2016 Chevrolet Spark EV To Be Sold At Retail In Canada - Green Car Reports
It may not have too many more years to live, but the Chevrolet Spark EV will be sold in some new markets starting with the 2016 model year: three Canadian provinces. While General Motors had offered the Spark EV for fleet purchase in parts of the country, it wasn't available to retail buyers--individuals who walked into a dealer and asked for Chevy's only battery-electric vehicle. 82-Mile Range Remains (May 2014). Chevrolet will offer the 2016 Spark EV for sale in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec, the three provinces that offer purchase incentives of various sorts for plug-in electric cars. In its release, the company says the Spark EV "builds on Chevrolet’s proven electric motor and battery development programs from the Chevrolet Volt" range-extended electric car. The Spark EV is also notable for being one of the very few low-volume battery-electric vehicles to offer DC quick charging as well as conventional 240-Volt charging. ALSO SEE: 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV To Go On Sale In Maryland This Spring (Jan 2015). Still, the availability of the Spark EV to retail buyers is good news for Canadian electric-car fans and advocates in its three most electric-car-friendly provinces. Source: www.greencarreports.com
