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I got my car back from the dealership. It doesn't look like they did anything other than check to see if my 12V battery was working. Car seems to be running normal now. when I picked up my car, I checked the voltages with the car idle and in ready mode and they read ~12V and 14V respectively...

Tony, just for clarification, i would be checking this across the 12V battery terminals? Thanks for your insight. I'll take my DMM to the dealership.

Is there a way for the mechanics to check full functionality of the HV-DC to LV-DC module(s)? I'm guessing I will see another 12V battery failure again at some point because nothing was done to my car. My guess is they checked the health of the 12V battery which has now been fully charged...

I had a similar failure yesterday except I could not start my car. Lights inside the cabin were dim. Remote access to the doors did not work. Car would not start or recognize remote key fob. The range display on the dash was dim and flickering. Opened the hood and heard a slight clicking that...

I've had my rav ev for about a month and a half and still don't have my l2 evse installed. Its taking a while to het it installed and approved by ladwp for use on a separate TOU meter. So I've been charging 120v everyday when I get home for about 12 hours each night. My commute is 60 miles...

I had an Entunes/EV apps problem that I spent over two weeks working with Percy from Toyota on. None of my EV apps worked. I couldnt even get the vehicle locator to work. We had initially thought it was a problem with the communication module. The strange thing was that Safety Connect worked and...

I've had numerous issues with entune (not charger timer issues specifically) on my Rav and had been working with one of the head tech experts at Toyota for over 2 weeks. He mentioned that a new software update is imminent and will address a lot of issues... specifically in regard to the charger...

Does anyone have any recommendations for an installer in the Los Angeles area? I have a little sticker shock after seeing the quote from Leviton. I'd like to install a L2 charger on a separately installed TOU meter. I believe this requires a separate service panel and a circuit that will need...

I've been playing around and shifting into "B" to slow down on downhills, offramps, stop signs, stop and go traffic, etc... To increase regen. Anyone else playing around with this? Also, is accelerating in B mode inefficient and/or bad for the traction system? Or would this be akin to driving...

Has anyone verified if the $10k lease cash for the $529 a month/$0 down/36month/12k miles is legit? That is an amazing lease if so!

On another note, is it possible that my battery pack is already unbalanced? I I have 399 miles on it and have been driving very efficiently (about 3.5miles/KW). However I've only gotten to full charge maybe 4 times. My driving range on full charges went from 118 to 108 to 99 to 98. Most of...

I read Tony's statement about keeping the SOC around 50% to increase battery life. I'm wondering where that percentage came from. I came across this old Tesla roadster forum post about battery longevity. I saw this statement from a Tesla rep: "Just remember that the car does benefit from...

Pandora works over the USB connection when you run the native Pandora app on the iPhone because it knows to use the "portable player". But it does not output sound when connected to the USB connection when you run the rav4 Entune app (which uses your phones Bluetooth connection and is...

Dsinned, yes I've tried both turning up the sound on the Rav4 AND my iphone handset. This was a suggestion by the Entune technical support that I've spent this whole week talking to. Did you try what I am describing? Get Pandora to work in your normal fashion over bluetooth, then plug your...

I've had a ton of problems with Entune. One of the annoying problems I've noticed has to do with the Pandora Entune app. I have an iPhone4S with iOs 6.2.1. When I run the Pandora app from the Rav4 App Touchscreen with the USB connected to my iPhone, no sound comes out. Looks like the Rav's...

Thanks waidy. That's the kind of info I was looking for. Was it hard to get your car serviced without the warranty? Also, do you happen to remember how much a capacitor replacement cost and where you got your service done?

I'm having trouble with the "Charge Management" feature on the Entune app. It can't seem to receive an update. My friend has the same problem. He could only get his to work when he was right next to the car. We've tried both the Android and iphone apps, so I don't think it's an app problem...

Thanks Tony! This is very helpful. It's sad that despite having somewhat of a public EV charging infrastructure in California that most of it was put in with the charging rate of Leaf and the Volt in mind but not future faster charging EVs.

What are the Level 2 charging rates of Blink and Chargepoint public chargers. I seem to be finding that Chargepoint chargers support only up to 7.7KW charging rate from some of the specs I see online. Is this correct?

Has anyone done an analysis on what the extended warranty actually covers that might break in the EV? Seems like a lot of the warranty coverage might not apply to this car.