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The New RAV4 EV
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Nice to see Tesla getting some credit in the German language automotive press for the deal on the RAV4EV.
Toyota bringt einen elektrischen RAV4 auf den US-Markt | heise Autos
Toyota bringt einen elektrischen RAV4 auf den US-Markt | heise Autos
RAV4 EV Questions?
I'll be test driving the Toyota/Tesla Rav4EV on Friday. Just soliciting any specific details, questions or photos anyone would like to see or have answered. Can't say much more about this at this time, and there may be questions i can't answer under NDA, but happy to do my best.
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I'll be test driving the Toyota/Tesla Rav4EV on Friday. Just soliciting any specific details, questions or photos anyone would like to see or have answered. Can't say much more about this at this time, and there may be questions i can't answer under NDA, but happy to do my best.
--Evan
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ChadS
Last tank of gas: March 2009
"What's the EPA-rated range" would be a good question. They've mentioned 100 miles, but I don't know if that's EPA, marketing, or what.
Where can it be serviced? Is it only select dealers in areas where it's being sold? I wonder what happens if an early purchaser sells it to somebody in another state, for example.
Will they build more if demand is high?
Where can it be serviced? Is it only select dealers in areas where it's being sold? I wonder what happens if an early purchaser sells it to somebody in another state, for example.
Will they build more if demand is high?
get all the information you can as we have not seen any news from Toyota or Tesla for some time. Lots of photos please.
I am assuming that range will be more than 100 miles (EPA or however you want to estimate it), but less than 160 miles...
I am also assuming it will have J1772 charging. 6.6kW max? Or can it do Roadster like 16.8kW (70A@240V?)
Any provision for quick charging? (Probably not considering that 160 mile range Model S isn't supposed to offer SuperCharging either.)
Toyota is part of CHAdeMO...
Establishment of CHAdeMO Association | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION GLOBAL WEBSITE
I am also assuming it will have J1772 charging. 6.6kW max? Or can it do Roadster like 16.8kW (70A@240V?)
Any provision for quick charging? (Probably not considering that 160 mile range Model S isn't supposed to offer SuperCharging either.)
Toyota is part of CHAdeMO...
Establishment of CHAdeMO Association | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION GLOBAL WEBSITE
ChadS
Last tank of gas: March 2009
Good idea to ask about charging options. But I think I remember Toyota saying the RAV4 will be L2 only, no DCQC. Not sure what L2 amp level; that's a good question.
Toyota uses CHAdeMO in Japan, but AFAIK hasn't said they'll use it anywhere else. I doubt they'd bother adding it to make the car more useful; they really wish EVs would go away so they can keep their market lead with HEVs.
Toyota uses CHAdeMO in Japan, but AFAIK hasn't said they'll use it anywhere else. I doubt they'd bother adding it to make the car more useful; they really wish EVs would go away so they can keep their market lead with HEVs.
My guess is they'll use a standard Tesla 10kW charger. Makes the most sense since they will be produced in the tens of thousands for the Model S.
grommet
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The Toyota RAV-4 EV I've seen driving around Palo Alto a few times is J1772 only and, yes, has the same or similar 10 kW charger.
My educated guess is that it will have substantially more real world range than a LEAF.
SByer
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Hmm, I don't know whether it's Toyota being anti-EV (though certainly there is at least some EV antibodies left within the company) or just that they've become anti-doing-advanced-engineering (as evidenced by the PiP).
I've been toying with the idea of importing a RAV4 EV at times, so I have some questions:
- Is the car designed with warm/cold weather in mind? What heater does it have? Is the battery always keept at a good temperature?
- If it has liquid temperature control, which components does the liquid circulate through? Motor? Battery? Inverter?
- Does it have amber turn signals? If not, are the lights the same as on the regular RAV4?
- Aside from the drivetrain and improved aerodynamics, what are the primary differences when compared to a regular RAV4?
- What percentage of components does it share with the regular RAV4? If something breaks, say, 7500 km away (hypothetically speaking - wink, wink - nudge, nudge) from the nearest RAV4 EV service center, is it possible to replace with regular RAV4 parts? Will Toyota have a problem with shipping parts out of state/country?
- What's the service schedule like?
- Is the car designed with warm/cold weather in mind? What heater does it have? Is the battery always keept at a good temperature?
- If it has liquid temperature control, which components does the liquid circulate through? Motor? Battery? Inverter?
- Does it have amber turn signals? If not, are the lights the same as on the regular RAV4?
- Aside from the drivetrain and improved aerodynamics, what are the primary differences when compared to a regular RAV4?
- What percentage of components does it share with the regular RAV4? If something breaks, say, 7500 km away (hypothetically speaking - wink, wink - nudge, nudge) from the nearest RAV4 EV service center, is it possible to replace with regular RAV4 parts? Will Toyota have a problem with shipping parts out of state/country?
- What's the service schedule like?
^^^ Very good news for Model S buyers. The range-o-meter seems to be within a mile of actual miles traveled unlike the wildly fluctuating leaf meter. There is also the part where they say that getting 100+ miles of range is easy no matter how you drive it.
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