GM Energy Efficiency

Updates on how GM is reducing emissions and petroleum dependence by being more energy efficient.

For more information on GM’s commitment to energy efficiency, visit its sustainability report and environmental blog.

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Energy

GM Advances its Solar Mission at Warren Transmission
Our march toward a clean energy future continues. We’re partnering with DTE Energy to build a new 800-kilowatt, 2,800-panel, 4.25-acre solar array at our Warren Transmission plant in Michigan.

Energy

General Motors and DTE Energy Partner on Solar Array
General Motors is partnering with DTE Energy to build a new 800-kilowatt solar array at its Warren Transmission plant that will be GM’s largest solar installation in Michigan.

Energy

Turning Up the Heat on Energy Efficiency
I was already level with the roof on a ladder when my General Motors supervisor pointed out the irony of my situation. As an Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellow, I was destroying the homes of the young maple tree seedlings trying to grow in the rain gutter of a Detroit home. I’m all for trees, but not when they take up residence in a rain gutter.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Dow Jones Sustainability Index: How GM Stacks Up
We were just named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, the leading global benchmark for corporate sustainability.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

GM Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index
General Motors has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, the leading global benchmark for corporate sustainability. GM is the only automaker to make the list in North America.

Energy

GM Canada’s First Renewable Energy Project Uses Canal Water to Keep Cool
General Motors’ St. Catharines Powertrain plant is harnessing the pure energy of water to cool processes in its operations. Its new micro-hydro system marks GM Canada’s first use of renewable energy.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

GM’s Toledo Transmission Goes 3 for E3
Our Toledo Transmission’s 2,200 employees are busy bees. Not only do they build 5,400 transmissions every day, they’re building them in an environmentally responsible manner. Just ask the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.

Energy

Chevrolet EV Batteries Go Out of the Volt and Into the Record Books

Environment

GM Joins White House Climate Pledge

Energy

Secondary-Use Chevrolet Volt Batteries Power Their Way Into the Record Books

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