss said. “It’s still a fuel-cell electric truck but quite different from what we are offering on our Ultium packs on the pure electric Hummer.”
Tässä artikkeli siitä, miten USA:ssa jotkut ajsttelevat Nikolasta sijoituskohteena ja yleensä tekevät sijoittamista koskevia ratkaisuja.
Trucking company U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. USX -5.08% has made reservations with Nikola and other companies to place orders for hydrogen-fuel trucks when production starts later this decade.
“It makes sense to get out early,” Chief Executive Eric Fuller said. “We do think when this product gets rolled out there it will truly be a competitive advantage.”
Looginen shiftaus, koska edelleenkään teknologia ei kovin hyvin sovellu henkilöautoihin - oikeastaan akkuvehkeet ovat jo käytännössä voittaneet tuon kisan. Rekoissa, busseissa ja ehkä jollain aikavälillä laivoissa teknologialla on vielä ihan realistisia mahkuja. Pitäisi vain saada ns. valmista massatuotantoon eikä vain loputtomia lupailuja ja protoja.
If Nikola is successful, that could help popularize hydrogen trucks, which would be “good for everyone,” Toyota’s Lund said.
But “our strategy is different,” Lund said. “They’ve been outspoken about what they’re going to do. Our culture is to explain to you what we’ve done.”
Kiteytetty käännös: Ulmissa ollaan aikataulussa. Testit käyntiin tämän vuoden aikana ja ensimmäiset tuotanto Tre:t valmiit 2021.
https://www.otcdynamics.com/nkla-nikola-appoints-bruce-smith-to-board-of-directors/
“Nikola has a compelling vision for the future of the trucking industry as it executes its strategy to create an ecosystem integrating next-generation truck technology, hydrogen fueling infrastructure and maintenance”
GM TO MAKE NIKOLA BADGER IN 2026
Even though GM and Nikola have not signed a final agreement, it sure looks like their partnership is going to go ahead. AutoForecast Solutions reports that GM will start making the Nikola Badger pickup truck, but not until 2026. That truck will be made at GM’s Plant Zero, the new name for its Hamtramck assembly plant in Detroit. That plant will also start making an electric Chevrolet pickup truck in 2022. It will be available in both long and short wheelbase versions.
Tämähän olisi vain kaunisteltu versio siitä, ettei GM:ää kiinnosta Badger IMO. Niillä on omat valmiit vanhat autobrändit, miksi keksiä uutta? Rekat voi toki olla eri asia. Ennakkovaraajille joka tapauksessa palautuu rahat tässä kohtaa, jos näin oikeasti olisi tilanne.
Milloinkohan ilmoitetaan, että Nikola Event 3.12.2020 perutaan?
Update on Nikola World:
Due to COVID-19 audience size restrictions at Arizona’s major venues, we have made the decision to reschedule an in-person Nikola World until we can bring the Nikola community together safely. Any tickets related to Nikola World will be refunded or held, based on the customer’s preference. We will continue to provide progress updates across our entire product portfolio.
edit: siis on ilmoitettu jo 30.9
Ok, en ole niin tarkkaan näitä seurannut.
Trevorin veli on kaikessa hiljaisuudessa hävinnyt johtokunnasta?
Kukahan siitä vetyinfran rakentamisesta vastaa, CEO?
2026 aikataulu Badgerille on sama kuin sitä ei olisi olemassa ja väitänpä jo nyt ettei Badgeria koskaan nähdä vaan se peruutetaan kaikessa hiljaisuudessa.