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Tesla Giga Nevada expansion tax breaks to remain secret for now: NV officials

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Tesla’s Gigafactory Nevada facility will undergo a serious expansion that would allow it to mass produce the Tesla Semi and produce 100 GWh of 4680 battery cells per year. The date is three days before the office is expected to vote on whether Giga Nevada’s expansion is eligible to receive tax breaks or not.

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Nevada the site for the Tesla Gigafactory pending legislative approval of incentive package estimated at up to $1.25B over 20 years

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On Thursday, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and Elon Musk, Chairman and CEO of Tesla Motors, confirmed what had been widely leaked the day before: that Nevada and Tesla had reached an agreement—subject to legislative review and approval—that will result in the state being the site for the Tesla Gigafactory. Earlier post.)

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Tesla Semi gets its newest customer

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.” Manufacturing of the Semi is confined to a small facility that is in Sparks, Nevada , near the Tesla Gigafactory. Tesla was granted around $330 million in tax breaks for the plant. The Tesla Semi production processes will move to a new facility that the automaker is currently in the process of building.

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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. Boring also envisions expanding the line to other areas of the Las #Vegas Valley.

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Tesla Gigafactory For Electric-Car Batteries: Site Work Continues (Photos)

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Last September, Nevada governor Brian Sandoval signed a bill granting various tax breaks and incentives to Tesla Motors for construction of its massive battery "gigafactory" outside Reno. Now, photos taken yesterday show that work on the site--empty desert land less than a year ago--is well underway.

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Pike Research forecasts global geothermal power capacity could more than double by 2020; US to lead world in geothermal power capacity through 2020

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On 23 September, the US Department of Energy (DOE) finalized a loan guarantee of up to $350 million for a 113MW geothermal power generation project sponsored by Ormat Nevada, Inc. Recent DOE geothermal funding. Earlier post.). Pike forecasts that total US geothermal capacity will reach 4.2

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Tesla opts for U.S. battery production, German battery plans take a backseat

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The company has prioritized further production steps in the USA because tax incentives make business conditions more favorable there.” billion in grants from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that aims to help manufacturing and processing companies. Additionally, the automaker announced a $3.6

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