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The Boring Company completes Vegas Westgate-2 tunnel with Prufrock-1

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Elon Musk-led tunneling company The Boring Company has completed a new tunnel in Las Vegas as it continues to make progress on a larger loop covering much of the city’s downtown. miles of underground tunnels. The first loop of the underground tunnel system includes three stations over about 1.7

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Rivian R1T electric pickup: Towing 11,000 pounds up Davis Dam Grade, in scorching heat

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The Davis Dam Grade, located along a stretch of State Route 68 between Las Vegas and the Hoover Dam, ascends from 550 feet elevation to 3,500 feet in just 11.4 The Davis Dam Grade test is the basis for an actual Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) test.

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Honda tests Gen 2 prototype electric autonomous work vehicle with Black & Veatch

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First introduced as a concept at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, the Honda AWV combines the company’s rugged and durable off-road side-by-side platform with emerging advanced autonomous technology. miles) depending on the use case. Maximum loading capacity. 399kg (880lbs). Towing weight limit. Minimum turning radius. 3.9m (12ft.

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The Boring Company raises $675M to scale boring machine production & more

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Purpose is to recruit amazing people, scale up boring machine production & build thousands of miles of tunnels. The Boring Company has a fully functioning tunnel system in Sin City called the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) Loop. TBC is also working on the Vegas Loop in Las Vegas.

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The Boring Company gets shot at exclusive negotiations for Las Olas Loop in Fort Lauderdale

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Along with negotiating an agreement with Boring, there will be a significant amount of technical and engineering and regulatory work that will need to be done,” she told Bloomberg. The proposed Las Olas Loop will consist of two bidirectional tunnels, similar to those TBC proposed in its Ontario Airport (ONT) Loop project.

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An Extreme Real World EV Driving (Charging) Test

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An Extreme Real World EV Driving (Charging) Test True Long Range: 1,796 Miles and Four States in a 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Ford presented a great opportunity to test the long-range suitability of the 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E when I received an invitation to attend the Ford Bronco Off-Roadeo program in Moab, Utah. miles per kWh.

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Fisker Ocean EV to make global public debut at CES 2020; Electrify America charging station network partner

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The Fisker Ocean all-electric luxury SUV ( earlier post ) will make its public debut at Consumer Electronics Show 2020 in Las Vegas. Drivers will enjoy a frictionless charging experience and more than 200 miles of range from 30 minutes of charging. Additional details on charging packages will be released later in 2020.

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