Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2010

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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Oil GM Volt Polymer 262

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

central time in the United States Gulf of Mexico (GOM); the rig was located approximately 41 miles offshore Louisiana on Mississippi Canyon block 252. Main power is provided by 6 x Wartsila 18V32 rated 9,775 hp each, driving 6 x ABB AMG 0900xU10 7,000 kW 11,000 volts AC generators. An explosion and fire on Transocean Ltd.’s

Mississippi 210

Mississippi Louisiana 2001 Fleet 210

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 20, 2023

The GV70 EV’s all-electric range is rated at 236 miles. miles per kilowatt-hour (kWh). 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. After driving in-and-around Atlanta for several hours, we averaged a respectable 3.3

All-Electric 76

All-Electric SUV Alabama Gasoline-Electric 76