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Study finds Colorado River Basin’s worst known megadrought was 1,800 years ago

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The ongoing severe drought in the Colorado River Basin has led to the river flowing at 84% of its historic average flow. The new study used tree-ring data and other climate records to identify a drought period unmatched in severity by the current drought or other ancient droughts. It’s quite remarkable.

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Colorado Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Rises to $5,000

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Great news for drivers looking to purchase an electric vehicle in Colorado! On May 11, 2023, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed House Bill 23-1272 into law. With the upcoming changes being put in place by the new law, Colorado will have the highest state EV tax credit in the country. 4 , and more.

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Cali to Colorado with kids: Our EV road trip adventure

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With the comprehensive Supercharger network available to Tesla owners (which will soon be made available to all EV drivers), and other rapidly growing charging networks, including our very own peer-to-peer nationwide EVmatch platform , road tripping with your EV is not only possible, it can be really fun.

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Satellite study shows drought-stricken Colorado River Basin states depleting their groundwater

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A new satellite study finds more than 75% of the water loss in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin since late 2004 came from underground resources. The Colorado River Basin (black outline) supplies water to about 40 million people in seven states. Credit: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Click to enlarge. —Jay Famiglietti.

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Researchers use IPCC AR5 models to forecast 10% drop in Colorado River flow in next few decades

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The Colorado River Basin encompasses much of the American West, covering parts of seven US states and two states in Mexico. It also comes on the heels of a major study of the Colorado River Basin by the US Department of Interior that projected longer and more severe droughts by 2060, and a 9% decline in the Colorado’s flows.

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Octillion Power Systems enters US bus market to supply batteries for motorcoaches, city buses

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The motorcoaches and city transit buses are designed and developed by Lightning eMotors at their headquarters in Loveland, Colorado. The electric motorcoaches from Lightning eMotors and ABC Companies, a leading provider of motorcoach sales and support in the USA and Canada, are on sale now and available throughout the United States.

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Ford F-150 Lightning prevails in two high-intensity towing tests in cold and warm climates

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Ford announced today that its new F-150 Lightning all-electric pickup truck recently completed two grueling, high-intensity towing tests in various climates to fully assess the vehicle’s performance and capabilities while hauling. Ford said it would release this information “in due course.”

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