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Tropicana Las Vegas Closing Tuesday to Make Way for a Baseball Stadium

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The famous Tropicana Las Vegas resort, which held the city’s longest-running cabaret and was known for its lavish midcentury décor, will close on Tuesday as it prepares for demolition to make way for a new Major League Baseball stadium. billion baseball stadium to lure the Athletics to a site on the Las Vegas Strip.

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Dept of Interior approves plan for largest solar project in US; 690 MW Gemini Solar with 380 MW battery system

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Bernhardt signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for Solar Partners XI, LLC to construct a 690-MW photovoltaic solar electric generating facility and ancillary facilities about 30 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The authorized solar facilities include 34.5 kilovolt overhead and underground collector lines; a 2-acre (0.8-hectare)

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The Boring Company Vegas Loop gets approval from Commissioners

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The Clark County Nevada Commissioners Board recently approved The Boring Company’s (TBC) Vegas Loop franchise agreement, marking another milestone in the project. The Board granted TBC a franchise agreement on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. Some details from the @boringcompany on the "Vegas Loop."

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VinFast meets 2022 goal as first 999 VF8 EVs arrive in U.S

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VinFast’s VF 8 Eco, VF 8 Plus, VF 9 Eco, and VF 9 Plus were all granted Certificates of Conformity from the U.S. Early this year in Las Vegas , we announced our lineup of all-electric SUVs and made a bold promise to deliver them to the market by the end of 2022. agency on November 23, EPA filings show.

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DTNA unveils Freightliner SuperTruck II

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Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), a subsidiary of Daimler Truck, revealed the Freightliner SuperTruck II in Las Vegas this week. Finally, the new 48-volt electrical system operates the hoteling features without the engine running while delivering 12-volt power for the standard cab items like lighting or the instrument cluster.

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Clean Energy signs deals for more than 20M gallons of renewable natural gas in past 45 days

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In Las Vegas, Clean Energy is expanding Republic Services’ largest natural gas truck yard in the country, adding 92 time-fill fueling spots. Noble Environmental in Pennsylvania has purchased a CNG mobile unit, along with monthly services, to fuel its CNG refuse trucks until Clean Energy completes construction of a permanent station.

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Freightliner Inspiration truck receives autonomous vehicle licensing from Nevada DMV

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Nevada has granted the first license for an autonomous commercial truck—the Freightliner Inspiration—to operate on an open public highway in the United States to Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA).

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