Recent content by SparkMoore

Thanks. I read the manual and researched online and basically came to the same conclusion. Just checking here for an additional data point.

I just took my 2014 in for troubleshooting a rattle near the steering column and performing the 3 year service ahead of the warranty expiring (expires on July 13). Although my owner's manual also says the brake fluid is supposed to be changed at year 2, the dealership has an owner's manual in...

RichV, I was considering the exact same set up. Can you clarify a couple of things? You mentioned that 5mm spacers did not fix the rubbing on the set up with 205/50/16 tires. Did you leave the spacers on when you changed over to 195/50/16 tires? Or did you remove the spacers? You chose...

Hmm... Interesting way to think about it. I guess I've learned to be more efficient over time, and that has lead me to not notice the battery degradation. I guess at this rate, that will put me just shy of the warranty threshold in 8 years... Funny how that works!

My 2014 Spark EV has recently been showing over 100 miles on the GOM now that the weather has gotten nicer and there's more daylight. So I decided to test it. I started off Monday charging at work on a Level 2. I didn't charge completely to full, but I suspect it was close. The indicator on...

There is a knob on the left side of the steering wheel that allows you to turn up the brightness on the screens. If it is turned all the way down, the center screen will be blank under certain conditions. Turn the knob back up and you should see the screen turn back on with just a few degrees...

I'm in Portland, Oregon. During the recent cold spells (in the 30's) where I had no choice but to turn on the heat and use the defroster, I've consistently been seeing a range in the upper sixties. Generally 68 or 69. Plus now that its winter, its usually dark both when I leave for work and...

Mostly because I didn't feel like reading through 13 pages of comments and didn't know that was in there. In hindsight, that might have been faster, but maybe not. In any case, I got some feedback that installing the camera off-center was not ideal, and I would probably have looked for an...

I did this install last weekend. It took me 8 hours on day one and six hours on day two. You can blame at least half of that time on it being the first time I did it and being a perfectionist. I didn't like the way it ended up on day one, so I re-did some of it on day two. Thanks to padavos...

The Brompton folding bike fits in the trunk with the tailgate closed. Nothing needs to be removed from the bike. Just fold it up and stick it in. I tried a lot of different bikes (but not a Bike Friday) and most required at a minimum, removing or disassembling something. One Brompton and...

Has anyone taken pictures or video of this yet. Just got my camera and wanting to try it out. Looking for how to remove the various panels without damaging them, and the routing of the wires from the camera exterior, to the car interior, to the reverse lights, and to the screen. Pics would be...

Chevy is about to take the EV world from a state of range anxiety to one of range envy in one fell swoop. http://www.chevrolet.com/bolt-ev-electric-vehicle.html?mdl=range&eVar36=eml_chev_hr_boltevrange_voltown_ah_0916_14773358474#RANGE

I put a license plate bracket from these guys on a previous car: http://www.usmillworks.com/. It installs in the tow hook hole. Worked well on my BMW. Not sure if available for Spark.

How about taking one of those batteries and stuffing it in the trunk, maybe with the seats down, plug it in and double your range?

I did almost the same thing, except I have an electric dryer. My install included a 60 amp switch that can be toggled between the dryer and the charger. And, I hardwired the EVSE. The good thing is that I can use both the dryer and the charger. The bad thing is that I can only use one at a...