And they will work together to bring the badger pickup truck and other projects to market.
Hydrogen fuel cell pickup truck.
Nikola ceo trevor milton announced that preorders for the badger pickup will open on june 29.
The badger is an electric pickup truck powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and a battery pack.
As a testament to its commitment to cleaner vehicles nikola has already raised billions in funding to bring a hydrogen fuel cell semi truck to market.
Both entities have fuel cell research facilities just 20 miles apart from one another in michigan and the pickup marks the second collaboration this year between gm and the military.
The hydrogen is stored in multiple large tanks which can be completely filled within 15 to 20 minutes at a pressure of 700 bar.
General motors will take a large stake in hydrogen and fuel cell truck startup nikola corp.
It comes from nikola corporation an arizona startup that is working on zero emission big rigs.
Truck base prices range from 60 000 for a battery only version that travels up to 300 miles on a full charge to more than 80 000 for a truck that uses both batteries and a hydrogen fuel cell.
With the partnership gm will be the exclusive supplier of its fuel cell tech badged hydrotec to nikola for its class 7 8 trucks to be made in arizona.
Nikola motor badger pickup.
General motors presented a hydrogen fuel cell heavy duty truck concept along with a plan to produce at least 20 all electric passenger vehicles by 2023 on monday at the company s design dome in.
The heart of this truck is a dual motor powertrain with a continuous power output of 480 kw that draws its power from the fuel cell system and the high voltage battery.