Nikola CEO Michael Lohscheller discusses the American launch of a fuel cell powered truck, plans to produce and distribute hydrogen, and battery-electric trucks.Photo: Nikola
Despite what could be charitably described as a rocky start, Nikola seems to be getting its sea-legs. Following the ousting of then-CEO, Trevor Milton, the company reorganized under its second CEO, Mark Russell, and last year managed to build and deliver more than a hundred battery-electric Class 8 tractors.Michael Lohscheller is the company’s third CEO; he joined the company last spring before the European launch of the fuel cell truck at IAA in Hanover, Germany. He took the reins as CEO in November 2022, following Russell’s departure. HDT recoded a wide-ranging…
