Nikola Debuts Mobile Fueler For Hydrogen EVs

Manufacturer Nikola has unveiled a mobile fueler to directly fill up hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV). 

Nikola announced the launch of its “heavy-duty, 700 bar (10,000 psi) hydrogen mobile fueler” on Jan. 18. The product has been released for market operation, according to a release, with additional fuelers being commissioned in the first quarter of 2023. 

“Nikola has spent the greater part of two years developing a flexible mobile fueling solution which cools and compresses hydrogen to rapidly fill 700 bar FCEV heavy-duty trucks,” stated Michael Lohscheller, president and CEO. “Coupled with Nikola’s hydrogen tube trailer, with a capacity of 960 kg, Nikola’s mobile fueler can refuel customer trucks back-to-back. This will deliver flexible hydrogen fueling solutions for our customers starting in 2023 and will complement Nikola’s permanent hydrogen fueling stations which are being developed.” 

The company’s mobile fueler program will include its own products and a “number of third-party mobile fuelers,” according to the release.