Hydrogen Semi Truck Full Tour! Nikola Tre FCEV Deep Dive - Battery Integration w/ Hydrogen Explained

Kyle and the team met up with Nikola at the Los Angeles motor show and went on a full tour of the Hyrdogen Tre! The team has already ridden in their battery-electric truck and now it's time to experience the Hydrogen which has some advantages and disadvantages to BEV, which we explain in this video.
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0:00 - Hello & Welcome
2:19 - Cabover In The US
4:36 - Class 8 FCEV Deep Dive
27:47 - Powertrain / Under The Cab
37:47 - First Ride!
42:27 - Launch / Burnout
43:16 - Final Thoughts
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#nikola #semitruck #hydrogen

[@mikebroom1866]

It's nice to hear someone so knowledgeable speak on their core subject.

[@ultrastoat3298]

Yes, very nice to hear someone talk openly about one of the dumbest uses of hydrogen ever conceived. Very entertaining.

[@bills4448]

Why do you think this is the dumbest use of hydrogen ????

[@edmondsmith4259]

WOW! This was wonderfully informative about the Tre and Nikolas progress in spite of the initial mark on their reputation. I raise my hand to see more sustainable trucking tech! Excited to see the Nikola Flagstaff + Range test episode(s)!!! Great to see Kyle like light up nerding out over the details.

[@tomr6955]

The only thing sustainable is their bad reputation

[@cyclopsvision6370]

Hydrogen has no future in the trucking industry when it's selling for $30 per kg. Good luck convincing fleet owners to pay 5x the cost of diesel to do the same job.

[@mrdsn189]

I have been so excited for this one, thank you so much Kyle and team! More class eight content!

[@stockdale1]

Great video and excellent and transparent presentation by Nikola .

[@mahasish]

Kyle asked so many questions.. It is great to know a lot about Hydrogen vehicles

[@SupremeRuleroftheWorld]

too bad they both completly ignore the cost of operating a truck like this. if they did they would not sell a single truck.

[@user-fu4mu1dl3v]

AMAZING , Goo Nikola 😍💪

[@vlaskamagija4544]

Thank you for keeping us updated on regular bases. Good job!

[@Mac10943]

Love it! Please do that fully loaded flagstaff run!

[@jb5music]

And back... 20 minutes later.

[@user-zp2lh3uh8s]

Great showcase really enjoyed this, go Nikola

[@michaelphothong2252]

Awesome video. Great job showing off your baby and educating the public on NkLA FCEV. 👍👍

[@CyberTankMan]

He should be the CEO… overcoming the stigma of Trevor Milton

[@Urfinchannel]

He will some day

[@jklllable]

Fo show

[@sg222]

I know Kyle you are excited but let the man finish his points😅

[@lesliecarter4295]

Looks good and the video was very informative. TY

[@johntrussell7228]

Such an amazing machine!!

[@frankr6702]

great coverage of what (in my opinion) should be the future of trucking. Best wishes to Nikola

[@martinsweltdertechnik1868]

I really love your channel. You are showing many things other channels dont show. Not only cars but Trucks, charging stations and everthing in a technical details other channels dont. Thank you for that.

[@fineartz99]

Comparably credible importances. Exceptional informational sharing. Thank you!

[@jklllable]

Fantastic looking truck, extremely informative, loved it

[@kobylarz2]

Great episode. Love the open-minded curiosity.

[@SwissDHD]

SO Excited about these. Thank you to all companies working on sustainable vehicles, doing important work.

[@boilerdown1]

Classic Out of Spec Nerd Level 9000 video!

[@Stepica]

refreshig listeing to an expert speak on this level. Obviously he is simplifying significantly, but never did I feel like he is dumbing it down. No pointless comparisons etc. Excellent content.

[@jdlutz1965]

I think you need to do a side by side demo with some long time truckers each having a turn at the wheel, driving from LA to Flagstaff with conventional diesel tractor and full load with a Nikola paired up with similar load. It'd be great to see facial reactions of the "old timers"!

[@cloudchamber9932]

Great video! Fantastic insight

[@paulmandi]

Great work 👍

[@fergman300]

Thats a good looking truck..super cool cabover. What a great overview provided by the engineer.

[@twothbeave]

It’s a cab over because it’s a rebadged Iveco from Europe where all semis are still cab overs.

[@mariofornarelli1067]

Great and detailed video!! 😁

[@jamescoleman9616]

Christian is brilliant! Nikola is lucky to have him.

[@TheoPhilpot]

Such a great interview. Love learning about hfchevs

[@patgee81]

enjoyed it really much .. thx!

[@patgee81]

never saw an angle were the truck looked as badass as in minute 3:30 .. really like the front in this shot ..

[@thomasvikoren3981]

Kyle you need to get a class A license!

