H2 View understands at Allison’s Electrification and Environmental Test (VE+ET) Centre in Indianapolis, US, the companies will test the performance of the BEV and FCEV performance through controlled thermal environments and dynamometer road simulations.

The tests utilised Nikola’s hydrogen refuelling equipment with a continuous supply of hydrogen supplied by the facilities to allow for uninterrupted test runs.

“Leveraging the capabilities of Allison’s VE+ET Centre has been a key enabler for Nikola to accelerate our product development cycle and confidently bring to market our Tre BEV early last year,” said Nikola Head of Vehicle Validation, Adam Tarleton.

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Tarleton added, “We are looking forward to continued collaboration with Allison on our Tre FCEV product to deliver an industry leading, best-in-class hydrogen FCEV with the performance, quality and reliability the commercial truck segment demands.”

The testing partnership follows comes after Allison introduced FCEV testing at the centre in August 2022.

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David Proctor, General Manager at Allison VE+ET, commented, “We’re proud to collaborate with Nikola as they develop innovative, next-generation vehicles designed to reduce emissions and optimise performance.

“Our facility has the capabilities to support external customer test and validation programs for vehicles powered by every major propulsion type, which reinforces Allison’s commitment to taking a leadership role in the development of alternative fuel options for the commercial vehicle industry.”