# Nikola "proves" that it wasn't defrauding investors

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/nikola-proves-that-it-wasnt-defrauding-investors/181436>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [December 24, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nikola-proves-that-it-wasnt-defrauding-investors/181436 "2021-12-24T13:35:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nikola-proves-that-it-wasnt-defrauding-investors/181436/1 "2021-12-24T13:35:42Z")

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… by producing ONE truck. Supposedly, more are on the way.

> **[Nikola shares surge 18% after company delivers its first EV truck, says more...](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/23/nikola-shares-surge-after-company-delivers-its-first-ev-truck-says-more-to-come.html?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew)**
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> Nikola shares jumped 20% on Thursday after the electric truck maker completed delivery of its first vehicle.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nikola-proves-that-it-wasnt-defrauding-investors/181436/2 "2021-12-24T13:43:03Z")

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ONE truck is a _pilot-build_… 1000 trucks is _production_…

Let’s revisit when truck 1000 is delivered! 😉

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nikola-proves-that-it-wasnt-defrauding-investors/181436/3 "2021-12-24T14:00:34Z")

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> [@Mustangman](#):
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> ONE truck is a _pilot-build_

Yup!  
When Preston Tucker was alleged to have defrauded investors, he and his crew managed to craft a pilot-build of 49 or 50 cars. Of course, the venture went bust shortly thereafter, but…