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Auto Guide is holding a survey for readers to choose their choice of the 2014 Car of the Year. The 2014 Chevy Spark EV is one candidate and the 2014 Cadillac ELR s another. Join in, vote for both, and you may win a free set of tires. Please choose only domestics in the other classes!

You CAN win a race against that Porsche. Just set up one condition: the race starts at ZERO RPM (engine not turning). You can also set up no gear shifting and a maximum RPM, since the Spark has only one gear ratio. With these conditions, any electric can win against any gas engine car!

You can also buy the factory service manuals here: http://www.helminc.com/helm/product2.asp?Make=CHV&Model=SPAR&Year=2014&Category=&class_2=CHV&mk=Chevrolet+%26+Geo&yr=2014&md=Spark&dt=&module=&from=result&Style=helm&Sku=GMP14SEV&itemtype=N The set will be sold after December 4th, 2013, so you...

Since the electric Spark is so new, I expect someone to hack into the controller later after the Spark is older. I would not try to hack and do changes until the factory warranty expires. But we can try to read controller codes and tables, which isn't hacking, yet.

I am new here and I don't have a Spark EV yet, but I can help answering some of the technical questions. The J1772 standard involves an active communication link between the vehicle and the charge station. The station (called an EVSE or "Electric Vehicle Service Equipment") has power relays...