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Melanie EscalAnte Wins $1,000 Scholarship

Annual New Canaan 1-Mile Road Race Benefited Scholarship

Sponsors New Balance, KARL Chevrolet, Joe’s Pizza, Rosie’s Deli, Walter Stewart’s

Photo (front, left to right) Imelda Escalonte, Melanie Escalonte, Fortimo Escalonte; (rear) Alex Stewart, Manager Walter Stewart’s Market; Steve Karl, Vice President of KARL Chevrolet; Ron Rosenfeld and Tina Rosenfeld, owners of New Balance of New Canaan; Art Brown, New Canaan High School Girls Cross Country and Track Coach.

Photo (front, left to right) Imelda Escalante, Melanie Escalante, Fortimo Escalante; (rear) Alex Stewart, Manager Walter Stewart’s Market; Steve Karl, Vice President of KARL Chevrolet; Ron Rosenfeld and Tina Rosenfeld, owners of New Balance of New Canaan; Art Brown, New Canaan High School Girls Cross Country and Track Coach.

July 16, 2011  -  New Canaan, CT 

Karl Chevrolet's VOLT-1From time to time, we have customers who come into our showroom wanting to compare the Chevy Volt to the Toyota Prius.  It is a natural comparison given that the Prius has been regarded by many to be the most fuel efficient car on the market.  But now that EV's like the Volt and the Nissan Leaf have arrived on the market, consumers have more choices and much more to consider.

July 15, 2011  -  New Canaan, CT

As the first mass-production extended range electric vehicle, the Volt represents an American solution toward sustainable transportation.

The Chevrolet Volt Grille has quickly become a recognizable symbol of energy indendence in America

Recently Chevrolet documented that the total number of Volts on the road have surpassed two million miles, and about seventy percent of these miles were on all-electric power.

July 2, 2011  -  New Canaan and Westport, CT

Solar Powered EV Charging comes to Connecticut

The switch was turned on this week at Connecticut's first Solar Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Station.  Typically you would expect such first mover status would go to a municipality looking to make a 'green' statement or an active EV owner who supports the environment.  But in this case, you'd be wrong on both counts.

Westport’s first electric vehicle charging station, powered by the rays of the sun, is the result of private capital invested by a local businessman who does not own an Electric Vehicle.  As David Friezo contemplated improvements to his building at 495 Post Road East in Westport, he looked to the sun for cost saving energy solutions.

powering up a Chevrolet Volt with electricity produced by 109 photovoltaic panels atop the roof of the office building at 495 Post Road East.
Leo Karl plugs in a Chevrolet Volt as David Friezo, building owner at 495 Post Road East, and Tony Eason of ElektronSolar look on. The charging station, Westport’s first, is powered by solar panels on the roof.  (Photo by Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com)

July 1, 2011  -  New Canaan, CT


No doubt you've heard the ads touting "donate your car for charity".  Frequently these ads are aired by people in the wholesale car business who are looking for inexpensive vehicles.  They help facilitate a donation where you sign your title over to a non-profit organization in exchange for a tax-deductible receipt for the value of the car, while the wholesaler takes the car and sells it returning, in most cases, the majority of the proceeds to the non-profit.  In the end, it is always SMART to know exactly what happens to your donated vehicle.

June 30, 2011  -  New Canaan, CT

How will your family celebrate Independence Day this year? 

If your family is anything like ours, viewing at least one annual July 4th Fireworks display is a must!  Thus, we have researched the 2011 Independence Day weekend schedule for surrounding Fairfield County Fireworks.....