Nikola Motor Company (NMC) is launching a class 8 electric semi-truck and a 4x4 electric UTV.
The Salt Lake City based electric vehicle startup has been created by Trevor Milton, who has been CEO of natural gas storage technology firm dHybrid Systems.
The Nikola One class 8 electric semi-truck has a 2,000 horsepower and a 1,200 miles range.
It features 320kWh battery that power the 6x6 electric drive. The truck also includes regenerative braking and a turbine which will charges the batteries.
The Nikola Zero is a 100% electric powered, zero emission, four-passenger, side-by-side that has more than 520 hp, 480 ft. lbs. of torque, 20 inches of suspension travel on all four wheels and a 125-mile range.
Nikola Motor Company CEO Trevor Milton said: "By working together with some of the top engineering firms in America, we were able to design vehicles that have previously been thought impossible to design."
"We want to even the playing field and income inequalities seen between owner operators and fleets for the first time in recent trucking history. This is just the beginning of what's ahead for America, our company and the electric vehicle market."
Nikola Motor currently has 50 CNG stations planned across the US, with more to follow.
