Nikola Motors Announces Hydrogen Fuel Cell Pickup Truck

The Badger is a new electric pickup truck with images and specifications announced by Nikola Motor, based in Arizona, USA.

Badger can use electricity from hydrogen fuel cells as well as batteries charged by external power. With electricity accumulated in a 160kWh lithium-ion battery, the range is 384km, which is less than Tesla’s cyber truck, which can run up to 805km. However, if you add hydrogen to a car tank and add a fuel cell that generates 120 kWh of electricity, the range doubles to 966 km at once.

In addition, the motor output of four-wheel drive is 455 horsepower, and can generate 906 horsepower instantaneously. The maximum torque reaches 1,329NM and 135.2kgm. Zeroback is 2.9 seconds. However, the towing capacity, which is important for pickup truck performance, is 3,629kg.

The size of the vehicle is 5900×2160×1850mm, with 5 passengers. Until now, only the CG image has been released, and the actual vehicle is scheduled to be released during an event named Nikola World in September.

Nikola Motors recently announced that it will produce Nikola TRE, a hydrogen fuel cell truck based on a new truck (S-Way) from an Italian track manufacturer, at its factory in Germany. In the case of the Badger, Nikola said it intends to produce it using certified parts and manufacturing facilities along with other OEMs. In addition, in 2016, Nikola Motors announced the Nikola ONE and Nikola TWO, which are hydrogen fuel cell-powered trucks. At the same time, it has also announced plans to install hydrogen stations across the United States. However, none of the hydrogen stations have been opened yet. Nikola TRE, which has revealed a specific production plan, is also expected to enter the market in 2023.

In addition, not only Tesla, a rival, but also GM, which is planning to release electric pickup trucks, announced that it will release a 1000 horsepower electric vehicle under the Hummer brand. Ford is planning to convert the F-150 into an EV. New companies such as Livian and Bowlinger are also preparing for mass production. Related information can be found here .