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I've only had Li'l Sparky for a couple weeks, so I'm still a bit confused about the regenerative braking. As I understand it, it works in both D (Drive) and L (Low) modes as is shown on the power flow graphic. However, in the L mode, there is much greater resistance to coasting. Does this mean...

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I set up my first online forum similar to this about 20 years ago. When I see such hyperbolic rhetoric, my hackles go up. I know for a fact that some companies send out minions from their boiler rooms onto the web to pan the competition. Just for grins, let's assume...

Your family sounds a lot like ours, especially the Aldi part... ;) The thing that made buying the Spark EV so compelling was the tax credits. My wife and I are both self-employed and we can deduct the $7500 from our estimated payments, with the first deduction of $2500 happening in a few days...

Yeah, my wife isn't too happy about the new car even though she needs it more than I do. Aside from the economical and environmental benefits, switching to electric requires change and for most people, that's pretty scary. But she'll come around one day, probably after her first trip into the...

Hey Mark… I poked around your site and particularly liked the meet up at Linganore. I'm curious, with so many EVs in one place, who decides who gets one of the two charging hookups? Anyway, I'm sure we'll meet up someplace after I get used to all this and overcome some of my range anxiety. ;)...

Hello Everyone! As of last Tuesday, I'm a proud and happy owner of a new Spark EV. This car is so great in so many ways, I'm sure there will be lots of other Marylanders following suit if the word ever gets out. But the process hasn't been entirely painless; I made some mistakes and wasted...