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.

Vesco spent much of his 30-year career working at Wisconsin-based logistics firm Schneider National Inc.

It is believed that a defective component was responsible for a coolant leak which led to a truck fire at Nikola headquarters on 23 June, according to the findings of a third party investigation.

Lohscheller will be replaced by Board Chairman Stephen Girsky, a former General Motors executive. Girsky will remain on the Board of Directors and Steve Shindler, a Director since October 2020, will serve as Chairman of the Board. 

The German multinational has committed a further EUR 2.5 billion over the next five years to support the expansion of its hydrogen fuel cell technology as the company expects to generate roughly EUR 5 billion in sales from it by 2030.

FFI is now acquiring the ‘Phoenix Hydrogen Hub’ project for an undisclosed sum and will draw up a supply agreement with Nikola for hydrogen produced at the site when it is up and running.

Spun out of the governmental Sandia National Laboratories, BayoTech began filing patents for its own steam methane reformation process for producing hydrogen back in 2020.

Together with sponsor Caltrans, Nikola’s “Hyla” brand will build six stations across three air quality management districts which cover Los Angeles, San Diego, and the Mojave Desert.

Nikola Iveco Europe will now be renamed as EVCO (Electric Vehicles Company).