Mullen Automotive buys battery line equipment from Nikola for its California factory

Mullen Automotive has completed a major purchase of battery line equipment from troubled Nikola for its Fullerton, California, battery operations. The Fullerton facility is dedicated to producing next-generation, American-made battery packs, modules and solid-state polymers.

In September 2023, Mullen purchased battery production assets from Nikola subsidiary Romeo Power, including equipment, inventory and intellectual property for high-volume EV battery pack and module production.

Recently purchased Nikola assets include a high-volume standard battery chemistry production line; and an electrodynamic shaker system (vibration table) to be used for in-house laboratory testing of battery and system components.

Upon installation of the newly purchased equipment, Mullen will have the following battery production lines and testing capabilities in Fullerton:

• Two high-volume standard battery chemistry lines.
• High-precision, low-volume standard battery chemistry R&D line.
• High-precision, low-volume solid-state polymer R&D line.
• Full battery testing laboratory for current and future battery projects.

“We continue to execute our plan of transitioning to American-made battery components and we are doing it right here in Southern California,” said David Michery, CEO and Chairman of Mullen Automotive.

Source: Mullen Automotive