A lot of people have asked me whether installing level 2 charging is worth it for their Chevy Volt, (Or any electric car for that matter) .  The answer to that is a function of several things.  How you use the car, and how much it costs you to install the charging equipment.  This article will cover the basics, from what Level 2 charging really is, how much you should realistically expect it to cost to install, whether you’ll find …

Well luck finally caught up to me.  I made it 2 years and 3 months without a flat, but I knicked the curb on the way to the airport last week and BAM!  Blowout flat tire.  Not a good way to start a trip to Vegas.  The tire had a nice 1 inch tear in the sidewall from rubbed against a curb on a right hand turn.  No amount of tire repair goo was going to help this one.

Alas …

I’ve seen several new questions pop up about claiming the tax credit for any Volt purchased in 2012, So here’s my newest attempt to address the more current questions that we see popping up in the forums.  Not all are fully answered yet, but I’ll see if I can find more.

update 2/10/2013

More IRS Tax form 8936 FAQ’s – Updated with some more FAQ’s from this year that I’ve seen floating around…

Q1:  What is this manufacturer’s certification that …

The 2013 Chevy Volt features several interesting software and display updates, a modestly higher capacity battery, and an all same color paint scheme.  This review will focus on the changes that make the 2013 Chevy Volt different than the 2011 and the 2012 model years.

1.)  Obvious Changes to the Outside/Inside

The 2013 Chevy Volt features an all body color paint scheme, as compared to the black roof / black trunk look from the 2011 and 2012 models.  Folks in …

This article was contributed by Gib Goodrich from GMPartsOnline.net, but this is something I’ve been thinking about as well as I may be moving on the next in Volt technology.  If you don’t already know, I am looking possibly buying the next iteration on the Volt platform, the Cadillac ELR which I will be following and reporting on straight from Detroit @mycadillacelr or www.mycadillacelr.com

The Chevy Volt has been an impressive success: great ratings and reviews from the automotive …

www.MyCadillacELR.com has just launched and will be providing in depth coverage of the 2014 Cadillac ELR.  I will be attending the 2013 Detroit Auto Show and will be Live Blogging on media day.  Join the discussion on the upcoming Cadillac ELR at the Cadillac ELR forums!

Recent headlines have proclaimed that getting a Chevy Volt lease is a spectacular deal.  Getting a 2013 Volt lease is in fact quite appealing, though the math behind how it works is actually not that complicated.  Below you’ll see how a Chevy Volt lease breaks down and why it makes a lot of sense.

First off some basic definitions for the uninitiated, an auto lease is basically like a pre-arranged contract for you to “buy the car new, finance it, …

The 2013 Chevy Malibu Eco is GM’s latest update to the classic D Segment family sedan.  It released first with a 2.4 liter eAssist powertrain.  A common question asked is –what is eAssist and why isn’t it branded as a hybrid?  eAssist is GM’s “mild hybrid system” where the alternator gets sized up – in this case to a 15 Kilowatt Motor/Generator so that it has enough power to start an engine from a dead stop and launch the vehicle …

I’ve gotten feedback lately that as much fun as it is to read my very long detailed cost of charging by time of day analysis combined with expected weekly usage analysis, that people just want a simple layman’s answer to the basic question – how much does it cost to charge a Chevy Volt?

This is a fair question – and instead of nerding it out over graphs, I will try my best to explain it in simple to …

If you’ve seen any Chevrolet Volt commercials recently on television or the internet you may have seen a familiar face there.  In March 2012, I was invited to be a part of the Chevrolet Volt Happiest Owners Commercial.  But if you’d believe it I didn’t know I was going for a commercial shoot.  Instead, I was contacted to be a part of another Chevy Volt “Focus Group” that was taking place in Los Angeles.  At that point, the scheduling just …