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Amazon’s Zoox robotaxis to drive faster, farther, at night in Las Vegas – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Amazon’s self-driving car unit, Zoox, is seeking to stay abreast of rival Waymo by expanding its vehicles’ testing in California and Nevada to include a wider area, higher speeds and nighttime driving. Zoox also operates retrofitted self-driving Toyota Highlanders in Seattle, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Foster City, California.

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The Boring Company acquires more land for Vegas Loop expansion: report

Teslarati

Reports have indicated that Elon Musk’s tunneling startup, The Boring Company, has purchased a new piece of land in Las Vegas. The site is expected to play a role in the expansion of the Vegas Loop, a series of tunnels that would allow commuters to travel to and from key locations around Sin City. million to build.

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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. It will be the largest Supercharger station in Nevada. Tesla has several large-scale Supercharger locations in Nevada, especially in Las Vegas.

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An Extreme Real World EV Driving (Charging) Test

Clean Fleet Report

Electrify America’s charging network were the backbone of our trip Cost Comparison We charged 412.23 kWh over the 1,796-mile trip at an estimated retail cost of $203. The fuel costs we saw posted during our trip averaged $4 per gallon for 87 octane, which would be $276 gasoline costs, so advantage electric, but not by much.

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Faraday Future halts factory work, hopes to resume early 2017

Green Car Reports

Before the Chinese-backed startup can begin production, it needs to complete a new factory in North Las Vegas, Nevada, which has a stated cost of $1 billion. Faraday Future's ambitious plans to launch a production electric car in less than two years appear to have hit a snag.

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Faraday Future imperils electric-car factory, misses payment to contractor

Green Car Reports

To achieve that goal, the company is building a new factory in North Las Vegas, Nevada, at a stated cost of $1 billion. The Faraday Future company has said it aims to put its first electric car into production within two years. Now, it may have halted.

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North America’s largest lithium supply to be developed with DOE help

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Department of Energy has announced that it will loan $700 million to mining company Ioneer to develop lithium reserves found in Nevada. Now, a new source of lithium, found within the state of Nevada, will be developed by the mining company Ioneer, with help from a $700 million loan from the Department of Energy. As the U.S.