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It's one thing to boast about your greenest, most fuel efficient car, but in Chevrolet's case they get to take their pick:  Kelley Blue Book's annual "Best Green Cars," factoring in fuel efficiency as well as the car's overall value, concept or design, and likeability has recently named the 2012 Chevrolet Volt and the 2013 Chevy Malibu Eco among their best green cars.

As you'd assume, the Volt's an…

Good morning friends, customers, and acquaintances of Handy Chevrolet.  You might recognize my name from the weekly blogs I've published on Handy Chevrolet's website, and you might also know me from your latest round of car shopping, Chevy leasing, or any other reason for which you stopped by Handy Chevy's 699 Highgate Road dealership in St. Albans, VT.

Those of you who know me, and perhaps the better you know me the…

Without question or debate, alternative fuels and hybrid technology are not only becoming more sought after in the new & used Chevy vehicle world but more imperative in the grand scheme of the automotive industry.  With the Toyota Prius starting a fast-growing trend, Chevrolet followed suit with a range of hybrid vehicles such as the Malibu Hybrid, the upcoming Malibu Eco, the Silverado Hybrid, the Tahoe Hybrid, and so forth.  But as great as hybrid technology is and will become the end game is simple:  fossil fuels are finite and as such we're operating on borrowed time.

Enter new technologies like the Chevrolet Volt EV or, as is the focus of today's blog, compressed natural gas or CNG technology.  Recently Chevrolet hit a huge sales milestone as AT&T has agreed to buy 1,200 CNG-powered Express cargo vans from Chevrolet through the year 2018.

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If you read Chris' blog Should Volt owners REALLY be worred?, you know he's pretty heated about the subject... but what is GM really going to do about it?  Having already issued a press release stating they will buy back any Volt from any concerned customer, but they aren't stopping there.

In today's blog, we look at the new equipment General Motors and Chevrolet are placing on all Volt electric vehicles, which is a more protective battery casing, a tamper-resistant coolant cover, and a better coolant system overall.  Read More and leave us your thoughts via the comments section of the blog.

Sometimes I just get downright frustrated with the news.

Before I get to far ahead and down to today's topic, let me backtrack to a year and a half ago.  As you may know depending on which store's content you read more often, I am also the blog publisher and the predominant writer for Handy Toyota, our sister store here at the Handy Family of Dealerships.  They went through a similar fiasco with…

As we mentioned yesterday in a brief blog about the 2013 Chevy Malibu Eco and the 2013 Chevy Spark, the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show is now in full swing as we conclude the middle point thereof.  Though the Chevrolet Malibu of next year is taking a lot of the limelight, the other car is the real newsworthy vehicle:  a 40 mile per gallon compact sedan or hatchback slated for an electric-hybrid engine similar to the Chevy Volt's?  I don't know about you, but it sounds like a gas-sipping winner if I've ever heard of one.

That…

Perhaps due to the green movement, the lack of availability in many areas, or simply due to a legitimate love of the vehicle and/or eco-consciousness, an interesting new fad has risen in the Hollywood community:  the Chevrolet Volt has become extremely popular among celebrities.

Last December, Jay Leno, an avid car collector specializing in classic muscle and sports cars, took delivery of his first Chevy Volt, claiming to be a strong believer in the…

Unfortunately for both consumers and us as Chevrolet dealers in VT, the Chevy Volt is still a hard vehicle to come by.  Not only is it a new car and therefore only a handful of pieces exist, but thanks to over 40 drivable miles without using gasoline, over 400 miles on a single charge plus full gasoline tank, an award-winning composition and physique, and neat gadgets like OnStar, an optional Bose sound system, and an...

As you may already know, Chevrolet has recently captured the audience of many new customers!  The Chevy Cruze has achieved record sales this year in various months and is on pace to set new marks, and the all new subcompact car the 2012 Chevy Sonic, which just released this year, has provided new customers with a subcompact option that retains the fuel economy requisite a compact buyer demands while holding onto the all important technology...

With over a million miles driven by Chevy Volt owners, it should not come as a shock that Chevrolet and General Motors' award-winning electric vehicle platform is soon to come to another model.  Tearing up sales charts, award lists, and the hearts of gasoline purveyors alike, the the 2012 Chevy Volt was sure to spawn a similar car, but the surprise comes into play when we consider the car that's getting the EV treatment...