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Troubled electric vehicle maker Nikola files for bankruptcy protection

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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN

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Seriously, why am I not surprised by this?

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It didn't get the $6 billion government subsidy Musk/Tesla got.

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It didn't get the $6 billion government subsidy Musk/Tesla got.

Would have been a waste anyway, no one will purchase a giant electrical truck to drive around in the U.S., it just won’t happen

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Tesla is making trucks. Tesla plans to ramp up electric Semi truck production in 2026.

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They can do that, but it won’t replace gas combustible engines, not in the foreseeable future and definitely not in the states.

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The U.S. EV industry is behind. Even with government subsidies they can’t compete against state backed Chinese EV’s. So let’s raise tariffs. They raise the competition’s prices but the industry still will not be competitive.

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Sad Story, this company would have made it with the right leadership.

I am sure someone is already looking at rescuing this start up but first it needs to be sanitized from the corrupt leadership.

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