Used Chevrolet Volt Batteries Help Power New IT Building | GM

  • 9 years ago
What happens to the batteries that power Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric cars when their useful life is done? Five of them are helping keep the lights on at the new General Motors Enterprise Data Center at its Milford Proving Ground.

Repurposed scrap Volt battery covers already star in a variety of applications, from bat houses to nesting boxes for endangered duck species. Now, as Chevrolet closes on the second-generation Volt for 2016, it’s time to begin tapping the energy left in batteries from first-generation models.

Read more: http://bit.ly/1QFoFqg

© 2015 | 3BL Media/GM | All Rights Reserved

Recommended