Boy Scout Builds Homes for Bats with Chevy Volt Battery Covers
A Boy Scout from Clarkston, Michigan, Matthew Netherland, recently completed an Eagle Scout project that involved building homes for bats with Chevy Volt battery covers. While the idea sounds complex, it is green in more than one way—recycling parts for an electric vehicle to construct homes for animals. Rich Castle, natural resource manager for hydro […]
Girl Scout Founder Juliette Gordon Low Was a Terrible Driver
October 31st is Halloween, when people in the United States celebrate all things spooky with candy and costumes. Girl Scouts also remember today as the birthday of founder Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low. Thanks to her life in the public eye, first as a socialite and then as founder of the Girl Scout movement, we know a […]
Road Trip Pit Stops: 4 Haunted Destinations in Wisconsin
As Halloween approaches, it’s the perfect time to plan a fall road trip. The Badger State provides quite a few eery destinations to explore this season. Here are four spook-tacular sites in Wisconsin that are worth adding to your itinerary. Seasonal Makeover: Update your vehicle with these nifty accessories The Pfister Hotel At first glance, Milwaukee’s […]
3 Awesome Off-Road Trails in Louisiana
Spring is just around the corner, and with warmer weather comes outdoor fun. Get ready to gas up your ATV, hitch up your trailer, and rev up your truck, because we’re about to tour a few of Lousiana’s finest off-road trails. Pride and Patriotism: How a giant American flag became a dealership’s icon Sandstone Trail […]
Gerald Johnson: General Motors North America Manufacturing VP
Photo: General Motors The automotive industry is filled with hard workers, innovators, and trailblazers, and Gerald Johnson is no exception. From East Cleveland to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to the upper echelons of GM, Johnson has honed his engineering and leadership skills — and he continues to give back as a mentor and volunteer. […]
Latest Ford Accelerated Action Day Follows World Environment Day
Ford Volunteer Corps members around the country participated in another Ford Motor Company Accelerated Action Day on Friday as a means to celebrate World Environment Day and bolster the efforts of nearly 40 community service projects. Ford pledged more than $47,000 in grants to cover necessary materials for the projects, and more than 500 company […]
These 3D-Printed Children’s Cars Are Imaginative, Heartwarming
Do you remember pinewood derby races? You know–when boy scouts take small blocks of wood, carve out the shape of a vehicle, attach four plastic wheels, and race the final product down a sloped track. Perhaps you’re even old enough to have made one yourself. If you did, chances are you or your parents kept […]
Ford Volunteers Pitch in on World Environment Day
On World Environment Day, more than 500 members of the Ford Volunteer Corps spread out over southeast Michigan for a number of community environmental projects in the latest Ford Accelerated Action Day. All in all , more than three dozen community service projects were carried out by the volunteers, including water system installation, storage shed […]
Here is Your New Batmobile. Also, Batman
Well, don’t say Zack Snyder never did anything nice for you. Apparently, the director was in something of a giving mood today, providing fans with not just their first full look at the new Batmobile, but also at the man who will be driving it. Cape, cowl, and all. See the Batmobile transform in our […]
Hot Wheels: Why Cars Catch Fire
You are driving down the highway on this beautiful day, and you smell something funny. “Something’s burning,” you say. “Perhaps I shouldn’t have abandoned that leftover Rapid Fired Pizza in the car last night.” You look to your right, and straight ahead is a parked SUV engulfed in flames off to the side of the […]
Hyundai Motor Group Teams Up With Wärtsilä for Used EV Battery Repurposing
Electric vehicles have a bit of a problem as they reach the ends of their lives—just what to do with the leftover battery. Although the battery may have reduced power storage to when it is new, it still can hold a significant amount of energy, and could potentially be harmful if simply allowed to rot. […]
4 Must-Follow Tips to Make a Winning Pinewood Derby Car
Turn your pint-size pacer into a speedy wooden rocket!
If we had to bet, you’re reading this article because you or your child is participating in a pinewood derby competition for Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, or one of the many other clubs which carry on this time-honored activity. Even though you’re starting with a plain block of wood that’s identical to everyone else’s, your finished […]
GM’s Wildlife Habitats Continue to Thrive
GM’s wildlife habitats and education programs are extensive throughout several countries. In fact, The General has earned a whopping 15 certifications—and three awards—from the Wildlife Habitat Council. GM’s wildlife habitats are currently housed in five countries, including China, where GM was the first company to establish a certified program. “GM truly understands the importance of […]
Chevy Is Trying to Use Corvette Byproducts for Artificial Bat Caves
If you set your mind to it, you can find a lot of uses for things you’d ordinarily just throw away and let rot in a landfill. For example, earlier this month we related that a 2015 Bi-Fuel Chevy Impala can run on your poo. (No, really.) In particular, Chevy seems to have a fixation […]