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Even if it were to be reset (I don't know if it does), that would not make much difference. If you have been averaging 5.4 mile / kWh, it would be back to that number in a day.

I just need to know the max, so that I can make sure that I do go over the max minus a 500W buffer for the car internal electronics. The inverter has a power meter than can help monitor how much is being pulled. I also have a kill a P3 Kill a Watt. For the gen1 that number was around 1500W, for...

Thanks I was speaking of taking power from the APM with an inverter, and looking for the max capacity of the DC-DC converter, as no know what load not to exceed so the car still has about 500W to run its own electronics. " then those numbers are close to the rated 100A or 120A figure...

Hi, Does anyone know what is the maximum continuous load you can safely draw from the Spark 12V battery. My understanding is that for the Volt Gen1 it was 1500W, but on the Volt Gen2, it is more like 1200W, because the Gen2 DC-DC converter to maintain the 12V battery is not as powerful as the...

it all depends on what the driving conditions where. Let us say you were driving 70mph on the highway for a while, it gets down to 18 mile of range left, and then you exit the highway and start driving 20mph downtown. That situation would lead to the range left of 18 miles staying the same, or...

I did the recall today, I will monitor for any capacity / range changes, but I would be surprised if it changed anything for the actual range. This was not about making the car more efficient, but simply on changing number reporting accuracy. If the numbers do change, I suspect it would...

I put on the Firestone Fuel Fighter a few month back on the front wheels, and I have seen almost no change in range. May be from 5.4 miles/kWh to 5.3, but that is more likely dues to the fact that brand new tires are a little less efficient, and could also be because it has gotten hotter lately...

Although there are no definite public number, the nominal Usable capacity is supposed to be more in the 18.5kWh.

Looking at the expected range when fully charged is not a very reliable information, as it is an estimate based on past driving, and you will have no idea how the car was driven during the last few charges. To get an idea on the state of the battery, the best is to look at the battery numbers...

If what they say is true, that the cells have twice the capacity for 150% of the volume, it would mean they pack 33% more energy in the same volume. But the page below only shows a 15% increase in energy density...

Did you unclip all the inside blue panels, and if so, how easy / hard was that?

Yes, you can use any EVSE to charge the Spark. if you think about it, you can charge the Spark at any charging station, regardless of their power ability. The charger is inside the car, and it decides what it can take. The EVSE is just a power supply, it can be limited at the high end, but it...

Given the "usable" capacity is a Software limitation, I would think this measured the Total battery capacity, and if so, it is slightly above the theoretical total capacity (according to the article below)...

I think you just need to remember to pause the song before you turn it off or switch to a different source

Some people have too much money and time in their hands :)

I have to agree, I did like the sculpted shape of the Gen1 better :) Enjoy the car

I had a 2013 lease for three years and now have a 2017, as well as a spark, so I will comment. Well fairly obvious and nothing to be surprised off :) Control buttons where a gripe on the 2013 and have been fixed in the 2016/2017 model. Agreed not great but you also have one in the arm rest...

If you go for a mirror with a video image area from the rear view camera, these seem to have a wider video area (7"), and a higher resolution image (1080p)...

That mirror solution is nothing to be compared to the Gentex :) It is a small low res video area, barely good enough for backup view, not for replacing your whole rearview mirror by a large hi res wide angle camera view like the Gentex. But again the Gentex is way too expensive so...

The number of miles showed by the Guess O Meter is based on your last few days of driving. Based on how many miles per kWh you got over the last few days, it will estimate how many miles you may get with the fully charged battery. Assuming you have a battery with a usable capacity of 18kWh when...