Nevada

Nevada hosts only U.S. qualifier – one of 18 national selection events worldwide

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Twenty amateur adventure athletes will drive, run, bike, climb and kayak through the wide-open Nevada landscape as Land Rover North America and the Nevada Commission on Tourism kick off the Land Rover G4 Challenge Nevada Passage, May 6.

Land Rover G4 Challenge: The four-day multistage competition, which lasts through Friday, is the United States’ sole qualifying event for the prestigious international Land Rover G4 Challenge.

Feb. 13, 2008, CARSON CITY, Nev. – Land Rover North America and the Nevada Commission on Tourism announced today that this year’s Nevada Passage will serve as the national selection event for the 2008/2009 Land Rover G4 Challenge.

Twenty athletes from around the nation will travel throughout Nevada competing in driving and outdoor adventure activities designed to test teamwork and skills such as 4x4 driving, navigating, trail running, mountain biking and kayaking. The top two two-person teams from the national competition advance to the international selection event in early 2009, where one team will be selected to represent the United States in the final challenge in Asia.

Historic delivery caps record-setting year for GM-Allison hybrid system

2008-01-09, LAS VEGAS - The 1,000th bus powered by the GM-Allison hybrid system will be delivered here this month to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC), GM announced at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show.

The landmark delivery is part of a fleet order by the RTC that will double its fleet of hybrid buses from 30 to 60 operating in the Las Vegas area.

"I'm pleased to announce that we will deliver our 1,000th hybrid bus right here in Las Vegas later this month," GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner said during his keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show, the world's largest technology trade show with more than 140,000 attendees.