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Colorado Teardrops developing EV-specific teardrop trailer: The Boulder

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Trailer-maker Colorado Teardrops is developing an EV adventure camper trailer that can extend the towing range of an EV. As a comparison, the company’s conventional Mt. As a comparison, the company’s conventional Mt. The Boulder has a 75 kWh battery pack built into the trailer frame to recharge the EV’s batteries.

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

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Mass comparison, 4x4 crew cabs. The 2015 Chevrolet Colorado uses engineering techniques and lightweight materials to create fuel-efficient pickup capability in a mass-efficient mid-size package. Chevrolet expects EPA fuel economy estimates for Colorado this summer. Steel structure of the 2015 Colorado. Click to enlarge.

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2024 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison is going fat with 35-inch tires

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Chevrolet goes larger with the 2024 Colorado ZR2 Bison. On Wednesday, the 2024 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison debuted boasting larger tires, higher breakover and resignation angles, and extra garden clearance. 2024 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison Colorado ZR2 Bison angles and postponed Past the ZR2 Bison’s 38.2-degree

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Nucor investing in start-up company Electra developing zero-carbon iron technology

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Nucor Corporation, a North American manufacturer of steel and steel products, has made an equity investment in Electra , a Colorado-based start-up developing a process to produce carbon-free iron that can be used to make steel. Existing electric arc furnaces account for 70% of steel production in the US.

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Colorado State University Forecasters Predict Above-Average 2010 Hurricane Season

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The Colorado State University forecast team predicts an above-average 2010 Atlantic basin hurricane season based on the premise that El Niño conditions will dissipate by this summer and that anomalously warm tropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures will persist. Phil Klotzbach, lead forecaster on the CSU Hurricane Forecast Team.

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Study finds methane leaks from three large US natural gas fields in line with EPA estimates

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CIRES is a partnership of NOAA and the University of Colorado Boulder. Where leak rates are low, the comparison favors natural gas. The Colorado, Utah and California basins combined produce less than 3% of all US natural gas—much less than the eastern basins. tons (33,000 lbs) per hour, or 0.18-0.41% 0.41% of production.

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ASG life-cycle study finds aluminum Ford F-150 “Best Full-size Truck of 2015” from environmental and economic perspective

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Life-cycle thinking is critical to fair and accurate vehicle comparisons, especially when vehicles are powered by different fuel sources, ASG says. In the Mid-size truck segment, the return of the GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado shook up this segment. Best Economic Performance: Chevrolet Colorado.

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