Covenant Logistics Group and Nikola Corporation are working together to meet Covenant’s environmental goals by adding 50 zero-emission vehicles to the company’s fleet.
Upon the successful conclusion of a Nikola Tre BEV and Nikola Tre FCEV demonstration program, a Letter of Intent (LOI) for 10 Nikola Tre BEVs and 40 Nikola Tre FCEVs has been signed. Tre BEV trucks and mobile charging trailers are expected to be delivered to Covenant in the second quarter of 2022, and testing of the Tre FCEV is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2023.
“The Tre BEV and FCEV trucks are both uniquely equipped to offer zero-emissions service to Covenant’s wide range of customer applications,” said Pablo Koziner, president of Nikola’s Energy and Commercial division. “While the Tre BEV is ideally suited for short-haul, metro-regional applications, the Nikola Tre FCEV has an anticipated range of up to 500 miles and is expected to be a valuable addition to their highway regional operation. We are excited to partner with a strong national operation like Covenant supported by our dealer network.”
“Nikola’s battery-electric and hydrogen roadmap fits perfectly with Covenant’s approach to sustainability as we increasingly work with customers to minimize their scope three emissions and meet their ESG initiatives. Adoption of BEV and FCEV technologies are an important part of Covenant’s long term commitment to the decarbonization of freight and we are excited about this opportunity to partner with Nikola to meet these goals,” said Matt McLelland, Covenant’s VP of Sustainability and Innovation.
