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Nikola Founder Exaggerated the Capability of His Debut Truck

Jun.18 — Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton is accused of exaggerating the capability of his Nikola One electric truck. Milton says he never deceived anyone. Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow reports on “Bloomberg Technology.”

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Jun.18 — Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton is accused of exaggerating the capability of his Nikola One electric truck. Milton says he never deceived anyone. Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow reports on “Bloomberg Technology.”

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  1. zbLoodlust087

    June 18, 2020 at 4:40 pm

    Anyone surprised?

  2. Pablo Enrique Gorga

    June 18, 2020 at 4:42 pm

    why considering a competition to tesla when we are talking about different types of energies here? although both will run on electricity i see two different business models here.

  3. Mike Gustafson

    June 18, 2020 at 4:53 pm

    Pfffttt! ¯_(ツ)_/¯ Not a big scoop, imo….

  4. Tim Gillihan Fan

    June 18, 2020 at 4:57 pm

    It’s a “prototype”

  5. cope or rope since i lost all hope

    June 18, 2020 at 4:58 pm

    Three words. Short, short, short !

    • Joe Bloe

      June 18, 2020 at 7:16 pm

      Why — are you a midget?

  6. whiskey

    June 18, 2020 at 5:02 pm

    lmao

  7. Black Orchid

    June 18, 2020 at 5:16 pm

    I think this is a pied piper strategy to destroy the reputation of electric vehicle industry as a whole.

  8. Christopher Scobie

    June 18, 2020 at 5:17 pm

    Saw that coming. I told them you need to make H on demand…

  9. Nick S

    June 18, 2020 at 5:30 pm

    How much more evidence do you need that Nikola is a scam?

  10. Metacognition88

    June 18, 2020 at 5:48 pm

    In the end Milton is going to convince the shareholders that all their losses are not really losses and they will believe him.

  11. Nix Mith

    June 18, 2020 at 6:32 pm

    Lol. Maybe those chumps on StockTwits will believe me now.

  12. Officer Pulaski

    June 18, 2020 at 6:38 pm

    Nikola? Like nikola tesla ? Ahahhahaha

  13. Joe Bloe

    June 18, 2020 at 7:16 pm

    We are all tired of Emily Chang’s unending Fem-Nazi agenda on what is on what is supposed to be at Tech channel!!

  14. Ship Wrecked

    June 18, 2020 at 7:22 pm

    This happened three and a half years ago? Did he also eat cookies in bed and leave crumbs behind?

  15. verybigname

    June 18, 2020 at 8:06 pm

    that was 3 years ago, why wait until now to report it?! pretty suspicious timing

  16. teresa orologio

    June 18, 2020 at 8:30 pm

    NIKOLA IS THE NEW THERANOS

  17. Voltaire

    June 18, 2020 at 9:10 pm

    Meanwhile CNBC is pumping the stock and touting it as better than Tesla….wish i was joking

  18. danut avram

    June 18, 2020 at 11:06 pm

    Tesla for over 10 years has not made a profit either!

  19. W M

    June 19, 2020 at 12:21 am

    OMG!! LOLOLOLOLOL this guy made his company be worth 21 billion showing a truck without motor, cell fuel and gear … and people bought it stocks????????????

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