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January 23, 2025
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F. Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 |
| Attn: | Patrick Fullem |
Erin Purnell
| Re: | Nxu, Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended
Originally filed on December 30, 2024
File No. 333-284086
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Nxu, Inc. (the “Registrant”) respectfully requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”) be accelerated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to be effective at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on January 24, 2025, or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter.
The Registrant understands that the Staff of the Commission will consider this request as confirmation by the Registrant that it is aware of its responsibilities under the federal securities laws as they relate to the issuance of the securities covered by the Registration Statement.
The Registrant hereby authorizes Michael M. Donahey of Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration. Please contact Mr. Donahey at (602) 382-6381 or Eileen Vernon at (213) 929-2551 with any questions you may have concerning this request, and please notify either of them when this request for acceleration has been granted.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| Nxu, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark Hanchett | |
| Name: | Mark Hanchett | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| cc: | Michael M. Donahey, Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. |
Eileen Vernon, Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.