Nikola SPAC Presentation Deck
POWERED BY A UNIQUE
BUSINESS STRATEGY
KEY NIKOLA FACTS
Founded in 2015 by Trevor Milton
Based in Phoenix, AZ with ~250 employees
• +14,000 FCEV truck reservations to-date ("$10B sales value),
with robust demand for newly-introduced BEV truck
+$500M of capital raised to-date
CORE BUSINESS
1
BUSINESS MODEL COMPONENT
TARGET
USE CASE
BEV Truck
• BEV powered truck
Industry-leading
.
range of up to 300 miles
Leverage existing FCEV
work and partnership
with CNHI to co-develop
BEV truck for production
in the next 12-18
months
Shorter-haul
FCEV Truck
• H₂ FCEV powered truck
500-750 mile range
.
• Attractive "bundle
pricing" model (truck,
fuel, maintenance)
Long-haul
Complementary offerings: with significant overlap in
components; BEV and FCEV address different use cases
Together, the distinct business offerings enable
disruption across the "Green-to-Wheel" value chain
OVERVIEW OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
CNH WABCO EDAG AVL
INDUSTRIAL
BOSCH nel
.
Ryder
40
Ever better
H₂ Stations
• Economically produce H₂
fuel via electrolysis
• Initial methodical roll-out
of targeted station
development along
"dedicated routes"
Electricity input (grid,
solar, wind) purchased
via long-term supply
agreements
H₂ Production and
Refueling of FCEV
PLATFORM ENABLED
Autonomous Ready
• Level 4 hardware
standard
Automatic braking and
lane keeping
• Full fleet management
solutions and data
capturing
• Over-the-air software
updates
Capacity-as-a-Service
Significantly increases
addressable market vs.
truck offering alone
Amount includes in-kind contribution of services from CNHI (see slide 12 for additional detail) does not include capital from Vectol0 transaction
Grid Storage and
BEV Charging
Leverage technology
and infrastructure to act
as a grid buffer and to
capture intermittent
energy sources
• Provide BEV charging
solutions to short-haul
customers
Energy-as-a-Service
Additional growth opportunities based on truck
and H₂ station platformView entire presentation