Hydrogen truck startup Nikola Motor has hit Tesla (tsla) with a $ 2 billion patent infringement lawsuit that accuses the company run by CEO Elon Musk of stealing certain aspects of
its semi truck design.
Not exact matches
Nikola Motor Co, which makes hydrogen - powered
semi trucks, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against electric automaker Tesla Inc alleging
design patent infringements.
Soon after, Tesla unveiled the safest, most comfortable
truck ever — Tesla
Semi — which is
designed to save owners at least $ 200,000 over a million miles based on fuel costs alone.
Unlike other
trucks, the
Semi's cabin is
designed specifically around the driver, featuring unobstructed stairs for easier entry and exit, full standing room inside, and a centered driver position for optimal visibility.
He added that customers of heavy - duty
semis are giving Tesla feedback on the
design, helping to keep the
truck tailored to their needs.
The
truck, called simply the Tesla
Semi, uses an in - house -
designed chassis that integrates the battery packs just like every other modern Tesla product.
Plus, Tesla still has to get Model 3 production up and running at scale, do the same for the Model Y, start production on the Tesla
Semi, and then
design and build the pickup
truck without any major delays.
Originally posted on Reddit, the photo was eventually published by the folks at Teslarati, and they point out that the
truck was caught near Inyokern Airport in Kern County, which is about 150 miles away from Tesla's
design center, the location where the automaker will unveil the
semi truck.
For these vehicles, we offer Fire and Theft with Combined Additional Coverage, which is a form of limited Comprehensive insurance
designed especially for heavy
trucks, such as
semi tractors.
We are the only
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