Nikola SPAC Presentation Deck
POWERED BY A UNIQUE
BUSINESS STRATEGY
KEY NIKOLA FACTS
Founded in 2015 by Trevor Milton
• Based in Phoenix, AZ with ~230 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
BUSINESS MODEL COMPONENT
TARGET
USE CASE
.
1
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
Together, the distinct business offerings enable
disruption across the "Green-to-Wheel" value chain
Complementary offerings: with significant overlap in
components; BEV and FCEV address different use cases
OVERVIEW OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
CNH 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
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 Vectol 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 platformView entire presentation