Nikola says battery manufacturing move to Arizona ahead of schedule

Nikola announced that the move to transition battery manufacturing from Cypress, Calif. to its Coolidge, Arizona manufacturing facility is expected to be complete by April, months ahead of the original schedule. "Over the past several months, the Nikola team has been working to ensure the battery production transition plan was seamless and on schedule," said Michael Lohscheller, Nikola Corporation President and CEO. "We are pleased with the speed in which the plan has occurred and are grateful for the Cypress team’s contribution." A battery engineering presence is expected to remain in California at a separate facility to focus on the development of Nikola’s next generation battery management system software and modules.