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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(¹)
CORE BUSINESS
1.
BUSINESS MODEL COMPONENT
TARGET
USE CASE
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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
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FCEV Truck
H₂ FCEV powered truck
500-750 mile range
Attractive "bundle
pricing" model (truck,
fuel, maintenance)
Long-haul
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Complementary offerings: with significant overlap in
components; BEV and FCEV address different use cases
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Together, the distinct business offerings enable
disruption across the "Green-to-Wheel" value chain
OVERVIEW OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
CNI WABCO EDAG AVL
INDUSTRIAL
nel.
Ryder
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
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BOSCH
Autonomous Ready
Level 4 hardware
standard
Automatic braking and
lane keeping
Full fleet management
solutions and data
capturing
Over-the-air software
updates
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 VectolQ transaction
Capacity-as-a-Service
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 platform
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