Recent content by jabe

thanks for clarification... made searching so much easier. jb

thanks.. not 100% sure what you mean by "full lock on extreme uphill". .this will make my hunting easier... still on winters on oem rims (yeah I know bad me...hardly been driving so not much wear on them but this heat ain't good for them..)...so may keep them as is and new rims my summer tires...

any luck with the set up? looking into rims for my '16 but finding it tough to commit to a set not knowing they will fit.

agreed..as long as it stays around the same charge I'm good.. I plan to do a 80 km one way trip in one go somewhat regualry (couple times a month) and charge at destination.. a litle more charge would make it a more relaxed trip. :) other than that the car matches exactly what i need..love...

gom was 100km in winter... is hovering around 120 km now..

thanks.. thoughts on the accuracy of the "battery capacity guess" info? mine is at 13.6 kWh..was hoping for higher..that about average? will play more this weekend. jb

thanks..trying it out now.. lets see how it goes :) jb edit:success... yikes lots of data... what data are most people displaying? so 96 cells in the sparkev? are there typical readings that I should look at or worry about?

for a non facebook user..anywhere else i can grab the pid for the sparkEV?..2016 owner here just learning to play with torque and obdii jb

I have been doing the "remote start" using the keyfob. Onstar isn't worth the $$$ for me even though it would be cool to have the "free" internet that comes with it.. :) appreciate all the tips. the temperature management is different than the "3" it seems. Going to play around with how best...

going to leave it plugged in and in the garage and set to charge at departure time. so battery is warm when i leave.. never charge my model 3 full so was going to set departure time an hour after i actually leave so battery is warm just not at 100% when i leave.. thoughts?

in lower half of ontario..think Buffalo weather but less snow :) thanks for tip...going to try to not do full charge unless i need to once i figure out daily usage

just bought a 2016 DCFC spark from California that found temp home at chevy dealer in Montreal, Que. 33,000 km on it... 100 km on the GOM. Car was in mint condition..spotless/scratchless!! Bought it and drove 575 km to its new home here in Oakville, On. Trip took 16 hours not including...