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Total Transportation Services, a firm in California that services the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, signed a letter of intent to order 100 battery-electric vehicles and fuel-cell-electric vehicles from Nikola, the OEM announced Thursday.
But in its efforts to scale, Nikola continues to face supply issues, including with batteries. Nikola s battery suppliers are still constrained and aren t yet making commitments for 2022 supply. The OEM has secured enough supply to finish between 50 and 100 Tre BEVs this year, Nikola CEO Mark Russell said during the company s earnings call Friday.
Delivery is subject to vehicle trials, as well as whether and when Total Transportation Services can get funding help. Nikola CFO Kim Brady said on the call it was helping to secure government subsidies to help bring the price down. But the goal is to deliver the BEVs next year and start delivering the FCEVs in 2023.
Nikola, TA-Petro Partnership Looks to Expand Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure
April 22, 2021
Nikola Corp., through its Nikola Energy division, and TravelCenters of America Inc. (TA-Petro), a publicly traded operator of full-service travel centers in the U.S., have agreed to collaborate on the installation of hydrogen fueling stations for heavy-duty trucks at two existing TA-Petro sites.
The collaboration is a first step for the parties to explore the mutual development of a nationwide network of hydrogen fueling stations. The collaboration is subject to negotiation and execution of definitive documentation acceptable to the parties.
“Our collaboration in southern California will form a basis for building an expanded network of hydrogen fueling stations for Nikola vehicle customers and for industry use overall,” says Pablo Koziner, president of energy and commercial at Nikola. “This collaboration forms an essential part in delivering the hydrogen-based ecosystem required to
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We are learning a bit more about Monday’s meeting between the Biden administration and numerous companies, specifically the list of attendees. At least two large automakers Ford and GM will be involved, and Alphabet, AT&T and Samsung will join Intel on the list of tech companies represented. We also know that the virtual meeting will be more than a simple discussion of the current chip shortage that’s halted automobile production at different companies in different ways. Specifically, the meeting will also be a bit of a sales pitch for President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan.