Hydrogen Powered Long Haul Trucking with Nikola's Chief Engineer Christian Appel
MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Nikola's Chief Engineer & Head of Vehicle Platforms - Christian Appel! The guys explore Nikola's ground-breaking Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Semi Truck! 2:00 - Getting a look at Nikola's Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Semi Truck! 3:43 - So, what is a Hydrogen Fuel Cell? 8:42 - Drivetrain architecture. 12:46 - 70 Kilograms of Hydrogen. MPK (Miles Per Kilogram). 15:09 - What's the range? 15:44 - How does Hydrogen power the truck? 17:49 - EV Mode. 19:27 - "Backpack style" hydrogen tank design. 23:01 - European perspective on the truck. 26:27 - Thoughts on Tesla Semi & Decarbonizing the trucking industry. 27:52 - New designs & new innovations. 31:21 - Refueling? 37:33 - Working on infrastructure with Volterra. 39:02 - Decarbonizing - Who's making the hydrogen? 43:22 - Feedback from drivers. 46:15 - Cab environment & suspension. 49:07 - Feedback from fleet owners. 52:39 - Comparing fuel prices. 54:39 - Full battery electric version. 57:29 - Solid State Batteries. 01:00:28 - Cooling system. 01:03:38 - Road to autonomy. 01:07:02 - Product line & Origin Story. 01:10:26 - Where are they built? 01:15:01 - Nikola's customers. 01:17:45 - Christian's background. 01:23:00 - Chinese market. 01:25:05 - "This is really a unique time in history." 01:28:03 - The Software Defined Revolution. 01:34:55 - Christian's personal fleet.