RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — The plan to build the world’s first lithium-sulfur gigafactory northeast of the Reno Stead Airport has fallen through, according to representatives with the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority.
Lyten, a San-Jose based startup, had envisioned a $1 billion investment but the gigafactory is no longer moving forward after the company was unable to negotiate a lease, according to airport officials.
Lissa Butterfield, manager of planning and environmental services for the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority, updated the city’s Ward 4 neighborhood advisory board about the project earlier this month…