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I typed the following before I (finally!) found my old post, so there is some overlap : I have had this CTEK 0.8A trickle charger for years and love it : https://www.amazon.com/CTEK-56-865-Automatic-Battery-Charger/dp/B006CQ9BMO If I didn’t already have a AGM-safe trickle charger and a 15A...

Here's a post I made years ago (and it took me quite a while to find it) : https://www.mychevysparkev.com/threads/bad-12v-battery-equals-disabled-car.4616/page-2#post-19461 Text is : It is important to make sure that the 12V (accessory) battery in your BEV is fully charged regularly so that...

First thing to do when something wonky happens with "electronics" is to lift the hood and check accessory battery voltage. If fully charged it should be around 12.6V, but down to 12.2V shouldn't cause any problems (if that was its lowest voltage). 1) If under 12.5-12.6V, plug in a SMART trickle...

Me similar. Only expenses so far : new windshield wipers, a liter of windshield fluid, and new tires (road debris punctured a tire beyond repair). When it took me over two weeks to find OEM tires, I decided to replace all four. Good for another 35K miles.

Yeah, I'll keep this one until range drops down to around 45-50, then buy another used "something". I'll have it for years to come. I only have 35K miles on it. Edit: My Sparky is a 2015, and still has 90 miles WINTER range ("winter" around San Jose, CA tends to be 35-45 at night, 50-65 daytime).

The 10-year anniversary of the Spark EV's birth has passed!! (First shipped vehicle in June 2013 for 2014 model year.)

Have you tried changing the battery in the key fob?

I don't think that on a car that is almost 3000 pounds that a 30-ish pound difference in the weight of the wheels will make much of a difference in acceleration, braking, or fuel efficiency. It is about a 1% difference in weight.

Um, I would be surprised if an ELECTRIC Spark had engine mounts.. Locking topic

I wish I had known that before spending TWO WEEKS looking for OEM replacement tires for my Spark. Grrrr.

I find that hard to believe. I had always understood that J1772 was AC only - never DC. Yes, max current is 80 amps - of AC power. The max power (in the US) is around 19 kW - of AC power. And when using the European plug and 3-phase 240V power, it CAN provide around 40 kW - of AC power. (OK...

Recently received an email from EVgo with Subject : "Save more with new EVgo plans". It seems to me that prices have gone UP for the occasional user (but maybe I am mis-remembering). These are prices for SF Bay Area in Calif. ====> EVgo PlusMax As low as $0.22 per kWh, TOU pricing applies $0...

T-mobile has announced (months and months ago) that 3G is no longer supported. I had to change my phone (which was almost 10 years old, granted). So some carriers ARE dropping support. It depends on who/how OnStar communicates to the car(s).

Sounds like a "vampire draw" on both vehicles. (Power drain that shouldn't be there, sucking energy out if the 12V battery) OR, it could be that the DC-DC unit (the thing that is supposed to charge the 12V) isn't working properly.

How is your mileage with the General Altimax, compared to the std Ecopia ? I looked for the GAs locally, nobody had them - since I had to order them, I ordered the Ecopias. BTW, the Ecopia 185/55r15 has the same load rating as the 195s, and the stat sheet says that they fit on the wider rims...