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I looked at it and I agree it's not completely explicit. However, you are absolutely correct in your deduction! I dug a bit further, because I'm not happy with the ambiguity of the previous tables and found some more descriptive ones that should provide absolute clarity: As you can see below...

In case you wanted to explore the possibility of a blown fuse, this is the connection diagram for the cabin heater. As you can see, the heating element runs off the high voltage pack and there are two low voltage fuses that you can check under the hood. I'll include all the relevant info for you.

I just want to point out and appreciate, that even when the Spark is not doing what it should, it still manages to charge cells faster than its successor at over 1C (for most of us that have had some degradation). It's really strange regarding the 16kW DCFC. After that day, did it continue to...

Yes you would be correct about it being battery current, but there is no inverter involved besides the on-board charger's DC-DC converter boosting the volts and dropping the amps as a result. Do you have a screenshot of your displays? If you want to see the AC voltage, AC current, and input...

TorquePro has an amazing feature where you can use the OBDII reader to collect and upload data in 1/2/5/20/60-second intervals for route planners to access. When going up mountains or long flat distances I'll use A Better Route Planner and TorquePro together with my phone and OBDII reader to...

Did this for fun, but using an exponential trendline in excel fit to your data, it looks like with your current charging and driving behavior, the trendline forecasts another 28 months before you hit somewhere around 65% capacity (35% degradation). The R^2 value is not incredible (trendline fits...

My guess would be that the battery pack is "coldgating". If it's a cold morning and batteries are very cold or near freezing, like 32ºF/0ºC - 5ºC region or less, fast charging could irreversibly damage the batteries as the lithium ions would be electroplated permanently, rather than intercalate...

Hello, MMONTERO! I also am not familiar with reading the PLC logs but we can give it a try. Have you tried DCFC on any other stations besides this one? What do you mean by "none of the Spark EVs that are here are able to DCFC." Are you saying you've spoken to owners in Costa Rica with DCFC...

No worries, R! I've also been using 4.1. Try asking Onstar for a discount too, that may motivate them to actually resolve this issue. I hope we don't have to wait for the new generation of EVs to come out to get a proper update... Recently I checked in with Onstar on how they could possibly...

It's strange because the 1500W Auxiliary Power Module should be providing 14V to the automotive systems continuously while in use. If BustosMan exceeds the ~110A on the 12V DC system and the AGM voltage sags below the voltage needed to keep the contactors energized (or the BCM/ECU calls it quits...

Hey drpeshev, that sucks that you're still having problems. Very impressive that you got to R39. No, the car works in cold climates, it's 6-10ºC where I live and the range is just reduced. Let's hit PAUSE on investigating the high voltage interlock loop and investigate a few more basic...

The Li-ion batteries should be capable of some very high discharge rates, but it's not unlimited. Depending on construction, anywhere from 2C - 30C discharge rate can be expected. For a 14-18kWh battery, 10C would allow 140kW - 180kW discharges depending on SoC. But is it really that cut and...

Hey, a bit late to this reply but Ingenext has a the battery pack from a salvage 2014 spark using the A123 cells here: https://ingenext.ca/collections/chevrolet-spark/products/chevrolet-spark-ev-battery-spark-95381721 You could attempt to email them and ask about how they have maintained the...

You install them all. An Xapk file is a group apk installation file format. You have to use an Xapk installer like I mentioned in a previous post to properly install it. You can grab an Xapk installer from google play, but I recommend APK Manager in the following link because it worked in my...

Yesterday morning I called into Onstar to cancel my service. I was connected with Janet and explained the reason for my intent to cancel. Janet was aware of my issue and attempted to troubleshoot with a straightforward logout and login procedure. That did not work. Janet is a very seasoned...

I received a call this morning from an Onstar agent. He simply apologized for the long delay (been about a month since I submitted a support ticket and posted here) and wished to inform me that others have posted the same issue (thanks guys!) and that there has been no resolution! The follow-up...

Yeah I'm not really sure what is allowing you to start the car under the hood. Instead of a big heater, do you have a blowdryer to direct the hot air more precisely? Maybe you could experiment on what specific section/component under the hood allows you to start the car when you heat it up...

I found a solution, after testing on my phone (using Android 10), it works seamlessly. Fairly straightforward, though you will have to install the .xapk file outside of google play (they would never allow it). Visit https://apkfab.com/mychevrolet/com.gm.chevrolet.nomad.ownership. Download the...

It's actually a fairly straightforward process. On each end of the seat there is a plastic snap fitting / retainer that can be non-destructively removed by taking a flat pry tool and applying moderate leveraged force to pry the fitting loose. Here is a video of an owner doing such a process...

Just finished talking with OnStar about the issue, they said for whatever reason it's not identifying the Spark as an EV hence the reduced vehicle status telemetry. A service ticket has been created (at least for me) and they'll be following up in a few days. They recommend for anyone also...