'I've driven on electricity. I've driven on hydrogen. I think they're awesome trucks'

A board member for Nikola Corp who helped the company go public earlier this year said on Thursday his firm was comfortable with the due diligence performed on the startup that has been called a "fraud" by a short seller. "We were comfortable with the diligence we did," Steve Girsky said during an appearance at a Financial Times conference. Nikola has come under attack from short-seller Hindenburg Research, which has alleged the company misled investors and large automakers over its t