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I've noticed a different, and possibly more disconcerting feature with the traction control in the Spark EVs: If you're going downhill, are actively braking (foot on the brake pedal), and go over a minor drop in the road (like if you are on an overpass and there is a ~1" drop between the top...

Haven't noticed anything either with mine, and I'm quite familiar with the smell of overheating electronics, don't ask why! :lol:

1 - the SparkEV :P

Just to add some notes from my experience on the fuse-blowing issue and charging with 120V at home that Nikki seems to have. - The stock EVSE says "don't use an extension cord" all over it, however I have never found this to be a problem and actually provides a lot of flexibility in terms of...

Sorry to have to disappoint on the miles driven question, as I am not always able to charge back up to full (as was the case this time), so don't have a relevant "range from full" number. A typical use pattern for me sees the range drop down to "5-15 miles" before charging, at which point I plug...

Agree with others with regards to how much you can fit inside. Other than putting a full-size bike in it, the best I've done is to have 2 adults, baby in the car seat, pack&play, large/full-size stroller and clothes/bags for everyone for the weekend. That was pretty packed but included...

Don't mean for this thread to tempt people to run their battery packs as low as possible, but I was wondering if anybody here has run out of juice yet, and what the car's behavior was when it happened. Does it go into "neutral" so that you can coast it to the side of the road, or is it an abrupt...

That may be a bit extreme, I'm not sure I would recommend for people to be driving with quilts/blankets on themselves to keep warm in order to conserve range, at least not on regular basis. If your commute is 25miles and eats up 30 miles of range, you should still have enough range to keep the...

Maybe it's an expectation thing. I noticed that the heater on Hi is nowhere near as hot as what comes out of my Subaru's heater. Not sure if this is a failure per se of the car, as opposed to just the way heating works when you don't have an ICE pumping out massive amounts of heat for "free".

Those numbers look to be a lot more like what I've been noticing anecdotaly from charging it at various different places. Another side benefit to getting a 240V station installed, is that it means you don't need to get your 110V charger out of the trunk everyday to charge and put it back in...

Really? I'll have to check this and maybe have someone from outside confirm it, as my experience with driving in L mode is that others will come up real close as you're slowing down, which would make sense if they don't see any brake lights but you're slowing down significantly. I noticed this...

Correct, this is with a rear-facing seat on it's "base". I think we have this one. I haven't tried sitting in the passenger seat with the car seat in the back yet (I'm 6'), but will report back when I do. As with anything, your best bet is to try it out in person, as different car seats and...

I'm only going to focus on the ones that are Software upgradeable (i.e. feasible in the short term) - Allow the OnStar app to control the temperature for the remote start. Often times you need the settings different when you get in the car early in the morning compared to when you parked it the...

One of the things I would recommend is to put the child seat on the passenger side, as depending on how tall you are, it can force the front seats too far forward. When my wife first test drove the Spark she had put it behind the drivers seat, and as a result was so crammed (she's 5'8") that she...

I've experienced the same thing as scotte, haven't paid as much attention to the miles/KWh numbers, but the average is definitely higher when using "D" as it allows you to coast more. Energy will last longer if you don't spend it in the first place, as opposed to spending it and getting it back...