WattEV, the Californian specialist for truck charging stations, has ordered 14 Nikola Tre BEV. WattEV will provide the corresponding charging infrastructure at the Californian port of Long Beach.
In addition to building the charging infrastructure, WattEV also acts as a so-called “trucks as a service” or TaaS provider. This means that the company lends the vehicles to shippers and fleet operators who are committed to complying with California’s zero-emission regulations.
WattEV plans to open the first of four planned truck charging parks as early as this month. These are strategically located near the 710 and 110 freeways leading to the port. The Nikola trucks will be charged there daily. The battery-electric Tre is designed for local use and a range of 350 miles (563 kilometres).
“We have been running a pilot test with Nikola battery-electric trucks for the past six months and are quite satisfied with the energy efficiency of the trucks and the ongoing technical support,” says WattEV CEO Salim Youssefzadeh.
The announcement does not say when exactly the vehicles will be delivered. The companies only annonced the “upcoming sale and delivery”.
Keyword: Nikola delivers 14 electric trucks to California