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

Baua Electric

The changes, announced on Thursday, apply to Zoox’s fleet of vehicles that it designed and built itself. Zoox also operates retrofitted self-driving Toyota Highlanders in Seattle, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Foster City, California. m)after she was hit by a human-driven car.

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The Boring Company’s San Antonio Loop negotiations are inching forward

Teslarati

Similar to the Las Vegas Convention Center Loop, the San Antonio project could utilize a fleet of Teslas. The expected cost of the tunnels is upwards of $250 million, which is quite reasonable considering the typical cost of public transportation projects. .

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New details on The Boring Company’s Tesla fleet for the LVCC Loop emerge

Teslarati

The Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) Loop is now fully operational, but while the underground transport service is already servicing passengers on a regular basis, very little is known about the Teslas that are currently used in the system. Fortunately, some details about the LVCC Loop’s fleet of electric cars have emerged recently.

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The Boring Company Vegas Loop could transport ~2,000 people per hour from Resorts World

Teslarati

The Boring Company’s (TBC) Vegas Loop is expected to transport nearly 2,000 passengers per hour between its Resorts World station and the Las Vegas Convention Center, which has its own LVCC Loop. “We Vegas Loop fares are expected to cost between the price of public transportation or a rideshare.

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Lightning Systems electric shuttle buses now offered on CALACT purchasing contract

Green Car Congress

Lightning Electric vehicles are built around bodies offered by Lightning Systems-authorized dealers on the contract, including A-Z Bus Sales in Colton, California; Creative Bus Sales of Chino, California; and RO Bus Sales based in Las Vegas.

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company gets shorter operating agreement for LVCC Loop

Teslarati

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) recently decided to shorten its operating agreement with Elon Musk’s Boring Company with regards to the operation and maintenance of the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) Loop. million to maintain a fleet of Tesla vehicles with drivers.

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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.