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Nuro to build first US manufacturing and testing facilities for Gen 3 autonomous vehicle

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Autonomous delivery company Nuro is investing $40 million to develop two new facilities in southern Nevada—an end-of-line manufacturing facility and a closed-course test track—to commercialize and scale production of the company’s third-generation autonomous vehicle.

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Formula E car makes first public demonstration run in Las Vegas

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Following its presentation at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2013, and its debut track run at La Ferté Gaucher, near Paris, France, the Spark-Renault electric SRT_01 E made its first dynamic public appearance in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Toyota Previews Builds for SEMA 2023

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The announcements from auto manufacturers about what they’ve in the pipeline for this year’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas continue apace, with Toyota promising a quartet of builds – plus a few packages that consumers will be able to actually buy. Shown above is a rendering of the Tacoma X-Runner Concept.

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Hyundai opening R&D and Lab Center in Montana to design and build Ultimate Mobility Vehicles

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Many of the positions will be in the research and development space and will target expertise in mechanical hardware, electrical and electronics engineering, and materials and manufacturing. The Industry Building that will house NHS Bozeman will break ground starting in June 2022, while the first R&D office officially opens in June 2022.

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Ryze Renewables partners with Phillips 66 to build two renewable diesel plants in Nevada; 11,000 BPD combined

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Once operational, these plants will manufacture high-cetane (80+) renewable diesel fuel from agricultural oils and animal fats, using a patented catalytic hydrogenation technology that the company says is more efficient than current conversion processes.

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Tesla will build Nevada’s largest Supercharging Station at Primm Valley Resort

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Tesla will build Nevada’s largest Supercharging Station at the Primm Valley Resort just south of the Las Vegas Strip, according to Clark County permits. Tesla has several large-scale Supercharger locations in Nevada, especially in Las Vegas. It will be the largest Supercharger station in Nevada.

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AECOM awarded contract to build Faraday Future’s $1B N American EV manufacturing plant

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AECOM has been selected to construct the $1-billion, 3-million square foot electric car manufacturing plant for Faraday Future (FF) in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The project will also feature extended life-cycle materials that require less maintenance.

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