Recent content by nevetsyad

Bolt EV + used SUV sounds like a good idea, until you're dropping the SUV off at the stealership every few months for maintenance and work to be done. My Spark has never been in for anything and never will while I own it. Bolt I will take in once a year for tire rotations and nothing more. The...

I love my Spark, but, wait for the Bolt later this year. Over 3 times the battery, charges more than twice as fast, all sorts of tech the Spark doesn't have. I can't wait. Want to but a used Spark EV? Has every option, including DCFC.

My plan was to turn the heat way down in the car, in the insulated garage, and use it as a life raft for the family. Could go almost 24 hours with the heat set to the low 60s. I like your plan better, more efficient to just power the fan and let gas do the heating. I need a larger inverter and...

You don't want to hold off on buying and get a Bolt later this year? 3x the range!

I bought mine in summer here in Virginia, it's icy cold and very good.

It's a crossover, not a hatchback, typically that means AWD is an option. When the exec was asked about AWD, she replied that, "Anything is possible". A slightly larger Spark with 3 times the range and AWD would be the ultimate vehicle to me.

So, who else is trading in for the new Bolt at the end of the year? If it's AWD, I'm trading my Sparky in, otherwise I'm holding out for an AWD Tesla model 3.

Has anyone tried towing a small camper? Something around 1,200-1,500lbs? Does a standard Spark Tow kit work on the EV version? Any idea of the hit on the range, when kept around 50MPH? Would love to hear from people crazy enough to try something like this. Can you imagine being stuck at a L2...

Already checked, all KOA campgrounds along the way offer tent sites with 110v and water. Showers and restrooms also, all for 20 or 30 bucks a night. 12 hours gives me a full battery, a shower, some BBQ dinner and I'm ready to go in the morning.

I have a friend that auto trains to Florida every few months, I've thought about it to hit Disney World on a long weekend or something. But my friend and I are considering spending 7-14 days doing a giant loop. Head down 81 in the mountains, sleep at KOA camp grounds in tents. Visit museums and...

I'd like to stop at 2 or 3 campgrounds and charge overnight on my trip. I'm okay with charing for 8-12 hours at 1.4kWhs. I can get an adapter for $80, a portable EVSE is 600-900. I plan on getting a model 3 in two years or so, I'd prefer not to invest a ton of money in this fun little economy...

I was going to buy a proper adapter. I was concerned about the portable charger being able to handle the higher voltage.

Has anyone charged off a NEMA 14-50? Could a 14-50 to 110 adapter work with the onboard slow charger, or would it blow it? Trying to drive from DC to Florida in Spring, and it would be nice to charge at camp grounds, even if only at 1.3kWh.

The headlights that are on during the day are running lights. At night the brighter lights turn on automatically.

Mine just started working also.