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With so many of us leasing our cars, I thought I'd share my strategy on tires. Generally, you can do better than the tires that come on a new car. Certainly applies to the Spark EV. I think most people drive on the OEM tires until they are worn out, shortly before the lease ends, and then buy...

I'd like to drive my Spark EV from the Sacramento area up Hwy 50 to ski at Sierra at Tahoe. It looks like there are DC fast chargers along the route, except for a big gap after Pollock Pines. It appears you can plug in Level 1 at the ski resort. Has anyone attempted this? I guess it's a...

One of our Spark EVs has a range of about 65 miles. The other one is more like 85 miles. Why? We're both pretty easy drivers. See the shots of their energy histories below.

The directions say to put them on the quarter panels. The Spark EV doesn't have quarter panels! Any Californians out there who have put on the stickers? Post pix so I can see how you did it? Don't want to mess this up!

On my first test drive the ride seemed pretty harsh, especially compared to the LEAF. Then I noticed all the tires were over 40 psi! Dropped them back to the recommended 35 and voila! Comfy ride! Still more taut and better controlled than the LEAF, but absorbing the bumps well.

I'm starting a page where new owners can check in, compare purchase/lease experiences, describe first trip or drive home from the dealer adventures, etc. Leased our Spark EV on Friday 12/18. Replacing one of our 2 LEAFs that is coming to lease end. Fun 85 mile drive home from F.H. Dailey Chev...