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I just received my Voltec Level 2 (3.3Kw) charge controller and installed it today. I thought I would share how I installed it, but note that this is not to code as I used a clothes dryer receptacle. I wired the dryer plug directly into a 20A load center, which is then hard-wired to the charger...

Thought it would be interesting to post about battery life and general performance on some real world drives. Feel free to add to this thread if anyone else has any data from drives, or any questions to ask. Today I took a fun and scenic 38 mile drive through the coastal mountains. This drive...

Thought this would be helpful for anyone looking at a vehicle and trying to figure out if it has the DC fast charger option. These pictures are straight from the manual. If the charge port looks like this, then the Spark has the DC fast charger option (note arrow pointing to rubber flap)...

So far I've only driven from the dealership back home - about 28 miles. The car had 69 miles estimated range when I started, and was at 40 when I got home. This was in 95 degree heat, so I had the AC (and radio) running the whole way. I didn't look at the miles/kw display because I didn't find...