[@lewiscross7603]

Definitely bring more content to the channel. This was a great video

[@zallen99]

Good, knowledgeable conversation

[@Ojames600]

Nice Truck, I wish them the best. 🤗

[@TylerBrungardt]

That guy is awesome!!

[@urbanstrencan]

This video was awesome, nice to hear from experts on hydrogen technology. It's mostly suitable for heavy duty trucks. Kyle hope you do also one with Hyundai hydrogen truck 😊❤

[@cookie_monster3200]

Very nice and interesting video. Great to listen to 2 people Talking about a Subject They know

[@user-vv3jy6hb9c]

Awesome!! Nikola!

[@Harrythehun]

Great video! Glad that there is options for the businesses. And we will see if hydrogen trucks can survive. The biggest hurdle is the total cost of ownership for the company using hydrogen vehicles.

[@blagotarutovic9168]

Nice truck guys!

[@dansplett8303]

Great video

[@williampmcd8548]

Thank you.

[@seanlavery6477]

Now is the time to pickup some shares.

[@mikafiltenborg7572]

😂NKLA =SCAM 🚩 Bankrupt january 2024

[@mikafiltenborg7572]

Nikola bankrupt Q1 2024 😂

[@vhol93]

Super interesting

[@Ash-db9cb]

🤩 Awesome 👏

[@loverboy]

Great video. Hope it Nikola start selling more trucks

[@mikafiltenborg7572]

Nikola have Less than 200 costumers pr year = BANKRUPT soon...

[@markoramovic1093]

Go Nikola!

[@RaymondWong-et3fr]

Thanks Kyle for this wonderful review of Nikola Motors. Your channel is the most unbiased and I and my coworkers always enjoy your reviews of cars and companies. I am loving this small company Nikola Motors. It looks like they are almost the only game in town as far as Hydrogen powered truck fleet is concerned. Others do not even have their charging infrastructure yet, but Nikola already has their HYLA charging infrastructure, which is wonderful. What if 99.99% of investors are overlooking Nikola Motors Corp? That makes me really put down my money and bought my first 500 shares at 65 to 73 cents per share. I may continue to accumulate as the company continue to progress towards a sustainable growth, profitability and worldwide acceptance with new partnerships, etc. Loving it. I always buy company stocks when the companies are still small, disruptive in nature, and not followed by institutional investors yet.

[@OverlordActual]

This thing is awesome! I really like Christian (hopefully spelled correctly). Seems like a good guy.

[@Hummin_Along]

I really hope they make it.

[@mdc160]

Definitely want to see with full weight going to Flagbstaff

[@PeaceChanel]

Thank You for All that you are doing for our Planet Earth.... Peace.. Shalom.. Salam.. Namaste.. 🙏🏻 😊 🌈 ✌ ☮ ❤

[@vincentanderson1171]

time to buy in🎉🎉🎉❤

[@geecarter209]

I love it I’m buying a ton of stock it’s low right now. It’s the future!

[@mikafiltenborg7572]

NKLA scam compagny bankrupt Q1 2024. Nikola have no costumers. Nikola was a big SCAM from the beginning

[@mikafiltenborg7572]

😂😂Nikola bankrupt Q1 2024

[@eugeneputin1858]

What are you filming with? Dynamic range is crazy

[@zhengkunWang]

Great product...for earth ,for us

[@berthogendoorn2133]

Great content, but as most Hydrogen fuel cells use precious metals that are expensive and have a finite lifespan, I wonder what the replacement cost is for both Fuel cell stacks and what the mileage you can expect?

[@benhillard919]

Correct me if I'm wrong but from what I'm seeing it doesn't look like the metals in the HFC are any less recyclable than a battery cell

[@Aircam73]

@@benhillard919 Well since most of the rare earth metals in the fuel cell is used up during its use it would be hard to recycle it.

[@lucianofaletto1343]

5:41

[@lucianofaletto1343]

😊

[@jameshetfield5894]

Man, that guy dwarfs Kyle, and Kyle dwarfs me😁

[@Soothsayer210]

i would have liked to know the maintenance involved with the Hydrogen/ Fuel cell trucks. Especially the Fuel Cell unit. How many km will it run? cost involved to change it etc.

[@h2now]

Great video!

[@williampmcd8548]

Please, what are all the pings and chimes in the truck demo? Thank you.

[@mariofornarelli1067]

Seat belt is not on for passenger I think

[@Ayomichi57]

so...how much does the tractor weigh by itselself and how much can it legalky tow?? what the weight capacity on the axles?

[@TellurideS13]

Now lets do a Cummins X15 hydrogen ICE swap

[@THjorth]

Are the tires on the rear US spec? They look tiny

[@MobilAvenue_]

It looks good

[@kamleshtadvi1368]

Looking good so why not share price rising

[@trucksanddirt1506]

Where is the hill?

