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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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Colorado Grant Programs to Fund Electric School Buses, Low-Zero-Emission Fleets

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Colorado state health department announces selected projects for grant programs to fund electric school buses, low- and zero-emission fleet vehicles

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Colorado announces $31.7 million in grants for electric buses – Charged EVs

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Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Transportation recently announced $31.7 million in grant funding to local governments, transit agencies and nonprofits for the purchase of 28 new electric transit vehicles. The Colorado Clean Transit Enterprise (CTE) will provide $15 million for the initiative, and the remaining $16.7

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Bridgestone awarded $35M USDA Climate-Smart Grant to advance guayule natural rubber production

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The US Department of Agriculture has awarded Bridgestone and several partners a $35-million grant to continue its investment in desert shrub guayule ( earlier post ) to advance a climate-smart domestic rubber industry and offer a solution for growers amid the ongoing water crisis in the Southwestern US.

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Colorado approves goal to make 82% of car sales electric by 2032

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Colorado has voted to approve a new standard on the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), with an additional goal set for 2032 and new guidance for increasing EV sales beginning in 2027. Instead of prohibiting gas car sales, the state says it hopes to direct consumers toward some of its grants and other programs making EVs easier to access.

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Colorado Offers Financial Support for Schools, Businesses, & Local Governments to Purchase Clean Vehicles

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Two new Colorado grant programs open for first round of applications The state health department’s Air Pollution Control Division is now accepting the first round of applications for two new grant programs to fund clean vehicles.

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Colorado commits $65 million to electric school buses

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Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed into law SB 193 , an air-quality bill which among other things creates a $65 million grant program for electric school buses in the state. The post Colorado commits $65 million to electric school buses appeared first on Electrek.

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