Nikola Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric truck.

Hydrogen-powered freight truck specialist Nikola has reported 88 sales of its hydrogen-powered Class 8 electric trucks in the third quarter.

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The company noted that the sales result was well within its guidance of between 80 and 100 fuel cell units for the quarter.

For the first three quarters of 2024, Nikola wholesaled 200 hydrogen fuel cell trucks, and 235 total since the truck went on sale in Q4 of last year.

“This is a record sales quarter for Nikola, with 88 hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks wholesaled to our dealers for end customers, as well as the addition of a first-ever U.S. dealer-based HYLA modular refueling station,” said Nikola CEO Steve Girsky.

“Despite overall market headwinds, Nikola remains focused on our mission to pioneer solutions for a zero-emission world, and we’re doing it one truck at a time.”

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All Nikola trucks are assembled in Coolidge, Arizona.

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