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Environment: Our Commitment
We’re committed to continuous improvement as we reduce the environmental impact of our vehicles and facilities. We’re making progress—through vehicles like the Chevrolet Volt, our 103 landfill-free facilities and by receiving an Energy Star Partner of the Year award for energy efficiency.
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Environment: Fueled by the Sun
At GM facilities around the globe, we currently house 30 megawatts of solar power, with plans to double that number to 60 megawatts over the next few years.
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Environment: Quest for Zero Landfill
Taking one bag of trash out on the curb, as most people do weekly, generates more waste to landfill than many of GM’s facilities combined.
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Environment: Three GM Buildings Take Home Top Honors From EPA
DETROIT – Three General Motors’ buildings are being recognized for superior performance in the EPA’s 2012 ENERGY STAR National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. -
Environment: GM Donates $10,000 to Flint for Tree-Planting Project
FLINT, Mich. – Two days after announcing plans to purchase the first Durant-Dort Carriage Company factory in Flint, the automaker presented Flint city leaders with $10,000 to purchase and plant trees this spring on the nearby Chevy in the Hole manufacturing site. -
Environment: GM is First Automaker to Sign ‘Climate Declaration’
DETROIT – General Motors is the first automaker among 40 major U.S. companies to sign a “Climate Declaration,” collectively asserting that responding to climate change is good business. -
Environment: Chevrolet Spark Most Efficient U.S. Retail Electric Vehicle
NEW YORK – The 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV is the industry benchmark in retail electric vehicle efficiency with a combined city/highway EPA estimated range of 82 miles when fully charged and an EPA-estimated combined city/highway 119 MPGe fuel economy equivalent.
