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Amazon Robotaxi Team Growing, Robotaxi Use Launches In Las Vegas

CleanTechnica EVs

Three years ago, in late June 2020, I wrote about Amazon buying the robotaxi startup Zoox. This year, while many robotaxi companies and projects have either folded or scaled back, […] If you missed that story or don’t remember it well, I recommend reading it first for some useful background on who Zoox is, or was.

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VinFast reveals Ford Ranger-sized VF Wild electric ute concept, Aussie DNA included

EV Central

Vietnamese EV startup VinFast has revealed its VF Wild mid-sized ute concept at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. VinFast Wild electric pickup concept at CES 2024, Las Vegas Reports suggest the VF Wild is 5300mm long and 2000mm wide. No announcement has been made about potential VinFast sales in Australia.

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GM, Stellantis Sit Out Super Bowl

The Truth About Cars

Both companies are going to sit this one out. automotive market, we are evaluating our business needs and will take the appropriate decisions to protect our North America operations and the Company,” a spokesperson for Stellantis told The Hill in a statement. Yeah, well, not this year. GM had already made its announcement in November.

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Toyota Previews Builds for SEMA 2023

The Truth About Cars

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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The Boring Company’s skeptics need to calm down about the LVCC Loop

Teslarati

The Boring Company’s Las Vegas Convention Center Loop has been completed, and as with every other project from Elon Musk, the initiative has attracted a barrage of criticism from skeptics, some of whom have ridiculed and mocked the transport tunnel system. Credit: The Boring Company ).

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

Teslarati

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. Credit: Tesla.

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SafeAI builds first-ever electric, autonomous Caterpillar haul truck conversion

Baua Electric

to build a first-of-its-kind, self-driving battery electric haul truck, paving the way for other companies to upgrade their existing equipment assets to reach their sustainability goals. And they can do so, the companies claim, in a way that’s more affordable and environmentally friendly than buying new electric equipment.