At first glance, there’s nothing much to see on the new Chevy Spark EV – complete with its electric range projection of 55 miles. But step inside and the interface for this new EV is actually quite pleasing and for what is an A-segment city car, you get some a very high-value set of displays. It’s interesting (if not entirely surprising) that Chevy has chosen to effectively use the Volt’s display for the main gauge pack in front of the driver.
But glance to the centre console, and it’s the parts bin of the European Opel Adam that’s been raided – the centre touchscreen the exact same one we were playing with in Paris a few weeks ago. Except that here it’s mounted higher up the IP and therefore easier to see. And it functions not just as an infotainment centre, but a high-resolution display for the electric power flow, range and driving information datasets. We were surprised and quietly impressed, until we noticed all the scratches on the gloss black surround of the centre screen display…
by Joe Simpson
