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Attache a small magnet to your wrench or the head of the screw and the nut will not fall in to the hole. I did it without the magnet but is just an idea to make your job easyer.

Here are the first photos:

I just got a set of aluminum running boards specially made for the EV version of the RAV4. I have been a litle bit worried about the instalation and fitment but it looks like this wersion is a 15 minute install with no drilling or cutting. I will post some photos later in the afternoon with the...

I'm personally a fan of the concave rims, they give the car a more fluent line.

Here are some 22" wheels on the gas version. It may l;ook ok on the EV version to!

That is right! After changing the wheels to 20's on the extended charge I'm getting 86 miles of range. I do also noticed that in real word I'm getting a bit more than that.

So there is any way to adjust to the tire size?

I'm also intrested how the mileage will be afectyed if you chose overall taller tires, this having a larger circumference than the factory one. Is the odometer reading the tire rotation to determin the distance or is GPS based?

The width it makes a big difference because the extra weight what goes in to the tires and rims. If you go wider and bigger most likely you will also go heavyer to. I do not think you can reduce the weight by goingto aftermarket wheels in less yo go narower. Think about all those funny looking...

The rims I got are light weight but you should also consider the weight of the tire as well. Here is the manufacturers photo for the Giovanna Mecca 20x10 +40mm: I got the 10" Wide rims because I like the wider look but you can get a narrower setup to save weight all togheter.

I feel the car gripping the road better with the wider tires but my range decreased significantly (20%) and this is probably also due to my agressive driving. On the extended charge I'm getting an estimated 82 miles per charge and my efficiency is an average 2.3 miles/kWh.

Anybody replaced the OEM wheels on their RAV4 EV? I'm intrested what is the impact on the maximum milage from case to case using different wheels and tires. I used Giovanna Mecca 20x10 wheels +40mm offset with 255/45ZR20 tires.