Nikola Motor has announced that it has started series production of the Nikola Tre electric truck at its Coolidge plant in Arizona. The first phase of deliveries will be scheduled for the second quarter of 2022.
Last year, the manufacturer from the United States (US) has sent the first prototype Tre truck BEV version to the logistics company Total Transportation Services (TSSI). However, the vehicle is still being assembled on the pilot line.
Nikola said it plans to deliver 300 to 500 units of battery-electric tractor head type trucks by the end of this year, subject to better availability of critical components.
“So the supply chain is likely to be a limiting factor rather than production capacity, which was designed to be much larger according to the company’s previous plans,” he wrote.
Nikola currently has a production capacity of up to 2,400 trucks in two shifts at Coolidge and estimates that production capacity will grow to approximately 20,000 trucks in the first quarter of 2023.
“So the supply chain is likely to be a limiting factor rather than production capacity, which was designed to be much larger according to the company’s previous plans,” he wrote.
Nikola currently has a production capacity of up to 2,400 trucks in two shifts at Coolidge and estimates that production capacity will grow to approximately 20,000 trucks in the first quarter of 2023.
