hydrogen fueling stations

Nikola brands hydrogen, begins filling Anheuser-Busch fuel cell order

Nikola Corp. is sending 15 hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks to California in the fourth quarter. It’s the first step in fulfilling Anheuser-Busch InBev’s long-standing order for up to 800 of the zero-emission vehicles.

Separately, the startup electric truck maker also announced HYLA, a new brand, covering its hydrogen production, distribution and dispensing business. It plans 60 stations by 2026.

Keeping hydrogen business name simple

HYLA combines the first two letters of hydrogen with the last...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nikola-brands-hydrogen-begins-filling-anheuser-busch-fuel-cell-order

Plug Power will buy up to 75 Nikola fuel cell trucks

Electric truck manufacturer Nikola Corp. will buy 100 metric tons of hydrogen a day from Plug Power in exchange for selling Plug Power up to 75 fuel cell electric trucks over the next three years.

Nikola’s hydrogen-powered fuel cell Class 8 cabover truck goes into production next year at a greenfield plant in Coolidge, Arizona. Nikola is building a hydrogen hub in nearby Buckeye to make the hydrogen needed to fuel the trucks. The facility is going through permitting and rezoning processes....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/plug-power-will-buy-up-to-75-nikola-fuel-cell-trucks

Canadian airport betting big on hydrogen

A birds eye view of a terminal at the Edmonton International Airport shows several airplanes surrounding the building.

Airlines and fuel providers are experimenting with using hydrogen to power aircraft and vehicles, and Edmonton International Airport (EIA) aims to be “on the leading edge of that,” according to VP Myron Keehn.

“I think hydrogen for aircraft is coming quicker than we think,” Keehn, the Canadian airport’s vice president of air service, business development, environmental, social and governance, and government relations, told FreightWaves.

He predicted the Edmonton area would be using hydrogen...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadian-airport-betting-big-on-hydrogen

Nikola invests $50M to make hydrogen fuel in the Midwest

Nikola Corp. (NASDAQ: NKLA) is making hydrogen more than a West Coast thing, investing $50 million in clean hydrogen for use in fuel cell trucks for customers in the Midwest.

The startup electric truck manufacturer is taking a 20% stake in Wabash Valley Resources LLC, which has a clean hydrogen project under development in West Terre Haute, Indiana. 

The project plans to use solid waste byproducts such as petroleum coke combined with biomass to produce clean, sustainable hydrogen for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nikola-invests-50m-to-make-hydrogen-fuel-in-the-midwest

Going farther: Nikola claims superior Class 8 electric driving range

Nikola Corp. (NASDAQ: NKLA) is showing its battery-electric Class 8 Tre prototype to fleets, seeking launch customers who want more than one or two trucks to test.

The Phoenix-based startup is sticking with its estimate of delivering 50 to 100 Class 8 battery-electric trucks in the fourth quarter. But CEO Mark Russell, speaking on a Q1 earnings call Friday, said supply constraints for a variety of parts could reduce that number. Microchips  and touchscreens are particular concerns.

“We’ve...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/going-farther-nikola-claims-superior-class-8-electric-driving-range

TravelCenters of America and Nikola plan California hydrogen stations

Nikola Corp. (NASDAQ: NKLA) will partner with TravelCenters of America (NASDAQ: TA) to build two hydrogen fueling stations for fuel cell trucks in California. It is Nikola’s second hydrogen infrastructure deal in a week.

During the drama last fall surrounding founder and former Executive Chairman Trevor Milton and allegations of false claims about Nikola’s business, hydrogen partnerships expected by the end of the year were delayed.

CEO Mark Russell told FreightWaves recently that Nikola was prepa...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/travelcenters-of-america-and-nikola-plan-california-hydrogen-stations

Nikola finds hydrogen distributor for future European fuel cell trucks

Nikola Corp. (NASDAQ: NKLA), its European joint venture manufacturing partner IVECO and German pipeline company OGE will work together to transport hydrogen to stations serving commercial fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).

The 124-mile natural gas pipeline network will move hydrogen from where it is produced to hydrogen stations. Nikola will not begin heavy-duty fuel cell truck production until late 2022. 

A lot of details of the three-way partnership remain uncertain, such as roles and...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/nikola-finds-hydrogen-distributor-for-future-european-fuel-cell-trucks

No partners, no problem: Nikola may do hydrogen stations solo

Now that it can buy cheap electricity to make hydrogen in Arizona, Nikola Corp. (NASDAQ: NKLA) no longer needs fueling station partners who balked after the startup’s months of distractions and ongoing federal probes into fraudulent claims.

“Things are changing,” Nikola CEO Mark Russell told FreightWaves in a recent interview. “We were working with various potential station partners for some time last year. And that’s why we thought there was a good chance that we would have one of those...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/no-partners-no-problem:-nikola-may-do-hydrogen-stations-solo

Nikola adds crisis-tested directors to regain credibility

A series of embarrassing setbacks, including allegations of fraud and deception by its founder, brought electric truck startup Nikola Corp. (NASDAQ: NKLA) crashing to Earth following a stratospheric beginning as a public company.

With Trevor Milton, the high-profile ringmaster of company hype out of the picture, Nikola since Oct. 1 has added three crisis-hardened directors with deep business, management and manufacturing expertise.

“The goal was to bring resources to the board that management can...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/struggling-nikola-adds-crisis-tested-directors-to-regain-credibility

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