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Colorado Switching to Screen-Printed License Plates for Better Visibility

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Colorado receives similar winter weather, and lawmakers in the state want to change the type of plates allowed to be more durable and visible over time. As The Drive pointed out, Colorado is the latest in a long line of states making the shift. Colorado is also one of several states that require front license plates.

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Beneficial Electrification League launches rural electric school bus initiative

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Northwest Iowa Power Corporation (representing 7 electric cooperatives). Colorado Rural Electric Association (representing 22 electric cooperatives). La Plata Electric Association (representing Colorado co-op consumer-members). Winneshiek Energy District (an energy district in Iowa). Statewide Organizations.

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Iowa State/Ames Lab researcher receives $3M from ARPA-E for solid-state sodium battery

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Martin’s group at Iowa State will develop the new solid electrolyte separator; Martin has been exploring new glass compositions with very high ionic conductivities for some time. A team led by Sehee Lee at the University of Colorado Boulder will develop the new anode for the battery.

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USDA providing $700M to provide economic relief to more than 100 biofuel producers and 195 facilities

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For example: In Iowa, Southwest Renewable Energy LLC is receiving a payment of $3 million. USDA is making payments to 195 biofuel production facilities to support the maintenance and viability of a significant market for agricultural producers of products such as corn, soybean or biomass that supply biofuel production.

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J.D. Power: US growing increasingly divided on EV adoption

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Accordingly, the top 10 states with the highest overall EV adoption rates—California, Washington, Hawaii, Oregon, Nevada, Maryland, Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Massachusetts—have continued to see EV adoption rates grow steadily, climbing year-over-year through the first half of 2023.

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DOE awards $19M to 13 initiatives in fossil-fuel areas to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals

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San Juan River-Raton-Black Mesa Basin (Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico): New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology plans to determine the rare earth elements and critical minerals resource potential in coal and related stratigraphic units in the San Juan and Raton basins in New Mexico. DOE Funding: $1,499,997. DOE Funding: $1,499,817.

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From Coast to Coast: Uncovering the Most Loved Cars in Each State

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Alabama: Ford F-150 Alaska: Subaru Outback Arizona: Toyota Tacoma Arkansas: GMC Sierra 1500 California: Honda Civic Colorado: Subaru Forester Connecticut: Toyota RAV4 Delaware: Ford Explorer Florida: Toyota Corolla Georgia: Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Hawaii: Toyota Tacoma Idaho: Ford F-150 Illinois: Honda Civic Indiana: Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Iowa: (..)

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