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Chevrolet showcases coming new 2.8L Duramax diesel in Colorado ZR2 Concept

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At the Los Angele Auto Show, Chevrolet introduced the Colorado ZR2 concept as a vision of how Chevrolet could take the all-new midsize truck’s off-road capability to the next level. Duramax diesel engine that will arrive in the Colorado lineup later next year. The Colorado ZR2 concept’s new 2.8L

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Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 Fuel Cell Vehicle debuts at AUSA meeting

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The Chevrolet Colorado ZH2, the extreme off-road-capable fuel-cell-powered electric vehicle from General Motors, made its debut at the fall meeting of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA). Standing more than 6½ feet tall and more than seven feet wide, the Colorado ZH2 was built on a stretched midsize pickup chassis.

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Junkyard Find: 1980 Fiat X1/9

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Still, there were four Fiat models available here during the first couple of years of the 1980s, including the mid-engined X1/9. The X1/9 was developed from the 1969 Autobianchi A112 Bertone concept car , and it was cheap to produce in large part due to its use of the Fiat 128 's front suspension and powertrain mounted in the back.

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Chevrolet unveils Colorado diesel show truck for global debut at Bangkok show

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Chevrolet revealed the Colorado Show Truck in advance of the Bangkok International Auto Show, where it is making its global public debut. The concept previews the next-generation Colorado midsize pickup truck; the Colorado goes on sale in Thailand later this year. Colorado show truck. Click to enlarge.

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Researchers advance concept of “4-D” printing technology using shape memory polymer fibers

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Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and Singapore University of Technology and Design have added a “fourth dimension” to additive manufacturing technology, opening up possibilities for the creation and use of adaptive, composite materials in manufacturing, packaging and biomedical applications. A team led by H.

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ARPA-E awards $16M to 8 projects developing distributed generation systems; solid-oxide fuel-cell/engine hybrids

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The INTEGRATE program seeks to achieve this unprecedented efficiency level at an attractive cost by developing fuel cell and engine hybrid system concepts and enabling technologies. Funded projects are: Colorado School of Mines; High Efficiency, Low Cost & Robust Hybrid SOFC/IC Engine Power Generator – $3,006,864.

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Toyota and Net Impact announce 3 finalists of Next Generation Mobility Challenge

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The finalists’ pitch concepts and student team members are: “The Hub”: A carpooling concept based in school communities that would be more efficient than public transit and allow commuting parents to spend more time with their families. Andrew Gelfman, Computer Science/Engineering undergraduate, University of Colorado.

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