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There is little chance that you've missed the abundance of news on the Chevrolet Volt and its competitors' electric vehicles... but do you remember the mid-1990s' Chevy S10?  How about the Chevy S10 EV1, an electric variant of the then-popular/now-deceased small truck from Chevrolet ?  I know I don't, and it happened in my so-called heyday.

In case you're like me and missed the news that Chevy (apparently) broke well over a…

When I was sixteen years old, I thought sloshing through puddles was excellent fun.  It sounds kind of silly 11 years later, but I vividly remember taking my 1991 Camry, my first car, and slowly getting more and more rambunctious as I toppled deeper and deeper puddles.  My favorite spot, in fact, was right here in St. Albans, Vermont over by Bellows Free Academy:  down at the corner of Catherine Street and Stebbins Street where…

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.

The results are as plain as day:  electric vehicles like the Chevy Volt are here to stay.  As certain as we all are of that little fact, one thing remains:  what powers these amazing new vehicles?

Obviously it is battery power that makes these EVs unique, but what may surprise you is that each EV needs a specific battery, and companies like Chevrolet Motors and General Motors are now on the front line in the…

One thing is certain beyond a shadow of a doubt:  gas prices are rising, and they're likely to never go back down.  Between corporate creed, dwindling supply, and the high costs of transporting and refining the crude oil itself, the days of five bucks worth of gas will last me the week are probably never to return...

That's why it's up to Chevrolet and General Motors to make sure that cars are?

If you know anything about Chevrolet and General Motors as of late, or if you've kept a marginal eye on our Facebook and/or Twitter streams, one thing is abundantly clear:  GM plans to move headlong into the future of automobiles via the electric vehicle, headlined by the award-winning Volt, Popular Mechanic's Invention of the Year.  As such, LG, a company that's performed in the top tier of electronics from televisions to…

Remember in the 1980s or early 1990s when robots were still science fiction?  Actually, I remember in an early, start of the millennium issue of Popular Mechanics magazine that a company had built the first humanoid robot that was capable of amazing feats:  walking down one stair (as opposed to stairs, plural), turning a few pages of a book, and so forth.  At the time I was flabbergasted by the astonishing tasks these hunks of…

General Motors is determined and destined to be the leader in the fight against rising gasoline costs and carbon emissions, and the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle is just the first step in a grand plan.  Because someday soon you will see a full line of electric vehicles from America's leading automaker.

General Motors already has a win on their hand with the Chevrolet Volt, but that's just the beginning.  By pairing with A123…

It's really astonishing if you think about it, but General Motors and their investment branch, GM Ventures, has been on a war path this year, and the enemy is global warming and rising gasoline costs.

Starting with the well-known release of the Chevy Volt, an electric vehicle (EV) capable of driving upwards of 40 miles on a single charge and capable of up to 360 miles thereafter, Chevrolet and General Motors made a loud…

When people come to us at Handy Chevrolet and ask what we or others recommend for a family sedan, several things come into play.  Safety, value, fuel efficiency, and technology are some of the big things, but one that comes up just as often but is overlooked by many a sales consultant is comfort:  not just in terms of "how does my rear end feel in the seat," but more along the lines of sound…