Recent content by jiminoregon

I had something similar happen to me today. see my post on this thread:: Re: Sudden catastrophic loss in range.

I just had this happen to me today. I started out leaving the house fully charged with 83 miles of range - my normal. Four miles later I noticed that my range had dropped without warning to 23 miles. I had another 32 miles to go, so I headed back home. When I returned, I had 25 miles (regen at...

No, I don't have it. The dealership wanted it when they gave me a new one. I'm still on warranty, so I will be saying goodbye to this one as well. I just ordered a PCS-15 as a backup from Clipper Creek.

I have a 2014 Spark EV. It has been a pleasure to drive. I have occasional problems with the charge cord but they have resolved after re-connecting everything a few times. This is different. I charged my car today at work with no problem. I returned home and tried to plug in. My portable charge...

Thanks for the information, Peter. One of the major problems with articles like this is the strikingly poor amount of correct detail and a complete lack of documentation - and this is common outside the peer reviewed literature. I'm glad to get your perspective. Best wishes, Jim

I saw this article in Climate News over the weekend: http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20140319/electric-cars-have-dirty-little-secret?page=show "among 16 EV models on America's roads, only two—Chevy's newest model of its all-electric Spark and the leaseable Honda Fit—have ditched the super...

Ciao, everybody! We joined last week. We've had our Spark EV since the end of June - it was the first one sold in Oregon. Looks like we're at the top of the leaderboard. http://www.voltstats.net/SparkEV/Stats/Details/4546 We were initially a bit concerned about driving with temperatures...