Eew! It smells all musky.
I'm pretty sure I saw this same RAV-4 parked next to me in the EV spots at South Coast Plaza (north valet) on Jun 25. If so, the plug is on the left-rear quarter panel (where you'd expect the gas cap to be), and it used an adapter: the J-1772 was plugged into a thick black cable that, in turn, connected to the vehicle.bdgotoh said:So is the charge port on the left by the driver's door like the Volt?
EricH said:I'm pretty sure I saw this same RAV-4 parked next to me in the EV spots at South Coast Plaza (north valet) on Jun 25. If so, the plug is on the left-rear quarter panel (where you'd expect the gas cap to be), and it used an adapter: the J-1772 was plugged into a thick black cable that, in turn, connected to the vehicle.
Yes - same here. That is why I'm tracking Ford Energi closely.IBELEAF said:I tend to think that for average american household of 2 cars electric Rav4 is not the best option. I fall in that category and I wouldn't consider buying Rav4 unless of course there were no other choices, I would much rather have combination of small commuter electric + gas/hybrid SUV, it's practical and more cost effective for obvious reasons.
evnow said:Yes - same here. That is why I'm tracking Ford Energi closely.
I think GM missed a very good opportunity to make Volt a CUV rather than a high priced "sports sedan". I blame "macho" man Lutz for that weird decision.
The Toyota RAV4 EV will make its comeback after first being sold 15 years ago. The vehicle won’t be made available to consumers, Yoza said, instead they are focusing on “very strategic applications” such as fleets and car sharing programs.
The rav 4 EV will be in the new design coming out next year.grommet said:The current RAV4 design is near end of it's life, so this EV will be limited run. Toyota will likely revisit it in EV form sometime after the next-gen is released.
You sure about this? At a local meetup, someone that worked at Tesla (unofficially) told me the first "non mule" RAV4 EVs will be 2012 based (still the current RAV4 design)... and that it would be limited production and likely fleet only. Did Toyota announce/commit that we'd definitely see a new body (2013) RAV4 EV sooner than later?evnow said:The rav 4 EV will be in the new design coming out next year.grommet said:The current RAV4 design is near end of it's life, so this EV will be limited run. Toyota will likely revisit it in EV form sometime after the next-gen is released.
Same source as mine. As usual ABG is late.cdub said:ABG is saying that the RAV-4 EV won't be for sale to consumers.. only fleets.
http://green.autoblog.com/2011/07/17/toyota-rav4-ev-wont-be-sold-to-the-general-public/
Not sure what to make of this. It makes little sense to make an EV based on the old design that is being phased out in a year ...grommet said:You sure about this? At a local meetup, someone that worked at Tesla (unofficially) told me the first "non mule" RAV4 EVs will be 2012 based (still the current RAV4 design)... and that it would be limited production and likely fleet only. Did Toyota announce/commit that we'd definitely see a new body (2013) RAV4 EV sooner than later?
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