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GM Defense awarded $214.3M contract to produce Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle; based on 2020 Colorado with 2.8L diesel

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The US Army Contracting Command–Detroit Arsenal announced that GM Defense LLC , a subsidiary of General Motors, has been awarded the production contract to build, field and sustain the Army’s new Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV). The total production ISV contract award value is $214.3 The approved Army Acquisition Objective is 2,065 vehicles.

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Amprius Technologies selects Colorado for gigafactory site

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Amprius Technologies, a developer of silicon anode Li-ion battery cells with its Si-Nanowire platform, has signed a letter of intent for a 775,000 square foot facility in Brighton, Colorado. Amprius selected Colorado for its high-volume manufacturing facility following an extensive evaluation of key criteria across three states.

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GM uses lightweight, advanced materials to reduce weight on 2015 Colorado pickup

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The 2015 Chevrolet Colorado uses engineering techniques and lightweight materials to create fuel-efficient pickup capability in a mass-efficient mid-size package. The 2015 Colorado 4x4 crew cab, which GM expects to be the most popular version of the new trucks, weighs 880 to 1,400 lbs (363 to 635 kg) less than a full-size truck.

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GM to build and sell new global Chevrolet Colorado pickup in US

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A version of the all-new Colorado midsize pickup will be built and sold in the United States, Chevrolet confirmed today. The current-generation Colorado will be produced in Shreveport, La., The new Colorado is based on an all-new midsize truck architecture developed by GM do Brasil within GM’s global product development organization.

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Go Electric Colorado Helps Homeowners In Colorado & Around The Country Transition To Fossil-Free Buildings

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I was visiting my daughter in Colorado and decided to visit the “Cars and Coffee” event in Lafayette. Although they had many interesting cars and a few interesting electric vehicles, I ended up deciding to write about a non-profit organization call Go Electric Colorado after Julia Moravcsik told me about.

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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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Lightning Systems more than tripling size of manufacturing and R&D facility in Colorado

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With more than $32 million in pending orders from commercial and government fleets, commercial electric vehicle supplier Lightning Systems is more than tripling the size of its manufacturing, research and development facility in Loveland, Colorado.

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