Nikola TRE heralds zero-emissions heavy trucking

Arizona-based Nikola will bring its advanced electric technology proprietary infotainment system to the TRE, which is based on IVECO’s S-Way heavy-duty truck, which was launched in July 2019.

A maquette of the TRE was unveiled on December 3, 2019 at CNH Industrial in Turin, Italy. The unveiling follows the creation of joint venture between Nikola and CNH’s IVECO commercial vehicles arm, and FPT Industrial, its powertrain division. Iveco has invested $250m into Nikola and the first battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) are expected to be delivered in 2021, followed by fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) in 2023.

Making commercial vehicles greener

Speaking in Turin, Trevor Milton, CEO, Nikola Motor Co. said: “What’s really special about this truck is while a lot of other OEMs are building a lot of small battery electric trucks, or very limited range hydrogen trucks, we are actually doing it.

“This truck has around 750kW/h of lithium battery in it, that will allow it to go over 300 miles on charge. It will also have between 60 and 80kgs of a hydrogen version that will allow it to surpass the battery range.”