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I have a long list of things I do at car dealerships to (1) not get taken, and (2) **** with them when they **** with me. The most useful one is knowing what *their* invoice price is (what they pay) *and* all about the current Rebates and Incentives from (*and to*) the dealer. (Sometimes the...

. DrMorgan : I highly suggest NOT leaving your emergency "jump starter" pack in your car in the summer in the central valley. The heat will not do good things for the life of the pack. During the summer (even though I live in the SF Bay Area) I keep the jumpstarter in a little bag that I grab...

Well, the "std", "traditional" Priuses had NiMH batteries. Some of the plug-in Priuses had NiMH and some had Li-Ion. The NiMH can benefit from a "recondition" cycling, the Li-Ion not so much. All that kit does is cycle the battery through several charge-discharge cycles. The other thing that the...

Just FYI : I highly recommend getting a smart trickle charger for your 12V accessory battery and charging overnight once a month. Here's a post that (somewhat) discusses the issue (there are others) : https://www.mychevysparkev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4938&start=20#p26886

Concerning the current Nissan LEAF's TMS (Thermal Mgmt System) ... The 2020 LEAF has HEATING for the battery pack, and *passive* *air* cooling (for both battery pack sizes, 40 kWh and 60 kWh). Not the best choice for someone living in AZ. For someone in Portland, OR, or Seattle, WA ... maybe...

Yeah, I've been considering buying a used Bolt, but my gasmobile still works fine, and I generally only use it for trips, and I'm cheap. It also has a PZEV rating (super-low-polluting gasmobile). I figure that when it is time to replace the gasmobile (I only drive it maybe 3k miles a year, so...

Oh my! Another battery geek! I thought I was one of the few.... I met a guy at the fast charge station last week, and rambled on about battery statistics and charge rate (1C vs. 3C, why I was using the 20 kW charger and not the 60 kW charger) and chemistry and SoC as it relates to battery...

I, myself, rarely charge past 85%. And I don't charge when it is hot. During the summer, I used to plug in the Spark in the early morning when I get up, when the pack is at its coolest. Now, I use departure timing, and have it set to me leaving (being at 100%) at 10:30 in the morning, so all I...

It really makes me think that GM "really got it right" with the Bolt EV and its battery. Reports of multiple vehicles with over 100K mileage, maybe 10% max battery degradation over 3.5 - 4 years. My Sparky has around 15 kWh (out of an original 18.5) after 4 years and 20k miles ; that's 20%. And...

. The warranty for the Spark EV battery pack and charging system is 8 years or 100,000 miles. Are you sure that you are out of warranty?

. A battery pack temp in the low 50s will lower your range. I used to have 95 consistently on the GOM at full charge this summer (I generally use the car "around town", my fastest speed around 45 mph on expressways). With winter here, night-time temps in the high 30s or low 40s, daytime temps...

As I said in another thread : "I still haven't decided that when it comes time to replace my super-efficient, low polluting PZEV gas-mobile, if I will buy a >275 mile BEV, or a PHEV (with at least 30 miles all-electric range). The latter would mean driving electric 98% of the time and have the...

Yeah, the Spark EV is the perfect suburban car. < 60 miles daily (roundtrip) commute, shopping, soccer mom duty, and just travelling around the greater city area. A perfect 2nd vehicle for any family that doesn't have BOTH adults needing to drive over 60 miles a day (ever). Well, it works for...

1) cold weather. This can affect your capacity (if it is < 50 degrees - a LOT if it is < 30 degrees) 2) You have Torque Pro. Fill to full. Drive it down a bit (?10 %? ?20%?). Look at the voltages of all of the cells in the battery. Is one of them much lower than the others? If so, you have a...

No, don't worry. Output from both is about 12.6V completely full, down to about 12.3V (usable without damaging the battery). And both charge back up at *about* the same rate (if you buy a 12V battery charger, you should make sure it is AGM-smart, however). The "flooded" ( = classic) lead-acid...

. Yeah, that's kind of the way I feel. My gasmobile only gets used when either both me AND the wife need to be out of the house at the same time, or when we drive over 80 miles roundtrip - about 3000 miles a year. Otherwise we share the Spark. I'm thinking of getting a used bolt, but really...

https://www.mychevysparkev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4516&p=27965#p27965

The 2014 is "around" 21 kWh. The 2015 and 16 had a different battery supplier than the '14s, and are "around" 18.5 kWh. 65% of 21 is 13.65 (2014) 65% of 18.5 is 12.025 (2015) 60% of 18.5 is 11.1 (2016)

. Doh !! For some reason I thought you had a 2016! Mea culpa. Let me try this again ... ;). (I erased my earlier posts.) Contact GM and ask for a list of "EV qualified" (?trained?) dealerships close to you. Bring it to one of those (after calling and asking if they know how to do a battery...

There was an all-electric Toyota RAV4 EV several years ago (with Tesla motor / batteries) - you might be able to find one used (~ 100 mile range, i think). I think it was only sold in Calif. There is (or will be soon) a model 2021 "Toyota RAV4 Prime" (five-passengers) that is a plug-in Hybrid...