United States securities and exchange commission logo October 6, 2020 Stephen Girsky Chief Executive Officer VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. II 1354 Flagler Drive Mamaroneck, NY 10543 Re: VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. II Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Submitted September 17, 2020 CIK No. 0001823884 Dear Mr. Girsky: We have reviewed your draft registration statement and have the following comment. In our comment, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration statement on EDGAR. If you do not believe our comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing the information you provide in response to this comment and your amended draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional comments. DRS submitted September 17, 2020 Risk Factors Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide . . .., page 35 1. We note your disclosure here and on page 106 that the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware is the exclusive forum for certain litigation, including any derivative action. Please disclose whether this provision applies to actions arising under the Securities Act or Exchange Act. In that regard, we note that Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder, and Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and Stephen Girsky VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. II October 6, 2020 Page 2 regulations thereunder. If the provision applies to Securities Act claims, please also revise your prospectus to state that there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such provision and that investors cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. If this provision does not apply to actions arising under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, please also ensure that the exclusive forum provision in the governing documents states this clearly. You may contact Babette Cooper at 202-551-3396 or Wilson Lee at 202-551-3468 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Brigitte Lippmann at 202-551-3713 or Joel Parker at 202-551-3651 with any other questions. Sincerely, FirstName LastNameStephen Girsky Division of Corporation Finance Comapany NameVectoIQ Acquisition Corp. II Office of Real Estate & Construction October 6, 2020 Page 2 cc: Jason T. Simon, Esq. FirstName LastName