Nikola founder channels Elon Musk in lashing out at naysayer tweets


The Nikola Two fuel-cell powered big rig hauler, set for production in 2023. — Nikola/TNS

Nikola Corp founder Trevor Milton is finding he has another thing in common with rival Elon Musk: Both say their electric-vehicle companies are targets of coordinated social-media attacks.

Milton lashed out at negative tweets about his startup, alleging that "hired hands” have plotted an "obviously coordinated” attack against the developer of hydrogen fuel cell-powered semi trucks. Musk repeatedly has railed against short sellers targeting Tesla Inc.

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