Recent content by JMenacker

12v system during testing: Car off EVSE connected - 14+v (measured at battery terminals) Car startup EVSE disconnected: 15v initially - drops to around 14v idling (measured at cigarette lighter) Car driving: settled around 13.1v (measured at cigarette lighter) Car parked turned off but door not...

Trickle Charging the 12v battery disconnected from the car on AGM setting seems to have resolved our issue. Regards, Joe M in WV

Our 2015 started having a similar issue with the 12v battery losing charge while parked. When we purchased the car new, the dealer replaced the 12V battery - so not sure if the issue was there before and got worse or not. This spring the car only intermittently responded to key fobs, so we...

Looks clean with the vinyl removed! Thanks for posting. Joe M in WV

We had two ‘15 Spark EVs - still have one. The one we still have (and is garaged) never had issues with the vinyl wrap on the B pillars. The one we sold (not garaged) had same issue you describe early on. GM replaced the vinyl under warranty. However, the wrap didn’t stick well with the...

https://www.autoblog.com/2022/04/28/spark-ev-replacement-batteries-coming/ GM now says Spark EV traction batteries are just out of stock at the moment and will be produced again. We shall see . . . We have a 2015 with less than 8k on the odometer. Range is still indicated as 80-85 miles...

Regarding color of the floor mats- grey with blue piping. Joe M in WV [email protected]

The cloth mats are in like new condition - with factory installation tag intact. They were replaced with rubber mats after we took the car home from the dealer. The model 3 is long range - we plan on keeping it long term and felt maximizing range at outset would come in handy, especially...

We sold one of our two 2015 Spark EVs. It was a very sad day as that was one of my favorite daily drivers. We do have a Model 3 on order as a replacement so that both short and long range personal transportation will soon hopefully be combustion free. Anyway, we let the Spake EV go with...

Insurance is approx $400/year each for comp/collision with $500 deductible on our 2015 Spark EVs. Our other vehicles are around 20 years old so cannot readily compare EV vs. ICE. Joe M in WV

Best practice is to start with a full charge and check capacity using the energy screen (leaf button on bottom right of infotainment display) after 50% or more of the available battery capacity is used. The two issues with doing that during a test drive are 1. Ensuring a full charge at start of...

https://www.mychevysparkev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4841 Joe M in WV

https://i.imgur.com/thQmApb.jpg Wife's brother stopped by with his new Model 3 dual motor long range. Nice ride for sure and would love to have one, but the little Sparks serve our 95% of our needs and cost less than half of the Model 3 for both of them. I love the sleeper aspect of the Spark...

I daily drive a 2015 LT2 and agree that the sound system seems quite adequate to me. I listen at home when sound quality is a significant factor. Then again, we all have differing priorities. Joe M in WV

Same happened in my 2015 Spark EV - auto bluetooth iphone connection stopped working. I navigated to the pairing screen on the infotainment center and the phone connected as soon as the pairing screen opened on the car. Although no action was taken on my part (other than navigating to the...