Is the EV version of the spark still produced by Daewoo, as the ICE version is? I'm generally a bit suspicious of GM stuff, because of the EV1 debacle, however, I did recently rent a Chevy Sonic wagon, and was much more impressed than I expected to be -- for a non-hybrid, it got quite good gas mileage (around 35), and most importantly the build quality seemed to be a lot better than GM stuff from the last 30 years that I've had experience with. Hopefully the build quality of the spark will be good too... then it's just a matter of whether we trust GM to not recall and crush them all....
I do have a chevy truck (a two ton one, 18,000lbs GVRW), with the precursor to the 409 in it -- the 348, from 1956. It's quite a good engine -- It gets used a few days a year to haul firewood and brush. Z On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 3:01 PM, Chuck Hursch <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, that Chevy Spark is another candidate, because of the size. > Unfortunately, Chevy/GM stuck their collective foot in the mud with their > emasculation of the EV1. I swore I would never buy another GM product > after what they then. On the other hand, if they would resurrect one for > me, I might change my mind :-) > > Yep, 409 was an interesting one (called the W engine, if I recall). But > with that 400 ft-lb of torque, I bet that Chevy Spark could just about > twist the tailshaft off of one old V8s. That's an astonishing amount of > torque! > > > On 5/3/2013 2:43 AM, Pat Dawson wrote: > >> Well I saved my pennies and I saved my dimes (gidyup, gidyup, gidyup >> 409), before I knew there'd come a time (gidyup, gidyup, gidyup 409), when >> I would buy a brand new 409 (gidyup, gidyup, gidyup 409). >> >> Sounds like the 2014-2015 Chevrolet Spark EV may be your ticket. Smaller >> than the LEAF, $25K or less after incentive, 400 ft. ft. of torque (why I >> relate it to the fabled 409 of my youth). You can't build that at home. >> You lucky West Coasters can buy it this summer. Don't make me come out >> there. >> >> Pat >> >> >> ______________________________**__ >> From: Chuck Hursch<[email protected]> >> To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List<[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2013 3:01 PM >> Subject: [EVDL] devil's advocate on buying a Leaf >> >> >> Noticed in the paper a day or two ago that one of the SF Bay Area Nissan >> dealers is offering Leaf leases for some-$3000 down and $99/mo. I think >> Fed/state tax credits are still after that. A fellow EVDL'er allowed me >> to drive his Leaf at the 2011 Stanford Rally - nice car, new tech... >> although bigger than I need. >> >> My nearly twenty year old (1994) VoltsRabbit conversion is due a battery >> plant (#5) this fall, scheduled for Sept. Sixteen US2200 6V'ers plus a >> couple of spares is going to be on the order of $1700, although I have >> not checked battery prices recently. Getting some rust bubbles under >> the paint around the rear side windows (don't know how hard it is to >> deal with that), and the fenders are beginning to rot again (had that >> dealt with in the body work in 1996). Old technology, but still >> interesting and still works. I put it together with my own hands, and >> all the sweat equity is there. >> >> But it's getting harder and harder to be a devil's advocate about taking >> the plunge to a new EV such as the Leaf. Probably one more battery >> plant for another 3-5 years, but, sigh... >> >> Chuck >> ______________________________**_________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: >> http://www.evdl.org/help/**index.html#usub<http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub> >> http://lists.evdl.org/**listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org<http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org> >> For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/ >> **group/NEDRA <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA>) >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL:<http://lists.evdl.org/**private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/** >> attachments/20130503/b91ac785/**attachment.htm<http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130503/b91ac785/attachment.htm> >> > >> ______________________________**_________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: >> http://www.evdl.org/help/**index.html#usub<http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub> >> http://lists.evdl.org/**listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org<http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org> >> For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/ >> **group/NEDRA <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA>) >> >> >> > ______________________________**_________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: > http://www.evdl.org/help/**index.html#usub<http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub> > http://lists.evdl.org/**listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org<http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org> > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/* > *group/NEDRA <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA>) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130503/917f38ef/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
