Trucking News and Briefs for June 24, 2020:
Nikola, a second-generation battery powered walk-through at ACT Expo
The Nikola representatives at the ACT Expo in Las Vegas walked Jay Traugott through the second-gen version Tre battery-electric class 8 of the company.
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Sister publications. Watch the video to hear from Ryan May, the head of software and controls at the company, as well as Steve Girsky, the CEO of the relatively new company, about the various improvements made to cabover.
Nikola notes that the 2.0 Tre BEV shares significant software similarities with its hydrogen-fuel cell counterpart. This should allow for software updates to be downloaded over the air.
After several years of financial difficulties and no small number of controversies a hydrogen refueling stations was opened near the Port of Long Beach last month under the Nikola HYLA Brand. The plan is to have 14 sites open by the end this year, all equipped with HYLA fuelers and FirstElement fuel stations.
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Nikola continues to work to establish a hydrogen supply network and to expand the HYLA Infrastructure, as demand is expected to grow in the coming years. The company has a 10-year contract with FirstElement Fuels to refuel Nikola Tre trucks. FirstElement Fuels is the largest hydrogen refueling supplier in California, with an 80% share of the market.
The first HYLA Hydrogen Station in Ontario, California, which is only available to Nikola Tre customers, began operating in April.
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New online service reservations from Ohio Peterbilt with ongoing calendar submissions
A new booking module allows Ohio Peterbilt dealers to book an appointment at any of their 10 locations in the state.
Ohio Peterbilt stated that it hoped this tool would make scheduling appointments for service easier for owners and operators. The dealer group also announced the new tool and re-emphasized the ongoing entry period to secure a place in the group’s renowned annual calendar featuring trucks in operation.
Ohio Peterbilt is accepting entries until September 9, 2024. The 2025 calendar will feature winning photo entries that will appear throughout the year in a full-page spread. You can submit your entries via this link. Horizontal landscape photos are preferred, with an emphasis on scenic backgrounds or on-the-job photography. The company announced that, in addition to bragging rights, 12 winners will receive a Peterbilt jacket, and one “Grand Prize Cover winner” will receive a prize up to $500.
View previous winners of the calendar to see samples of photos.