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Transportation

Elon Musk's Boring Co. Completes First Commercial Project

Las Vegas Convention Center transit loop finished in 18 months

Jim Parsons

April 16, 2021

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Vegas tunnel system, which cost $52.5 million, can accommodate 4,400 riders per hour.

Electric Pickup Truck Category Grows, With Even More Machines on the Horizon

Alan Rider

March 5, 2020

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With a bevy of electric- and hydrogen-powered pickup trucks on the horizon, ENR takes a look at some of the standouts.

New Electric Pickups Look to Shake Up Work Truck Mix

Alan Rider

March 4, 2020

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Pickups are one of the most common sights on the jobsite, but fresh engines and battery-powered upstarts may shake up the status quo this year.

Walmart Sues Tesla Over Solar-Panel Related Fires

August 28, 2019

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Walmart filed suit against Tesla Energy Operations on Aug. 20, alleging that seven rooftop fires at the retailer’s stores between 2012 and 2018 were the result of problems with solar panels installed by a company now owned by the automaker.

The American Infrastructure

Elon Musk Fills Out His Transportation Tunnel Team

The Boring Co. is negotiating a contract after selection by The Chicago Infrastructure Trust

Scott Van Voorhis

September 4, 2018

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The 16-mile O'Hare Express would connect downtown Chicago and O'Hare airport.

The American Infrastructure

Engineers: Give Us the Risk Realities for Autonomous Vehicles

How civil engineers can keep Tesla and Uber honest about self-driving cars

Richard Korman

August 9, 2018

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As Google, Uber, Amazon and Tesla work to transform transportation, there’s an important task that should be taken up by civil engineers: better informing the public about the risks.

Commuter Transportation

Musk Says ‘Chicago Express’ Tunnel Project Could Start Work in Months

But his company must settle terms with the city

Jeff Yoders

July 19, 2018

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Technology guru Elon Musk beat three other companies for the right to negotiate with Chicago.

Electric Trucks Due Any Day Now

Alan Rider

February 13, 2018

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The current pickup-truck revolution has seen the introduction of viable models from unexpected players such as automakers Honda and Nissan.

Tesla Beats 100-Day Deadline to Install Wind-Farm Battery in Australia

December 7, 2017

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk made good on his vow to the state of South Australia, installing a 100-MW, 129-MWh lithium-ion battery system in less than 100 working days at a 315-MW wind farm north of Adelaide.