Nikola Corporation has announced its hydrogen fuel cell electric truck – with a range of up to 500 miles – is officially in production.

The news was shared on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). 

In a statement, the company said it has surpassed 200 sales orders for the Class 8 Nikola hydrogen fuel cell trucks.

Michael Lohscheller, Nikola’s President and CEO said: “This remarkable demand for our hydrogen fuel cell electric truck confirms the industry’s trend toward sustainable transportation solutions.

“We believe it demonstrates the level of confidence our customers and stakeholders have in our vision and technology, as well as our HYLA hydrogen supply and infrastructure solutions.”

The 202 sales orders for the heavy-duty trucks represent 18 customers, Nikola said.

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Deliveries are expected to start later this year.

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