Nikola and Total Transportation Team Up for Electric Truck Buy

Nikola Corporation is collaborating with port trucking company, Total Transportation Services Inc. (TTSI), to expedite zero-emission transportation at the port of Los Angeles/Long Beach. The collaboration includes vehicle trials and a letter of intent to order 100 Nikola class 8 battery-electric vehicle and fuel-cell electric vehicle semi-trucks. The agreement is subject to negotiation and execution of definitive documentation acceptable to the parties.

The Nikola Tre BEV is designed for local deliveries up to 350 miles. The Nikola Tre FCEV truck is targeted for distances up to 500 miles and is expected to address the majority of the North American regional market especially when additional freight hauling capacity and quick fueling are required by fleet operators.

“The Nikola Tre trucks are exactly the type of zero-emission solution we need to be using at the port,” said Vic LaRosa, president of TTSI. “Our trucks operate for 18 to 20 hours a day, making the benefits of the Nikola portfolio a perfect match for our needs. The expected availability of the BEV aligns with our desire to reach our sustainability goals quickly and the FCEV is ideal for longer-range applications. Nikola’s value proposition of the truck and hydrogen fuel bundled together made this partnership even more appealing to our leadership team.”

The LOI is for 100 zero-emission trucks, two BEVs and two FCEVs, beginning with a pilot program slated to start in the first half of 2022. Based on satisfactory completion of the vehicle trials and subject to TTSI obtaining certain government funding, 30 BEVs are projected to follow later in 2022 and 70 FCEVs are anticipated to start in 2023.