Electric Nikola Badger is the 'best-looking' pickup, will cost $60-$90G, says CEO
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Trevor Milton thinks his Badger looks good.
Milton runs Nikola Motors, an Arizona-based startup that’s developing several electric vehicles powered by batteries and fuel cells, including semi-tucks and side-by-side UTVs.
The Badger is the company’s recently revealed full-size pickup truck that’s positioned to compete with the upcoming Tesla Cybertruck and GMC Hummer EV.
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Milton told Fox Business Network’s Stuart Varney he thinks the Badger is “the best-looking truck, pickup truck, in the entire world. Better looking than the new [Chevy] Silverados. The new [Ford] Raptors.”
“We really built a truck that is gorgeous.”
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Milton compared it to an Apple product, with appealing design backed up by capability.
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So far, he’s only revealed renderings of the Badger, but the compnay will have a working prototype ready for test rides in the fall.
Nikola claims the truck will have a battery-powered range of 300 miles per charge, while the optional fuel cell, which combines hydrogen and oxygen to create electricity, will stretch that to 600 miles between fill-ups. It will also have a peak output of over 900 hp and be able to accelerate to 60 mph in under three seconds.
Milton also revealed to Varney the expected price, which will run between $60,000 and $90,000. That’s higher than the Cybertruck, which has starting prices from $39,900 and $69,900, and in line with what Ford-backed Rivian is projecting for its R1T midsize electric pickup.
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