It’s that time of year when new vehicles are being revealed, and the smack talk starts to fly. Ford has been using the new Ford Bronco to diss the Jeep Wrangler and the Ford Explorer to flex on the Kia Telluride. Only now, Ford gets a taste of their behavior as Nikola’s founder claims that …
Although they have some advantages over battery-powered EVs, hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles still have a ways to go. And a lot of their issues, especially with semi-trucks, is down to access. EV fast chargers are still not ubiquitous—hydrogen refueling stations are even rarer. Really, California is the only place in the US where they work. However, …
With the Nikola and Tesla companies both named after the same inventor and electrical engineer, it might be expected that they’d both develop electric pickup trucks. The Tesla Cybertruck had a splashy launch last fall, and the Nikola Badger was just recently announced. Here’s a look at both. The Tesla Cybertruck Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck …
Another competitor has just jumped into the already-crowded electric pickup truck pool. But at least Nikola Motors is bringing something new to fight against GMC, Tesla, Rivian, and Bollinger. That ‘something new’ is a different approach to extended EV range. Simply building larger batteries won’t cut it. But fast-charging infrastructure isn’t quite extensive enough, and …
