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There are four tasks that an automobile’s key fob must complete. Four simple tasks. And of late, my 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier (“Lightning’s Girl”) is having problems with these concepts. I grab the car door handle, the car won’t unlock. I have to manually press a button on the key fob to unlock the car…

I took my 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier (“Lightning’s Girl”) for its New York State inspection. Naturally, everything passed with perfection. Because of course it did. Wow. I still can’t believe it’s been a year of hybrid electric vehicle ownership. A year of changing my driving patterns and expectations for a car like this. Understanding the…

So last week, I blogged about using a coupon at DeNooyer Chevrolet to get some discounts on an air filter, a cabin filter and a new set of windshield wiper blades. Everything was fine … until I used the windshield wipers. The passenger wipers worked fine. The driver’s-side wipers, however – didn’t work correctly. The…

I received this coupon in the mail – it offered discounts and rebates on various items for my 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier (“Lightning’s Girl”). Well, some new windshield wipers and a cabin filter and an air filter with discounts might be worth it – preventive maintenance and all, don’tcha know – so I scheduled an…

So the mats finally arrived. Background. A month or so ago, I cashed in a ton of GM loyalty points on a set of branded floor mats. They would replace the stock rubber floor mats in my Chevrolet Volt, and would make my car look even nicer. It just took a while for them to…

Earlier this month, I cashed in the lion’s share of my General Motors loyalty points for a set of custom floor mats for my 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier (“Lightning’s Girl”). I ordered the mats, got confirmation that my order was received – and then 20 minutes later, was told that my order was backordered. Now…

Over the past five or six years, I’ve saved up every single General Motors loyalty point I could get. Bring the car in for a repair? Get some loyalty points. Pay for another six months of SiriusXM satellite radio? Get more loyalty points. Points points points points. Last year, when I thought I had enough…

Winter is coming like a Ned Stark meme. And I have to drive somewhere. Okay, let’s get in the Chevrolet Volt and start her up. Now normally, when I start Lightning’s Girl, I get this weird Star Trek-y sound effect that sounds like a revved-up power source. This time, however, as I started the car,…

My 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier (“Lightning’s Girl”) is a pretty incredible car. And one of its most incredible features is its fuel mileage consumption. I can run the car in essentially a 50-50 mode, using both battery and gasoline, for my travel. Gasoline for highway trips, battery for short trips. Yesterday, I achieved a milestone…

Let’s start out with the positives. Lightning’s Girl (my 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier) may be the best car I’ve ever owned. It’s quiet, it’s comfortable, it handles like a charm and it’s a big middle finger to the petroleum companies. But then a little light popped on in my car. The check engine light. Oh…