Had to cancel :(

Awesome, you're still in the game!

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What deal did you get on the lease?

I've been looking at the RAV4 EV for over a year now, and the purchase deals are not nearly as good as February/March of 2013. And the lease deals aren't as good as Summer/Fall 2013 when they first introduced the unlimited mile lease.

Nobueno said:

haven't decided if I'm going to get the JESLA charger, or maybe the 30a clipper creek... I'm a lil conflicted.. I do like that CC is UL/ETL...BTW bought @ Autonation in hayward.

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I can't speak to the quality of the JESLA, but I can tell you that my experience with Clipper Creek products is that they do not fail. They haven't taken shortcuts on anything. And if you look around the forum, you'll see similar sentiments from others. They could be the poster child for 'best practice'.

Nobueno said:

Well, you have to act now because there isn't many left.. They've been discontinued. 17,500 in incentives... dealer took 4k off list price... unlimited mile 3 year lease.. 3 year lease qualifies you for the CARB and for me San Juaquin valley incentive.. You'll be eligible for 2,500 in state CARB subsidy.. I am getting 5,500 due to SJAPCD

With a trade in the payment is 260... Drives great.. love it.

Buy out at end of lease is 18k

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haven't decided if I'm going to get the JESLA charger, or maybe the 30a clipper creek... I'm a lil conflicted.. I do like that CC is UL/ETL...BTW bought @ Autonation in hayward.

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I wonder how many of those incentives would still qualify if registered in NV. I know CA has the cars...

Hussain said:

I wonder how many of those incentives would still qualify if registered in NV. I know CA has the cars...

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All the incentives are in CA only. The biggest one is the lease incentive of $17,500 from Toyota. You must show residency and register the car in CA to get it. You also must keep the car registered in CA for all three years to get the CA $2,500 rebate. If you don't they will go after you for a pro-rated return of the rebate.

Ahh ok. Makes sense. I had addresses in CA I could use, but was just wondering. Gotta get the wife and mother in law off the ICE. I wonder what the payment would be without the trade..

Wow! Congratulations! I wish I knew about that deal a month ago. My girlfriend just bought an ICE. We live in Brentwood 20 miles from San Joaquin Valley. She has credit issues too but $260 a month is a great deal! It's a shame Toyota couldn't make a go of the RAV4 EVs.

RileyCPA said:

Wow! Congratulations! I wish I knew about that deal a month ago. My girlfriend just bought an ICE. We live in Brentwood 20 miles from San Joaquin Valley. She has credit issues too but $260 a month is a great deal! It's a shame Toyota couldn't make a go of the RAV4 EVs.

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Great deal indeed! $260 includes a trade, if I'm assuming correctly though, but I wonder what the $$ is without.

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Great deal indeed! $260 includes a trade, if I'm assuming correctly though, but I wonder what the $$ is without.

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$279/month + $4,500 due at signing, according to this: Toyota Rav4 EV 2014 | Electric Crossover SUV

Nobueno said:

haven't decided if I'm going to get the JESLA charger, or maybe the 30a clipper creek... I'm a lil conflicted.. I do like that CC is UL/ETL...BTW bought @ Autonation in hayward.

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Congrats! I like the RAV and would have seriously considered one if they sold them in Arizona. I actually have a JESLA I could sell you at a fair price. It worked great with my LEAF and Volt, but since we've gone down to the Roadster and Model S, I don't have much of a need for it anymore.

PM me if you're interested.

We were _this_ close to buying a Rav4 EV and having it shipped up here to WA, if only Toyota (or Tesla) would service them outside CA.

It's the perfect size (small), form factor (CUV), range (at least 100 real miles), and price (<$50k) for what my wife wants. I would have been happy to have one sitting in our garage. It would probably have seen more use than the Tesla, doing double duty for her commute during the week and grocery getting and kiddo hauling on the weekend. Alas... sigh.

Congrats, and good call. And enjoy the freedom of filling up at your own home!

Nobueno said:

The money factor on the lease was very minimal.. so in the end this car is FREE

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...after you gave them your $6,000 car. So, maybe you could say it was a "Free Upgrade". Then you have to give it back in 3 years or give them another $18-19k.

No money down, no trade, you can get these for less than $475 x 35 monthly payments. Rebates like CA $2,500 and other regional rebates like the San Joaquin one above are cash in your pocket. Dianne @ Carson Toyota is the one to talk to. She ships all over the state and even sells an occasional used one out of state. There are several owners in WA, one or two in CO, two in PA, one in NJ, at least one in NY and those are just the ones I know of from the MyRAV4EV forum. Head over there if you really want the scoop on the RAV4 EV.