Nikola Motor Company reveals its class 8 tractor design (EV/serial hybrid)

[jakobnev]

The Nikola drive line is going to work fine once they figure out how to build roads like this:

[Xist]

Does this guy say anything you don't already know?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKlZgI65gEk

[aerohead]

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

Their claim of 1,200 mile range with a 320kWh battery puts the energy consumption at ~267Wh/mile - which is better than many EV cars. That is a little hard to believe.

Edit: it is a hybrid, and it has a turbine generator. So, it uses an unknown amount of fuel to go the 1,200 miles.

Rivian is 435 Wh/mi,2.3-miles/kWh, 69.5-mpg-e @ 90% charge efficiency.
There's some context being used to qualify these quanta.
320-kWh = 7,9784-gallons Diesel.
@ 1,200-miles, that's averaging 150.405-mpg ( a Chevy BOLT @ 45-mph )
Regen efficiency = 81.1% according to Emissions Analytics.
The Gen-I Chevy VOLT is a serial-hybrid and averages 37-mpg at a constant 65-mph on Regular Unleaded.
Does the EPA even require MPG testing for Class-8 trucks?
And does Nikola build there own special low-drag, low-weight, trailers, and special LLR truck tires?
Lots of unknowns.

[freebeard]

What is known is the fraud at the top of the organization. duckduckgo.com/?q=Nikola+Motor&iar=news&ia=news

[redpoint5]

So it was all a ploy to get laid. Crazy, that's never occurred before.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by aerohead

The Gen-I Chevy VOLT is a serial-hybrid and averages 37-mpg at a constant 65-mph on Regular Unleaded.

GM used to claim it was a serial-hybrid, or in a fancy way an "extended-range electric vehicle", but it worked as a parallel-hybrid under such conditions which included higher speeds. Just like Honda's e:HEV system.

[freebeard]

Yeah, the truck is nice and all, but what's really remarkable is seeing Rich Benoit and Sandy Munro together in the same video.

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