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GM sourcing components for the Chevy Volt produced from recycled oil-soaked plastic booms from BP spill

Green Car Congress

General Motors has developed a method to convert an estimated 100 miles of the oil-laden plastic boom material used to soak up oil from the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year into parts for the Chevy Volt. Heritage Environmental managed the collection of boom material along the Louisiana coast. Click to enlarge.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Genesis GV70 EV AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Utilizing both 400 and 800 volt charging, the slowest is by a standard 120V household plug that delivers a full charge in about two and a half days. When coasting or braking, it converts kinetic energy into electric energy and returns it to the battery. kWh lithium-ion polymer battery. inch 3D digital instrument screen.