Nikola claims that the nominees were put forward by an entity controlled by company founder Trevor Milton, who was sentenced late last year on one count of securities fraud and two counts of wire fraud while acting as Executive Chairman of Nikola.

Following the departure of Joe Cappello from the company, Hoefelmann has assumed leadership, overseeing the company’s supply strategy, technology, dispensing, and development, as well as directing Nikola’s hydrogen fuel brand ‘Hyla’. 

The station boasts a daily capacity for up to 40 Class 8 trucks, including (though not exclusively) Nikola’s own range of fuel cell electric trucks.

The ‘Nikola Tre’ range of Class 8 fuel cell trucks, which is now in production, will come with two ZF advanced driver assistance systems: ‘OnGuardMAX’ and ‘OnSideALERT’.

Pertchik has held leadership positions at various companies managed by investors such as Starwood Capital Group, TPG Inc, Carl Icahn, Richard LeFrak and Perry Capital LLC.

Founded in 2013, FirstElement Fuel operates 41 hydrogen fuel stations in California for light vehicle under its ‘True Zero’ brand.

Late last year in New York, Trevor Milton was sentenced to four years in prison, convicted of fraud after persistently lying to investors and the general public about the capabilities of Nikola’s EV products and technologies.

As head of Nikola’s energy division, Cappello will direct the company’s ‘Hyla’ brand, which is involved in the production and distribution of hydrogen for fuelling purposes.

The commercial launch coincided with the completion of Phase-2 construction of the manufacturing facility in Coolidge, Arizona.

Mary Chan was Managing Partner at VectoIQ, the special-purpose acquisition company which Nikola merged with in 2020 in order to launch on the Nasdaq.

ITD Industries, a trailer manufacturer, will set aside room for a Nikola truck showroom and service operations at its site, and it will promote the vehicles through its sales channels.

The assets include production lines for battery pack assembly, battery testing and validation equipment, computer numerical control equipment, and module enclosure production.