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Re:Nikola admits prototype was rolling downhill in promotion... by belval on Monday September 14, 2020 @04:13PM (#24474574)
From the video:

"Behold, the 1,000 HP, zero-emission Nikola One semi-truck in motion. Get ready for the pre-production units to hit fleets next year in 2019 for testing. The Nikola #hydrogenelectric trucks will take on any #semitruck and outperform them in every category; weight, acceleration, stopping, safety and features - all with a 500-1,000 mile range!"

People were arguing about how Tesla's semi was dead on arrival because of these people.

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Re:Nikola admits prototype was rolling downhill in promotion... by Petrova on Monday September 14, 2020 @11:55PM (#24477735)
I question the 1000hp claim but concede that gravity is indeed zero-emission.
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Re:Nikola admits prototype was rolling downhill in promotion... by gibolt on Monday September 14, 2020 @09:00PM (#24476846)
But their range was actually achievable, assuming they found a 500 mile downhill stretch of road
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Re:Nikola admits prototype was rolling downhill in promotion... by sjtindell on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @05:21AM (#24479331)
It only says “in motion”. Technically, true?
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