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Congrats on your new Spark EV and for having a great adventure. Pity those poor saps in gasoline cars, for whom a 130-mile trip is no more of an adventure than a stroll in their own back yard. No days of planning and consulting with friends. No excitement, no adventure, nothing. Just a...

Welcome and thanks for your post. In spite of what Tesla fanbois might claim, from all that I can gather, depreciation appears to be the most expensive cost of owning an EV. Between advancing battery tech, gov't subsidies, and concerns about post-warranty repair costs, resale values of EV's...

"It's a really complicated subject." That is both absolutely correct and very understated. Not even addressed were the issues of mining the raw materials to produce the vehicles, especially the impacts of mining the materials for the battery packs. Or the environmental impact of sliced...

LOL. Not sure if the condescension was intentional or accidental, but I love it. Hot rodders increase power until things break, then beef up the weak links. I'm pretty sure the CV joints will let go before the ”gear box”. (corrected the autocorrect) Fatter, stickier tires are one of the first...

While there are lots of things that we don't know at this point in time, by the time another 4-5 years pass, we should know several things: How are the batteries holding up after 6-9 years and 80k+ miles. I haven't notice any posts from hi-mileage owners. What is the current know highest...

I've been looking for a while, and am in no hurry. I tend to agree with the last few posts. Chevy "should" have continued with the Spark EV, with a bump to the battery capacity. As it is, "nobody" seems to want these poor orphaned off-lease vehicles, which should lead to some real bargains...

Photoshop! Fake! Liar! We can see where you airbrushed out the rope where you were dragging the invisible weight, then sped up the video. You are a terrible person making all of this up trying to fool us all! /sarcasm Jeff, I admire your patience and the willingness to document the effort...

As a non-ev owner, what you are saying makes a lot of sense to me. If I understand the weights and sizes correctly, if the Bolt's battery were fitted to the Spark EV, it could have 32-35kWh without increasing the weight or the size of the battery box. Figuring some range loss due to...

It's one thing to be skeptical. It's quite another to call someone a liar. IMHO, you've either crossed that line, or are at least standing on it.

How could fear, uncertainty, or doubt come into the picture? According to his post, he has been evaluating and observing his new situation for 3 months. He needed either more range, faster daytime/waking hours charging ability, or an additional vehicle. Night charging was sufficient for the...

Could you re-post that in chronological order, rather than in range order, so that it would be easier to get a grip on what is happening? Thx. Congrats on the Bolt. It would be interesting to hear your take on how the two compare. FWIW, I've pushed cars. I'd much rather drive.

Programmers are a funny lot. Sometimes, a certain combination and/or sequence of buttons/keystrokes/settings yield "Easter Eggs" or special results. If Jeff can replicate the burnout, IMHO it's worth paying attention to all the details. Personally, I'd like to see how to uncork the top end...

I'd like to hear a report on the new tires/wheels as well: Noticeable improvement in acceleration, cornering, braking, handling? Noise level? Speedo/odo error? Range difference? Ideally should go up for the lighter wheels, and down for the increased rolling resistance. Did the sportier tires...

Thanks for being a good sport. Some of the comments were pretty harsh. I would love to see a video of a Spark EV, especially a totally stock one, doing a burnout. Please post it here. Thanks.

Hello all. I'm sort of in the same situation. I've been contemplating picking up an off-lease 2014 for a while now. Prices are all over the place, but there appear to be some bargains out there. Still a bit up in the air. I have some concerns about heat vs battery life (Phoenix area), range...