Recent content by charles

I should add that I am using General Altimax tires which offer better performance but are not low rolling resistance. When I switched from low rolling resistance to performance my range dropped about 8% from 78 miles to 72 miles.

I have a 2015 I bought in 2017 with 19k miles, now with 91k miles. Today's full charge range is 57 miles. I am in TX dealing with lots of 100 degree days this summer. Back in April when weather was milder my range was around 72 miles. Cold in TX rarely impacts me but when it gets below 30, I...

Yes, the generator did come in handy! I was without electric service on Monday, February 15 and Tuesday, February 16 when the low was -2 and high was 15. Kind of eerie being the only house on the block with a light on. It felt quite odd driving my EV to fill a 5 gallon gasoline container to fill...

Been a while since I've been on here, still happily driving my 2015 Spark EV purchased back in September 2017. Thanks to a recent $600 stimulus check, I thought I would spend it on a generator for emergency preparedness. Power outages in the Dallas Fort Worth Texas area are uncommon, and I...

Why not place something inflatable in the back seat and/or cargo area (if the idea is to reduce the amount of cubic feet of space to heat)? Heat will eventually transfer to the inside of the inflatable, depends on how well insulated the inflatable is, but for shorter trips it may at least be...

I am quite pleased with EVgo fast charging in Texas, which is good since they are currently the only provider. I am on an infrastructure island in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. If you have not checked out their current plan offerings, take a look. I am on a $10/month plan and only pay more than...

Up to 37,991 miles and just finished another charge to 100% with a range of exactly 82 miles! I guess I have a thing for it being exactly 82, which to my knowledge is the EPA rated range when brand new.

While tossing around crazy ideas, how about listing the Spark EV on a peer-to-peer rental site (i.e. turo.com)? If that generates enough revenue, it might even pay for some kind of garage space, even if just a storage space with 120v electricity, near the airport where it would be a short...

The white hat hacker in me can't help but chime in here. I would think anyone with a jack in their car (most people, but amazingly not most Spark EV drivers) could easily jack up the car and take off with the EVSE and 2x4. It's been a while since I've seen a car on cinder blocks with all 4...

Hey now! Last month thanks to significant annual fuel savings, I felt compelled to splurge on a custom license plate to raise local awareness! Texas "SPARK EV" FTW!

Saw the 100k post and it inspired me to chime in since when I pulled into my driveway moments ago, the ODO read exactly 36,000. So I guess whatever 3 year 36k mile warranty I might have enjoyed as a secondhand owner may have just expired. Not a big concern. Buying this car was a huge leap of...

Good advice. I should take it to the Modifications & Accessories section if I want to go full ninja.

Um, yeah. When it comes to safety inspection, if my brake lights don't work when the brake pedal is depressed, I fail, and I should. That much I will concede. So I'm a minority as an EV driver that also happens to be in the minority on the subject of brake light control. I don't agree with the...

Is speeding a crime? Granted that is not the same as discreet acceleration, but I hope you can understand the association. That said, I do quite enjoy discreet acceleration! Is stopping without brake lights a crime? Not to my knowledge. Of course it is generally unsafe. Stopping without brake...

Electric Ninja Road Warrior have a nice ring to it? I did buy a black Chevy Spark EV. It's all Ninja like. I haven't gone so far as to buy black wheels, but recently placed an order for custom black Texas "SPARK EV" plates. Name was available, so I nabbed it! Woo hoo! I'm a big fan of the...