Gulf Oil Spill Booms Get Reused, Recycled In Chevy Volt

Recycling components is nothing new in the automotive industry, but GM is taking the concept a step further by getting rid of some 100 miles of coated oil booms from last summer's Gulf of Mexico oil spill and recycling them for use in the 2011 Chevrolet Volt . The project is expected to create enough material for use in under the hood components, primarily for plastic radiator parts that help improve airflow around the car for the entire first year production of the Volt, which is pegged at approximately 10,000 cars.GM has worked with several companies to get the project underway, including Heritage Environmental, which collects the boom material fro

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