Recent content by MrDRMorgan

On Amazon, I found a new AC Delco LN1 battery for my 2014 Spark EV and ordered it. The car is now back in business. The one thing about AGM batteries is when they die it usually is suddenly. My 2016 Spark EV will soon need to have the 12 volt battery changed too.

I jumped into my 2014 Spark EV last week, pressed the start button and all of the lights in the instrument cluster started flashing and... the car would not start. I tried charging the 12 volt battery overnight but it did not help. Then I measured the voltage across the battery posts and saw...

I have a 2014 Spark EV and a 2016 Spark EV. Both cars have about 35k miles on the ODO and currently give about 80-85 mi on a fully charged battery using 120 VAC. This drops significantly if I use the AC or heater. You did not mention what you are seeing in terms of mi/kWh but I am assuming you...

I have the peeling decal problem on both my 2014 and 2016 Spark EVs. So... I tried peeling off the decals on my 2014 Spark EV. Wala!!! The decals came off cleanly with just a little effort and patience. The car still looks great. Tomorrow, I will peel off the decals on my 2016 Spark EV...

UPDATE: My 2014 Spark EV started having problems recognizing my keyfob. I suspected the 12 volt battery so I charged it for about 20 hours using the charger I mentioned above. So far, no problems.

I have a 2014 Spark EV and a 2016 Spark EV. Both were purchased as used vehicles about 6-7 years ago and both were very low mileage vehicles - 1.5k miles on the 2014 and 6.5k miles on the 2016. My first maintenance step was to replace the 12 volt AGM battery in both vehicles. I have maintained...

You probably have a newer list of Bolt PIDs than I do. The list I use was provided years ago by Sean Graham and my list does not give a PID for battery capacity expressed in amp-hours but does give it as kWh (!Battery Capacity) and this is what I use to monitor my 2014 and 2016 Spark EVs. Here...

I charge my 2016 Spark EV at both EVgo and Electrify America locations and I have never had charging stop at 80%. Instead, I usually charge to 90% and then disconnect.

I am curious - where do you get the vehicle's current Ah value? I do not see it listed in the PIDs for TorquePro.

I like your understanding better but it definitely needs to be clarified by GM. I cannot see GM providing a replacement battery that is within 10% of new after the car has been driven for 7 years.

Here, in Central California, we recently experienced temperatures into the low 30s. I saw my in-town mi/kWh drop as low as 3.0 when I had my heater on and set to 73 deg. F and my headlights were on too. I saw my GOM range drop into the low 40s. I have been driving this vehicle for almost 7...

It is a guess on my part. From 14k miles to 28k miles and 124 charging entries, my data shows a very linear straight-line decline in battery capacity as measured by TorquePro. Then, from 27779 to 30015 miles and 6 recorded charging sessions, my battery capacity has flatlined at 14.3 kWh.

Looking at the paperwork, it indicates "Hybrid Powertrain Control Module 2 HybridEV Battery Pack Capoacity 40.10Ah" 403Max, 224.12Min volts 259.5Ohm pack resistance. .Still, they did not drain and charge the battery pack. I may have to go get my Kill-a-Watt and do that where I run the...

Sure sounds like the technician was referring to the 12 volt battery which is rated in AH (amp-hours). The LN1 12 volt battery is rated at 44 AH. The HV battery is 400 volts DC and is rated at approximately 21kWh new. Something is not right!! Looking at the paperwork, it indicates...

Should know later today... Spoke to the tech directly, and saw his document regarding EV capacities etc. 2014 Spark needs to hit not 12.65kWh, but 39Ah. Interesting. Torque shows Bat Cap raw at 40.1 for me.. Tech indicates he may reset the values to cause it to re-learn over the next...