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Had the Service Vehicle Soon light issue 2 days ago - came on after stopping DCFC using the key fob (somewhere between 60-80% charged). Cleared itself overnight (not plugged, just parked in driveway). Didn't think to pull the codes, but I'm guessing something about interrupting the handshake...

# 17059: Customer Satisfaction Program – Range Estimation Incorrect – 2014-2016 Chevrolet Spark EV Full details of the issue have been posted online here: https://gm.oemdtc.com/7882/17059-customer-satisfaction-program-range-estimation-incorrect-2014-2016-chevrolet-spark-ev#more-7882 We got...

Sounds cool! Photobucket isn't sharing your photos to the BBS though... FYI.

What scrambler said.... :D It shouldn't be a problem charging from your garage outlet with the charger alone. I'd add that if you can find a Spark EV with the Level 3 charging option (DCFC/Fast Charging) that would make access around the Tahoe region even that much easier, but probably not...

That's very hard to guess. The main factors will be falling cost of battery technology which will (almost certainly) be much cheaper than today. See this chart at Business Insider for an example of how rapidly the technology is changing and costs dropping...

The Manual specifies to keep the car plugged in for (up to) 4 weeks of storage, so presumably the circuitry keeps the 12v optimal while plugged in.

Since the 2015 and 2016 models are identical, possibly save paint colors and trim, they probably didn't update the manual for 2016: http://www.chevrolet.com/owners/chevy-manuals.html Clicking the "2015" tab gets you both "Get to know your vehicle" and "View Owners Manual": The latter directed...

My CVRP rebate check arrived in the mail yesterday! 8-)

Lack of DCFC makes it pretty 'remote'. You could investigate going through Lancaster and Mojave [58] but that's several hours of Level 2 charging with the infrastructure available. Maybe stop to take in a (long) movie en route?

Any more tips for the community, from your wealth of Spark EV modding experience, Bryce? The long anticipated rear-seat delete instructions, perhaps? Thanks for sharing your story.

Whoa! I think statistically you'd be more likely to get bitten by a shark than hit by a second Spark EV. Good thing both of you reacted. A good time to remind folks they should adjust their mirrors to eliminate blind spots. http://www.drive-safely.net/car-mirrors/

Like to see a video of this on someone's dyno roller sometime ;-)

Looking online today in SoCal there's only a few of the Lime and Salsa 2LT models left out there. All remaining inventory coming out of Korea will be either White or Silver according to the Chevy websites (US and KR); so quite soon the last of the Blue and Blacks will be selling out as well...

Actually, that's very interesting, so for low-income lessees the CVRP rebate -$4000 could cover the lease payments? My math comes up differently, but maybe I'm missing something... though it is still insanely cheap.

Source: InsideEVs: http://insideevs.com/june-2016-plug-electric-vehicle-sales-report-card/ ***Update: InsideEVs on July 5 reports that they incorrectly stated the preliminary July data (14 cars), instead of June's. Actual sales were on par for the three months running at 359 cars sold. Still...