The cellcentric joint venture will develop, produce and commercialize fuel-cell systems for long-haul trucking.
The initial hubs are expected to yield up to 4.5 tons of hydrogen each. This is enough hydrogen from each hub to power 100 heavy-duty commercial vehicles.
Nikola’s energy division and TravelCenters of America have agreed to collaborate on the installation of hydrogen fueling stations for heavy-duty trucks at two existing sites in California.
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Nikola officials said they have refocused the business and realigned resources to battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell electric heavy-duty trucks, as well as hydrogen refueling infrastructure.
The U.S. Department of Energy plans to invest up to $100 million over five years to fund two new DOE National Laboratory-led consortia to advance hydrogen and fuel cell technologies research and development.