2014 Chevrolet Spark EV Preview
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 11/28/2012
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I was invited to a special preview of the 2014 Chevrolet
Spark EV last night in Downtown L.A. just ahead of the LA
Auto Show that begins Nov. 30th.
I snapped up a few images to share of this fully electrified
vehicle. There were GM Volt /Spark EV team principals
on hand to provide some details on this new powertrain. This
is new traction motor / drive system that is fully
developed in house by GM. It's reported to provide 400
ft./lbs. of torque. The battery in the cutaway is an
A123 Systems component with a reported 20kWh of energy
storage. They would not report a range, as it hasn't been
certified yet. The vehicle has a curb weight if just
under 3,000lbs. They also claim that the battery pack has
fully displaced the area of the fuel tank without displacing
any of the passenger area found in the regular Spark.
One other feature I saw was the new (incomplete) J1772
Combo connector which will support L1 / L2 AC charging and
Fast DC charging. They claim that starting with less than
20% battery you could get to approximately 80% of charge in
about 20 minutes using the DC Fast Charge.
One of the other items GM demonstrated was the Eye's Free
Siri integration.
[Siri Meets GM Vehicles]
Scott Brown Administrator iATN Brea, California, USA
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