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                             October 5, 2023

       Mark Hanchett
       Chief Executive Officer
       Nxu, Inc.
       1828 N Higley Rd., Suite 116
       Mesa, Arizona 85205

                                                        Re: Nxu, Inc.
                                                            Draft Registration
Statement on Form S-1
                                                            Submitted September
29, 2023
                                                            CIK 1722969

       Dear Mark Hanchett:

                                                        This is to advise you
that we do not intend to review your registration statement.

               We request that you publicly file your registration statement no
later than 48 hours prior
       to the requested effective date and time. Please refer to Rules 460 and
461 regarding requests for
       acceleration. We remind you that the company and its management are
responsible for the
       accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review,
comments, action or
       absence of action by the staff.

                                                        Please contact Jenny
O'Shanick at 202-551-8005 with any questions.




                             Sincerely,


                             Division of Corporation Finance

                             Office of Manufacturing
       cc:                                              Michael J. Blankenship