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Here’s a look at the timeline that electric truck makers predict their rigs will hit the highways:
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2016

- November: Nikola unveils One tractor
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2017

- November: Tesla releases Semi, begins taking orders
- December: Thor reveals ET-One tractor
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2018

- Nikola to deploy first test units with partner fleets
- Nikola to complete two hydrogen fueling stations
- Thor conducting testing with short-haul fleets
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2019
- Nikola to complete 14 more fueling stations, expects 100 trucks in use
- Tesla expects to deploy first Semis
- Thor to enter full production and deployment
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2020
- Nikola plans 50 more hydrogen stations
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2021
- Nikola to produce 500 trucks, expand fueling network
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2022
- Nikola expects production of 1,500 trucks
- Tesla predicts annual orders of 100,000 orders