General Motors announced a scaled-down partnership with electric vehicle company Nikola yesterday, removing previously announced terms including a $2B equity stake and a production agreement for Nikola’s Badger pickup truck. The revised partnership will now focus primarily on fuel cell technology, and comes after Nikola was accused by a short-selling hedge fund of fraud in September. Nikola shares dropped 27% yesterday after GM’s announcement.
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