October 12, 2023

 

VIA EDGAR

 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549-6010

Attention: Jenny O’Shanick and Erin Purnell

 

Re:

Nxu, Inc.

Registration Statement on Form S-1

Filed on October 10, 2023, as amended

File No. 333-274910

 

Dear Ms. O’Shanick,

 

Pursuant to the letter dated October 10, 2023 from Nxu, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company had requested that the effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so as to permit it to become effective at 5:00 p.m. Washington D.C. time on October 12, 2023, or as soon thereafter as practicable. The Company hereby requests to withdraw its aforementioned request to accelerate the effectiveness of such Registration Statement and intend to request effectiveness of such Registration Statement in the near future pursuant to a separate request for effectiveness.

 

Please contact Michael Blankenship of Winston & Strawn LLP, counsel to the Company, at (713) 651-2678 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