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My lease is up in August. I have another car to drive and am toying with selling the Rav early mainly because I've seen the price dropping in the last few months and fear that when the larger quantity of them come up for lease expiration in the summer the prices will get depressed even further...

My lease is up a a few months and I'm considering getting the BMW i3 Rex. I test drove it yesterday. Besides getting used to the aggressive regen braking (it's like permanent "B" mode) it was very fun to drive. It has great pickup and the car is clearly purpose built. One big advantage is...

In the last week, there's been a discernible mildew smell, especially upon beginning a drive, coming from the vents. Any advice?

Since our vehicle has the Tesla Model S 40 kWh battery and motor, should we be getting the same battery protection that Tesla is now installing on their production vehicles, as well as those coming in for service...

For those of us who regularly (or irregularly) drive the Metro Express lanes on the 110 and 10 freeways, they are free forever starting tomorrow. Just set your transponder to "3", and you are good to go, as long as you have the white sticker on your RAV. If you don't have a switchable...

So, I've had my RAV4 EV for 5 months now. It replaced a car I really liked: the Chevy Volt. I like the RAV4 EV more than the Volt. To make things even better, I'm using more electricity, but I'm spending less for it. The main reason is that I'm utilizing the TOU rate plan of SoCal Edison a...

For those in Los Angeles who don't know this, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (Hope & Temple, downtown Los Angeles) has free EV parking and charging for up to 4 hours. There are 10 spots and rarely is there a problem finding one. They even have 5 spots for employees only. The...

The Leviton unit is 1099 at Home Depot (http://www.homedepot.com/p/Leviton-Evr-Green-400-40-Amp-Indoor-Outdoor-Electric-Vehicle-Charging-Station-440-EVB40-P5T/204366644?MERCH=REC-_-product-3-_-204601220-_-204366644-_-N#.UlHGARZqPKM) and the Clipper Creek unit is on sale for 1395...

I'm a big fan of Clipper Creek chargers. They just always seem to work and they are simple but rugged. I notice that they have a unit that requires a 70 amp circuit, and charges up to to 16 KW. I know this is way more than is needed for the RAV4 EV, but it would essentially "future proof"...

I really like the Chevy Volt but I have been edging toward going all electric and the RAV4 EV has the range and features I need (and I don't have to spend 100k in the process). I just hope I'm making a wise choice. The new lease deal is just too much to pass up, and after test driving the RAV4...