Spark EV Hot-Rod Unveiled For SEMA Performance Show
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1087986_hot-rod-chevy-spark-ev-unveiled-for-sema-performance-show Hot-Rod Chevy Spark EV Unveiled For SEMA Performance Show By Stephen Edelstein Oct 28, 2013 [image http://www.greencarreports.com/pictures/1087986_hot-rod-chevy-spark-ev-unveiled-for-sema-performance-show_gallery-1 Hot-Rod Chevy Spark EV Unveiled For SEMA Performance Show, Gallery 1 ] The annual SEMA show in Las Vegas isn't where you'd normally expect to find plug-in electric cars. SEMA is the spiritual home of the automotive aftermarket, where car makers unveil lavishly customized vehicles to pique the creativity of the industry. These cars are usually more about performance and style than efficiency. This year, the 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV Tech Performance concept will will make the show floor a little greener. This version of the 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV electric car was designed to show that plug-in cars can be fun. The Tech Performance concept features a new power-delivery algorithm that Chevy says enhances acceleration, and reinforced axles. However, Chevy did not quote a faster 0 to 60 mph time than the stock Spark EV'S 7.6 seconds. Even when this Spark EV is standing still, its green-and-white color scheme and flashy wheels give it the look of a performance car. The interior is livened up by a flip-up "activation switch," presumably for Spark EV owners who want to equip their cars with heat-seeking missiles. Green cars are starting to get the full custom treatment; the Spark EV Tech Performance concept isn't the first small car to appear at SEMA--and it probably won't be the last. When it's not sitting on the show floor, the Spark EV will return an EPA-rated 119 MPGe, with 82 miles of range. The Spark EV has been on sale in California and Oregon since June, with a base price of $26,685 before the $7,500 Federal income-tax credit or other incentives. Plans for retail sales in Canada and Europe were recently shelved. [© Green Car Reports] http://www.tflcar.com/2013/10/chevy-spark-ev-tech-performance-concept-heading-2013-sema-show/ The Chevy Spark EV Tech Performance Concept heading to the 2013 SEMA show Oct 28, 2013 ... takes the electric car to a new level of coolness ... http://www.plugincars.com/chevy-show-tricked-out-spark-ev-concept-128691.html Chevy To Show Tricked-Out Spark EV Concept By Alysha Webb October 31, 2013 [image http://www.plugincars.com/sites/default/files/2013-SEMA-Chevrolet-SparkEV-620.jpg Souped-up Chevy Spark EV concept ] As anybody that has driven an electric vehicle can attest, EVs are fun to drive. Who can argue with instant acceleration? But a concept version of the Chevrolet Spark EV to be displayed at this year’s Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association Show—an event more associated with monster trucks with huge wheels than with battery-electric vehicles—shows how far the fun-factor can be brought to electric cars. General Motors will exhibit the tricked-out Chevrolet Spark EV in Las Vegas at SEMA, which runs November 5 - 8. The SEMA Spark EV concept has these features: custom exterior colors and graphics a special backlit Chevy bowtie on the grille performance billet aluminum wheels Chevy accessory sill plates, floor mats, and pedal cover body-color trim plates and green stitching on the shifter boot and steering wheel That’s just aesthetics, you are probably saying. How is it better performance-wise than the ordinary Spark EV, which is already pretty fun to drive? According to General Motors, the SEMA Spark EV concept boosts torque to 440 pound-feet compared to 400 lb-ft in the regular Spark EV. That shaves the concept car’s zero-to-60 mph acceleration to 7.1 seconds—from 7.5 ticks for the production version, said GM. That’s achieved by a battery pack capable of 140-kilowatts of power output, rather than 120kW for the production version. Software is the key, according to GM, which points to a “power delivery algorithm that enhances acceleration.” GM is not providing details about the attributes of its algorithm. But what is evident is a “military style flip-up activation switch” on the instrument panel that engages the extra performance features, enabling more torque, horsepower, and performance. (Other automakers just use a “sport” mode button, but an “activation switch” sounds so much cooler.) The production Spark EV claims 82 miles per charge. Since it is only a concept car, GM does not have data on how the performance features impact driving range or battery life. When can you buy one of these tricked-out Sparks EVs? “We have no production plans at this time,” said Annalisa Esposito Bluhm, a GM spokesperson. “Concepts enable us to gauge public interest and acceptance. 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