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Chevrolet Spark EV batteries no longer available
yahoo ^ | 4-25-22 | Jonathon Ramsey

Posted on 04/25/2022 9:55:42 AM PDT by dynachrome

After debuting the Chevrolet Spark EV in 2012, the tiny electric tyke most known for a snazzy Lime color option went on sale four just three years, from 2013 to 2016. In that time, GM sold roughly 7,400 units, mostly in states with zero emissions vehicle mandates like California, Oregon, and Maryland. The grudging, compliance car aspect, old battery chemistry, tiny sales total explain why EV-Resource reports that GM has discontinued Spark EV battery packs. According to some Chevrolet parts departments the outlet contacted, the order system showed the hatchback's battery pack as unavailable as of April 7. An automaker district rep "who wished to remain anonymous" told EV-Resource, "We are no longer going to supply that battery."

The Spark EV started life with a battery pack provided by China's A123 Systems. Buyers suffered a spate of issues, so GM tied up with LG Chem to bring pack manufacture in-house from 2014 to 2016. GM provided an eight-year, 100,000-mile warranty on the battery, but that doesn't matter anymore if there are no packs to replace broken units with. And there's no third-party support for a comparatively inexpensive but complex model that sold in such tiny numbers. A Chevy dealer tech commented at the Spark EV Owner's Facebook page, "I’m not gonna miss working on these. They were the most labor intensive to work on compared to Volts, Bolts, Hybrid Tahoes and Malibu batteries."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Humor
KEYWORDS: automotive; batteries; chevrolet; gm; spark
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To: moovova

From the article which you did not read:

One owner related that “In a discussion with Criswell Chevrolet (of MD), they said, ‘if the battery had failed we wouldn’t replace it. There are none available so we would buy the car back.’” Others have been getting quotes from places like Carvana, the superheated market delivering tidy potential profits, with purchase figures ranging from $10,000 to $16,000. The used car sales site is asking close to $16,000 or more for Spark EVs from the final two model years.


41 posted on 04/25/2022 12:19:05 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Earl Harley is long gone.


42 posted on 04/25/2022 12:32:40 PM PDT by meatloaf
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To: Obadiah

>>resurrect the Chevy Vega...that used to rust while sitting in your garage.<<

Hey, show some respect!

My Vega rarely sat in the garage: I only had a carport. LOL

Besides, I carried a freshly machined head, head gasket, Permatex, and tools, including a torque wrench. As soon as an overheated #4 cylinder warped the head & blew a gasket, I would swap out, and drive the blown one to the (a hard walking distance carrying the head) machine shop.


43 posted on 04/25/2022 12:40:27 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!)
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To: ApplegateRanch

LOL. My Opa was a master machinist. He and the family emigrated to New York from German in 1927. He used to make his own spare axles for his Model T and keep them in the car. Whenever one snapped, he would pop in a replacement. Knowing Opa, I’m sure he heat treated them, too.


44 posted on 04/25/2022 1:05:14 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (Instead of criminalizing guns, we need to criminalize criminals.)
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To: dynachrome

Save big money on electric car batteries by getting used batteries from junk yards...


45 posted on 04/25/2022 1:13:22 PM PDT by GOPJ (MSNBC bimbos 'feel' companies that groom children shouldn't have to pay taxes.)
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To: TexasGator; john drake

From the article I read:

<>GM hasn’t responded to requests for comment from multiple outlets, so the guiding principle for Spark EV drivers at the moment seems to be, “Save yourselves.”<>


46 posted on 04/25/2022 1:27:25 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: TexasGator

“From the article which you did not read:”

You’d be wrong, as usual. But that’s just you...making stuff up as you go.


47 posted on 04/25/2022 1:38:14 PM PDT by moovova
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To: Obadiah
Ah yes. GM doing what GM has done throughout its history. Hey, maybe they can resurrect the Chevy Vega, or any other one of their models that used to rust while sitting in your garage.

I heard that Vegas would rust in the new car showroom. They were good looking cars, but poorly executed. Bean counters ruined GM.

48 posted on 04/25/2022 3:23:01 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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They didn’t like my review. What ashame.

https://autos.yahoo.com/chevrolet-spark-ev-batteries-no-135000875.html No batteries available good luck suckers. Maybe you can get a battery from china, ~Lesko Brandon”

Your review has been removed

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Please Update your Review so we can publish it and share your insight with the CarGurus community!

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49 posted on 04/25/2022 4:43:08 PM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: dynachrome

If you bought a vehicle from Obamamotors, you deserve to be a pedestrian.


50 posted on 04/25/2022 6:43:09 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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