April 17, 2023

 

VIA EDGAR

 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549-6010

 

Re:	Nxu, Inc.
	Registration Statement on Form S-4
	Filed on April 17, 2023

 

Dear Sir or Madam:

 

Pursuant to Rule 461 of the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Nxu, Inc. (the “Company”) respectfully requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so as to permit it to become effective at 4:00 p.m. Washington D.C. time on April 19, 2023, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

 

Please contact Michael Blankenship or James Brown of Winston & Strawn LLP, counsel to the Company, at (713) 651-2678 or (713) 651-2796, respectively, to provide notice of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or if you have any other questions or concerns regarding this matter.

 

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	Very truly yours,
	NXU, INC.
	By:	/s/ Mark Hanchett
	Name:	Mark Hanchett
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

cc:	Michael Blankenship, Esq., Winston & Strawn LLP
	James Brown, Esq., Winston & Strawn LLP