[@kimseto257]

Nikola👍💪✌️❤️

[@shanesaini]

This thing Rips. Get Ready for a new Dawn. one day one will look back.

[@williefaison3200]

Holler 🔥 and everyone starts running to safety... In the case of #NKLA, even with the recent cash woes of doing business while handling recalls and selling products at a loss, this company is about to disrupt the entire trucking industry!!! For me, it represents the best opportunity I have at hitting the jackpot on the ground floor of this opportunity... That's why it was a no-brainer for me to pull the trigger and purchase a few thousand shares! I own #Tesla too, but it wouldn't surprise me if Tesla bought this company! ❤

[@mikafiltenborg7572]

Good luck find a hydrogen re-fill station outside California 😂😂😂

[@josephngacheu1996]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@moemoney80]

Bought 30k shares today at 0.9198

[@Sandmonmsn]

Great video, i wonder why they didn't decide to have a supercapcitor module for high regen or for heavy power demands to even out the demand on the battery. It might make the battery last a bit longer, and would allow for more regen energy to be captured and used. But i do realise that it would add weight and complexity and remove payload capacity. And i remeber the London Routemaster replacement bus that James May drove in his Top Gear days, had a Lithium Titatate Battery as part of its Hybrid system, its a heavier with less capacity compared to NCM/NCA and LFP but is overall the safest lithium battery tech i've seen. With the advantage of tens of thousands of cycle life and can be charged with massive C rates and not really care. So saying that. I wonder if theyll go to LTO, as i would worry about NCM/NCA being anywhere near hydrogen.

[@bxclent]

how about a show on JCB hydrogen

[@MrTechysal]

The biggest issue I still have with hydrogen is the enormous cost needed to switch. It’s taken years to build the diesel network and it will take years to switch fuels. EV requires less infrastructure if you take replenishment into account. If it’s made on site it would requires more money time and manpower

[@richardchalker3465]

I own and drive a Hyundai NEXO FCEV here in South Korea. The car is fantastic. It holds 6kg of H2 and has a 600km range. Clean efficient transportation that produces clean air and water vapor.

[@ibrahimtouman2279]

What is the cost of 1 Kg of hydrogen in South Korea, and do you have enough hydrogen filling stations over there?

[@_Stupid_Idiot]

Currently 1 kg of hydrogen costs $36 in the United States. That's ₩47,400/kg. Very unpopular here

[@nenadmilosevic3076]

I want to try that truck in Colorado… I have driving experience almost 1 milion miles and driving volvo d13 1.2 mil miles.. my average is 9 mpg in 2023 on amazon light loads

[@andrewt9204]

Looks like a well made and competent truck for sure, but I'm not sold on hydrogen yet. Even if just for large class trucks. I think what the guys at Edison motors have with their diesel hybrid is the best interim solution until better technologies and infrastructure become available. Yeah, they still burn diesel, but quite a bit less and can burn as clean as possible all the time since the generator continuously runs at peak efficiency. BEV and/or hydrogen hybrid might work for those strictly metro routes.

[@mariofornarelli1067]

There is no clean diesel 😂 Hydrogen you can make from nuclear and renewables

[@andrewt9204]

@@mariofornarelli1067 that's not what I said

[@mariofornarelli1067]

@@andrewt9204 yes I know what you mean it has less emissions

[@kriber01]

Colton, put on your seat belt!

[@elon-69-musk]

interesting

[@andrewthomsen9952]

Make the cab bigger please

[@chadpurser]

The first thing I noticed, that the lower air dam radiators are going to get destroyed from rocks.

[@edinetgrunhed6000]

How much hydrogen per kg now in CA?

[@mikafiltenborg7572]

36$

[@ourv9603]

YEARS AGO, The USDOT restricted simi truck/trailer combos to a max of 65ft bumper to bumper so the industry went COE (cab over engine) to save a few feet for the trailer. ALSO back then trailers were limited to 40ft MAX. So you only had 25ft for tractor. TODAY, Europe has a similar restriction thats why Europe/UK all drive COE. Today, trailers can go to 53ft. WALMART Canada has a special use permit & they are experimenting with 65ft trailers in Ca BUT those trailers cannot come across the US border. Nokola builds only COE because they intent to export to Europe/UK. !

[@andrewpalmer9634]

More Class 8s Van's we need them much much more !! Great content more of this Please !! ❤ from other side of the pond !!

[@michalvaner3167]

With all the hydrogen vehicles I have to wonder why they are not some kind of „plugin hybrid“. They already have a battery ‒ and the battery here is quite big already. It shouldn't be that much additional cost to have the charging connector (DC only, to avoid having to add the onboard charger) and it could add a bit of range (cheaper at that) during that 20 minut fueling stop / 30 minute shift switch pause.

[@cyclopsvision6370]

Hydrogen powered vehicles are doomed when it's selling for $30 per kg, which is 5x the cost of conventional diesel and gasoline fuel.

