Construction Equipment
Ag Equipment
Roadbuilding
Dealers
Business
Technology
Tag: Nikola trucks
Class 7-8
Truck makers say fuel cells could be âcheaper than dieselâ option as zero-emission regulations loom
When it comes to betting on future powertrain technology, the leader of one iconic diesel manufacturer is stacking his chips on hydrogen fuel cells. While he may not be repeating Nikola founder Trevor Miltonâs social media mantra #DIESELISDEAD, Cummins CEO and Chairman Tom Linebarger lauded Nikola for building interest in fuel cell technology and made [âŚ]
August 11, 2020
Class 7-8
Electric truck maker Nikolaâs success might bring a cabover resurgence to U.S.
If a company can have a date-of-birth, June 4 was Nikola Corporationâs. Founded in 2014 by serial entrepreneur Trevor Milton in Salt Lake City, the now Phoenix-area based truck-maker made its debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange Thursday â following its successful reverse merger earlier this week with with VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. â with Milton, now [âŚ]
June 8, 2020
Dealers
Equipment Roundup: The Top 5 Machines & Tools of World of Concrete 2020; Nikola unveils electric Badger pickup; Wirtgen debuts new paving train; Doosan adds DX62R-3 reduced tail-swing excavator; Hilti intros worldâs first cordless breaker
VIDEO > Hilti TE 500-A36 is the first cordless breaker: Makes destruction easier, can be paired with cordless backpack dust collector Hilti used the World of Concrete to debut what it calls the worldâs first cordless breaker, the TE 500-A36. The 36-volt battery powered tool uses the companyâs Active Vibration Reduction (AVR) technology to reduce [âŚ]
February 25, 2020
Class 7-8
Nikola to introduce its first battery-powered electric truck
Nikola Motor Company officially introduces the Nikola World which is the company's first battery-powered electric truck. Details here on Equipment World.
February 11, 2019
Construction Equipment
Year in Review: The Biggest Construction Equipment News Stories of 2017
2017âs Top Newsmaker: Deere buys Wirtgen After identifying Wirtgen as an attractive strategic fit several years ago, John Deere pulled the trigger in a surprise move this June, buying German equipment manufacturer Wirtgen Group. The all-cash $5.2 billion deal gave Deere access to Wirtgenâs deep roots in roadbuilding and quarry equipment markets. The deal also [âŚ]
December 29, 2017
Class 7-8
The Nikola Zero is a 550-hp electric UTV informing development of the companyâs semi truck
Nikola Motor Company (NMC) has positioned itself to rival electric auto-maker Tesla for the crown of truckingâs King of Alternative Power, but much like Elon Musk and his various side businesses, Nikola founder Trevor Milton has also diversified his teamâs talents. Next year, NMC will debut its Nikola Zero utility vehicle (UTV), targeting military applications [âŚ]
November 29, 2017
Construction Equipment
Nikolaâs fuel-cell powered One tractor will have 6Ă4 config
Nikola Motor Co. has provided a few updates on the Nikola One electric tractor the company expects to road test next year. Via its Twitter account, the company says it is planning a âhuge party/eventâ for customers, media and partners when the truck rolls off the test assembly line in 2018. The company also says [âŚ]
July 27, 2017
Class 7-8
âDisruptiveâ 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 truckingâs great disruptor. Then diesel prices â the ultimate disruptor â dropped and have held under $3 per gallon for more than a year. One of my Facebook friends recently posted a query, asking his [âŚ]
July 4, 2017
Page 1 of 1