JackHickey
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- Jan 22, 2015
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I have had my Spark EV for a year with 8,000 miles on it. Most of those miles are in L mode. I have no problem maintaining a constant speed or a coasting speed. My mileage in warmer weather ranged from 100 to 120 on a full charge. Those numbers are with lights off. I also shift to neutral at stop lights.
My daily round trips are 6 miles, with an elevation change of 350 feet. I charge up at the higher elevation at home. With a FULL charge, I see little regenerative braking while going down the hill.
My carport is 15 feet above the street level.(a 4000 pound car takes 60,000 ft.lbs of energy to get up my driveway) When I back down my driveway there is no regenerative braking(even without a full charge).
I would like to see GM correct that problem. Braking in reverse should be regenerative. Also, it would help my mileage if they provided a means to set the maximum charge level to 90 or 95%. That way I would recover the energy used to climb the hill. (mostly the 1/10th of a mile from my home)
I may have to put in a circular driveway.
My daily round trips are 6 miles, with an elevation change of 350 feet. I charge up at the higher elevation at home. With a FULL charge, I see little regenerative braking while going down the hill.
My carport is 15 feet above the street level.(a 4000 pound car takes 60,000 ft.lbs of energy to get up my driveway) When I back down my driveway there is no regenerative braking(even without a full charge).
I would like to see GM correct that problem. Braking in reverse should be regenerative. Also, it would help my mileage if they provided a means to set the maximum charge level to 90 or 95%. That way I would recover the energy used to climb the hill. (mostly the 1/10th of a mile from my home)
I may have to put in a circular driveway.