http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/economy/faraday-gets-ok-build-rail-spur-1-billion-electric-car-factory-north-las-vegas Faraday gets OK to build rail spur for $1 billion electric car factory in North Las Vegas August 11, 2016 Art Marroquin
[images / Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal http://www.reviewjournal.com/sites/default/files/field/media/web1_faraday_041316cs_003_6824756.jpg Government and Faraday Future officials shovel dirt during the groundbreaking for the company's planned 900-acre manufacturing site in North Las Vegas on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 http://www.reviewjournal.com/sites/default/files/field/media/web1_faraday_041316cs_002_6824756.jpg Faraday Future Vice President of Manufacturing Dag Reckhorn waits for others during the groundbreaking ... http://www.reviewjournal.com/sites/default/files/field/media/web1_faraday_041316cs_001_6824756.jpg Faraday Future Vice President of Supply Chain Tom Wessner, from left, Gov. Brian Sandoval, and Ding Lei, co-founder and global vice chairman of SEE Plan, hold glasses of champagne during the groundbreaking ... ] Designs are underway for a 4-mile railway spur leading to the site of Faraday Future’s planned $1 billion factory site in North Las Vegas. With no discussion, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada’s board of directors on Thursday approved a right-of-way agreement that allows the agency to build part of the rail line on property owned by Clark County. Construction could start by next year on the rail spur, which calls for linking an existing main railroad line to a 3-million-square-foot plant where Faraday plans to manufacture electric vehicles, said Fred Ohene, the commission’s deputy general manager. Costs to build the spur are still being calculated, with completion expected by late 2018, Ohene said. The North Las Vegas Public Works Department issued a grading permit to Faraday in July, but company officials have not said when construction will start on the property, just west of U.S. Highway 93 and Grand Valley Parkway. Moving forward, Faraday still needs to apply for permits to install underground utilities, lay the foundation and construct the building, said city spokeswoman Delen Goldberg. Nevada lawmakers held a special session in 2015 to approve $215 million in tax incentives to attract Faraday to the state. The facility is expected to have 4,500 full-time employees, at least half of whom must be Nevada residents, as part of an agreement reached with the city. [© Las Vegas Review-Journal] http://www.cultofmac.com/442410/faraday-future-poaches-apple-cars-navigation-engineer/ Faraday Future poaches Apple Car's navigation engineer AUGUST 15, 2016 Apple's efforts to build a self-driving electric car hit another speed bump recently after the company lost its navigation engineer to electric car startup Faraday ... For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.0catch.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/FaradayF-approved-to-build-rail-spur-for-1B-N-Las-Vegas-NV-EV-factory-tp4683323.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
