Nikola Motors hasn’t delivered a product yet, but it is now already launching its third division. The startup is better known for its electric and fuel cell truck, but it launched an energy division earlier this year. Now it is also launching ‘Nikola Powersports’ after buying an electric watercraft startup. We reported on Sacramento-based startup Free Form Factory earlier this year after they unveiled the Gratis X1, a battery-powered jet ski-like standup watercraft. Today, Nikola Motors announced that they bought the company and that Jordan Darling, founder and CEO of Free Form Factory, will be joining the company as vice president of Nikola Powersports and will be responsible for both the watercraft and UTV lineup. “By April 2018, Nikola will have a production intent sit down personal watercraft (PWC) that we believe will outperform the top internal combustion versions on the water and provide up to a five-hour ride time with zero emissions and far less noise. Trevor Milton, Nikola Motors CEO, said about the announcement: Nikola Powersport customers can spend the entire day at the lake without polluting the water, while having the ultimate fun. By using the Nikola Zero UTV technology, we have shaved years of the development program for this new PWC and will allow it to fast charge in as little as 30 minutes,”
