Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 27, 2012
GM expects the Spark EV to have among the best EV battery range in its segment and be the first electric vehicle to offer SAE Combo DC Fast Charging capability, when it goes on sale next summer. Apple’s Siri will be available for customers with compatible (4S and newer) iPhones. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
APRIL 16, 2013
The heart of the Spark EV’s propulsion system is the GM-designed, oil-cooled, permanent magnet motor. The Spark EV will be sold in California and Oregon this summer and sales will expand to Canada, Europe and South Korea later. —Larry Nitz, GM executive director of Vehicle Electrification Engineering. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 6, 2016
As an official accessory, AeroVironment’s 32A (a slight boost up from the 30A models in the rest of the EVSE-RS range ) charging station will be labeled with its own GM part number and will be available through Chevrolet dealerships. General Motors Company has named AeroVironment, Inc.’s
The Truth About Cars
JUNE 28, 2023
There are GM air shocks in the back, a one-inch spacer lift in front, steel wheels, LED front bar lights, and all sorts of other mods. Apparently, the car passes Oregon's local regs. This modified Volkswagen Beetle TDI has mud tires -- and a lot more when it comes to some off-roading type stuff. Click here if this interests you.
Green Car Congress
JULY 25, 2013
GM estimates it will save a driver of a larger car about $1,850 a year in fuel. GM is explicit that eAssist is not a hybrid system—petroleum is still the only fuel source. The battery-electric Spark EV has a more constrained range, but could deliver about $1,800 annually in fuel costs, according to GM.
Green Car Congress
JULY 12, 2017
Among the awardees are Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America and GM, with separate projects on Li-sulfur batteries, as two of the fifteen Phase 1 “Battery Seedling” Projects. Oregon State University. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $19.4 Research a solvent-free process to fabricate all-solid Li batteries.
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 25, 2017
The cars were among the very earliest Bolt EVs produced for public sale, so are likely concentrated in California and perhaps Oregon.
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