Chevy Spark Ev Battery Pack
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Chevy spark ev battery pack. Than means the battery fails the warranty limit if the capacity drops below 12 kwh given a starting capacity of 18 4 kwh. We install higher capacity cells from newer volts 2013 2015 into the older shells 2011 2012 giving you larger capacity battery in the same package. The chevrolet spark ev battery is made with 192 2p96s. Nearly 43 000 chevy bolt electric cars have been sold in the united states.
Of course both vehicles are wildly different but the spark ev does have a lower capacity battery pack 21 3 kwh vs. According to general motors only one of those bolts needed its battery pack. General motors says that i m special. A 2015 spark ev battery goes out of warranty if the battery degrades more than 35 probably determined by a static discharge test within 8 years or 100k miles.
The chevrolet spark ev has been on the market for only a year but already it s being updated. While technically the spark ev gets 2 less miles according to chevrolet the nissan leaf gets 84 miles from a bigger 24kw battery pack with 3 additional kilowatt hours of battery power. The 2015 chevy spark ev will have an entirely new battery pack. The battery volume is 285 l and the mass is 435 kg this means an energy density of 208 wh l and 136 wh kg at the battery level not cell.
Customers have reported an increase in ev range of up to 15 from 38 miles to 44 miles. And in this case the update is major. In 2014 the chevy spark ev weighed 2 967 pounds with the 21 kw hr battery pack. 24 kwh in leaf so this real world test loop result is interesting and shows.