[@sasanmedia]

you guys don't wear seat belts??!! 41:11

[@TheoPhilpot]

70kg of hydrogen… and my Mirai is $180 for 5kg fill

[@Y2Kvids]

How far does it do with that

[@andrewthomsen9952]

The loads couldn't pay for the fuel

[@TheoPhilpot]

@@Y2Kvids “400” miles (330)

[@Y2Kvids]

@@TheoPhilpot 5 kg is about 19kwh *5 = 95kwh . its like EV with 95kwh Battery . Calculate the cost to charge the 95 kwh EV .

[@mikafiltenborg7572]

❤️Trevor Fraud Meltdown Milton to PRISON 😂😂

[@cpakken]

How safe is having super high pressure hydrogen containers stored at your back?

[@buddy1155]

They contain the same amount of explosive energy as the Diesel in a Diesel truck. But a lot saver as a 80.000 pound trailer full of LPG. Any more stupid questions or is this enough to cope with the drop of your Tesla stock.

[@cpakken]

@@buddy1155 Diesel needs to mix well with the oxygen in the airb for stoichiometric reaction, accidents that cause leak in the tank does not result in an instant explosion where as 700 bar container does. No need to use adhoms.

[@Smidge204]

@@buddy1155 Well, diesel doesn't explode so "the same amount of explosive energy" doesn't mean a whole lot. Even inside the engine, the flame front is subsonic so it's a deflagration rather than a detonation (explosion). Any more stupid replies or is that enough to deflate your snarky bullshit? The primary safety issue is you have a carbon fiber tank at 10,000 PSIG (700 bar). If the tank fails, it splits open and goes pop. If the failure happens to be on the front of the tank, the cab will be obliterated along with anyone in it. You can go ahead and search for videos about CNG tank ruptures for a rough idea of what this looks like... but remember that CNG operates at "only" 200-250 bar. All that said, though, it's fairly safe. CNG trucks are more common than you might realize and in the US where we have actual enforcement of laws regarding inspections and maintenance, incidents are low. The tanks do have a lifespan and should be replaced depending on how old they are and how many cycles they've been through. For CNG tanks it's typically 15-20 years but again those operate at 250 bar max so 700 bar tanks might have a shorter life. Of course, if the tank gets any damage more than a minor scratch, it should get replaced...

[@edmondsmith4259]

Enjoying the, assuming, educated snap backs. Well done ya'll.

[@ezmn9663]

What about a crash? Is a hydrogen tank at that pressure a like a bomb?@@Smidge204

[@xXJASONALLENXx]

Let's go nkla stock

[@mikafiltenborg7572]

NKLA a penny stock.. Delisted soon.. Bankrupt soon..... Nikola Motor have Less than 200 costumers pr year...

[@GuyFromGeorgia]

Thanks for the very informative video, Kyle. But really! The mechanical engineering in that thing looks as complicated as a nuclear submarine. Not to be a Tesla FanBoy but I gotta think the industry will much prefer the Tesla Semi simplicity over any advantages the Nikola Hydrogen brings to the table.

[@Serik1625]

Oxygen entering the fuel cell through the air intake system combines with hydrogen to form water, so 70 kg of hydrogen can produce 630 kg of water. What type of exhaust system does this truck have with that much water? I think the water needs to be drained constantly so as not to reduce the payload. What about road safety? Otherwise, the water will have to evaporate.

[@Y2Kvids]

Both drivers and truck stop for pee

[@sasanmedia]

I wish Video didn't have so many lags

[@mikafiltenborg7572]

Trevor Milton to PRISON

[@geecarter209]

Runs off water and electricity wtf it’s so cool!

[@_Stupid_Idiot]

takes quadruple the amount of electricity than a battery powered truck would.

[@petertaylor8922]

So fundamentally the Hydrogen is being burned in an internal combustion engine (ICE) with over 700 plus moving parts...plus the production / storage & distribution of hydrogen costs energy. But at least the tailpipe emissions are H2O.

[@michaeljvera]

Bought more stock at .70.

[@blagotarutovic9168]

Same Lol

[@mikafiltenborg7572]

"Good luck" investing in Trevor Milton's hydrogen scam compagny 😂 Bankrupt soon... Q1 2024

[@blagotarutovic9168]

@@mikafiltenborg7572 you literally said the same for the last year Q1 2023 Lol. I am seeing your comments all over the place

[@amosbatto3051]

Nikola has the best electric truck currently on the market (although Tesla's Semi will be much better it finally arrives), so I think that Nikola will succeed as a company. The hydrogen truck, however, will never go anywhere, because it costs 5 to 10 times more per mile than Tesla's Semi. (See my calculations in another comment).

[@DrEarbuds]

I feel sorry for the viewers who clicked off before @27:50