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Old 06-16-2016, 02:44 PM   #57 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
I think you are underestimating the annual mileage - an active driver would drive (at least) 250 days a year (5 days a week X 50 weeks a year). And they probably drive (at least) 500 miles a day, so that is 125,000 miles per year.

Apparently, they have gotten ~7,000 deposits:

Nikola Motor Logs 7,000 Pre-Orders For Nikola One Electric Semi Truck
I just got basic numbers from here. Those are averages, I bet some go over 200,000 miles per year.

10 Things You Didn't Know About Semi Trucks
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