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Class 7-8
Tesla delays unveiling of electric semi truck until October
Tesla has delayed the unveiling of its all-electric semi. According to a Tweet posted today by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the heavy-duty truck will be unveiled late next month. Musk had said in April that the truck would be revealed in late September. No explanation was given as to why the unveiling was postponed. Musk’s […]
September 15, 2017
Class 7-8
Tesla’s electric semi reportedly has 200-300 mile range
Tesla’s all-electric tractor-trailer, which is set to debut this month, reportedly has a range of about 200 to 300 miles. That kind of range, combined with the truck’s sleeper-less day cab design, makes it more of a regional hauler than a cross-country tractor, according to a Reuters report. Reuters’ source on the story, Ryder Chief […]
September 6, 2017
Class 7-8
“Disruptive” electric tractors might end up hauling heavy trucks in the opposite direction
A couple of years ago, you were probably being inundated by the sheer volume of headlines proclaiming natural gas as trucking’s great disruptor. Then diesel prices – the ultimate disruptor – dropped and have held under $3 per gallon for more than a year. One of my Facebook friends recently posted a query, asking his […]
July 4, 2017
Class 7-8
Inside the Nikola One: The electric semi is packed with tech to “revolutionize” trucking
“My goal is to literally revolutionize the trucking industry,” said Trevor Milton, CEO and founder of Nikola Motor Company (NMC), moments after the Nikola One was unveiled in Salt Lake City on Dec. 1. Nikola One is a working prototype of an electric semi-truck with 1,000-hp, a range of more than 1,200 miles, and zero tailpipe emissions except […]
December 14, 2016
Class 7-8
Nikola says its 2,000-hp electric hauler is 100% emissions-free
Nikola Motor Company has announced that advanced internal testing has shown the company’s soon-to-be-revealed Nikola One commercial Class 8 truck achieves “100 percent zero emissions” when spec’d with a CNG-powered turbine. Nikola One’s electric motors are powered by a liquid cooled lithium-ion battery pack, which is charged by an onboard turbine. The fuel agnostic turbine automatically charges the […]
August 16, 2016
Class 7-8
Electric hauler Nikola One’s huge range, high-tech comforts draw 7,000+ pre-orders
Still five months from the truck’s official debut, Nikola Motor Company founder and CEO Trevor Milton recently announced more than 7,000 reservations—each accompanied with a refundable $1,500 deposit—have been received for the company’s Nikola One electric Class 8 truck. “Our technology is 10-15 years ahead of any other OEM in fuel efficiencies, MPG and emissions,” Milton […]
June 16, 2016
Construction Equipment
The Nikola One is an electric Class 8 hauler with 2,000 hp, 1,200-mile range…that you don’t have to plug in
Nikola Tesla—renowned inventor, electrical and mechanical engineer, physicist and futurist—is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system, and as a genius rivaled only by the likes of Thomas Edison. An automobile company named in his honor, Tesla Motors, is poised to revolutionize America’s highways. Another […]
May 20, 2016
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