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Nikola Badger Electric Pickup Truck.
- Nikola Corporation has unveiled the Badger, the automaker's first electric pickup truck.
- The Badger has a maximum range of 600 miles by using both a hydrogen fuel cell and battery power sources.
- Nikola also announced that it is planning on opening 700 hydrogen stations in North America, with the first few set to be announced by this quarter.
- The truck is now up for preorder on Nikola's website.
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Nikola Corporation has unveiled the Badger, the automaker's first electric pickup truck.
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Nikola traditionally manufactures electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles for "heavy-duty" use, including semi-trucks, off-roading power sport vehicles, and jet ski-esque watercraft. This is the company's first time entering the soon-to-be crowded electric pickup truck market.
"I have been working on this pickup program for years and believe the market is now ready for something that can handle a full day's worth of work without running out of energy," CEO of Nikola, Trevor Milton, said in a statement.
Customers will have the option to purchase a battery-electric (BEV) or joint battery and fuel-cell electric (FCEV) hydrogen-powered pickup truck. The Badger can operate on FCEV and BEV at any time, and the combination of both allows the pickup truck to have a range of 600 miles, according to its maker.
This surpasses Tesla Cybertruck's most expensive tri-motor pickup range by 100 miles.
The truck is now open for reservations and is expected to be available in September, although pricing has not been announced yet. Keep scrolling to see the five-seater electric pickup truck: