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My 2012 RAV4 EV makes a winning noise on deceleration but otherwise works fine. The Toyota dealership in Oxnard said my drive unit needs replacement and will cost me $14,500 to repair. Is there any after market repair place in California that can fix my RAV4 EV? Are re-manufactured units...

My 2012 RAV4 EV has 55,000 miles on it with no problems. Suddenly I have a pulsing noise from the right front when I apply the brakes. I've had the rotors turned and new brake pads installed but the noise is still there when I brake. The rotor appears not to be warped and are true. Did he do a...

I must live in another world from everyone on this forum. I have been driving for about 55 years, and have yet to use, Emergency Assistance, Stolen Vehicle Locator, Roadside Assistance or Automatic Collision Notification and I’m not Forrest Gump that has an angel over seeing my life. I use an...

Is this tidbit of charging knowledge worth $140?

I just received a request to renew my Safety Connect electronics in my RAV4 EV for $140. In the three years I’ve had the car I haven’t found any use for it. My phone has a far superior navigation system. What use is knowing that your car has completed it’s charge at 3:30 a.m. The system is still...

EV safety is a good argument for promoting EVs to replace gasoline cars. We should think about getting in a car that uses gasoline with its potential of cooking you in the event of a crash or a malfunction. EV manufacturers have tried to make their cars safer by isolating the battery in the...

Re-posted from: http://insideevs.com/toyota-sells-last-rav4-ev/ It’s the end of the road for the Toyota RAV4 EV. The last new RAV4 EV (VIN # ending 3351) was sold earlier this week at Hanlee Davis Toyota in Davis, California. The actual ending VIN# for the last RAV4 EV produced is 3538. In...

DCH of Torrance updated my firmware to 1.3.83 and my mileage range now reads to over 120 miles after the last two chargings. I checked each time to confirm that the car was on a regular charge and not the extended charge. Dealer invoice update firmware...

DCH of Torrance updated my firmware to 1.3.83 and my mileage range now reads over 120 miles after the last two chargings. I checked each time to confirm that the car was on a regular charge and not the extended charge. Dealer invoice update firmware...

I think most owners would agree that Toyota would like nothing further to do with the RAV4 EV. I like to drive an electric car so I advertise it with a blue and chrome factory Toyota "ELECTRIC" logo ( $90, same one as on the side doors, ordered at Toyota parts ) on the center of the rear door...

I've had my RAV4 EV more than a year and a half and this is the second time in a row that it started charging 3 hours early. Last night it started charging at 1:01 AM and finished at 3:38 AM. This doesn't bother me other than the car has instituted this change on its own and have admonished the...

There was a horrific crash involving a Tesla early Friday morning in West Hollywood and the battery pack was mostly separated from the car in about four pieces that caught fire. The individual batteries appeared to have stayed with each burning piece of the pack and only exploded one battery...

I noticed something different about my online charge report from last night. The email said the charge started at 12:30 AM and finished at 3:38 AM. The car’s computer is set to finish charging by 6:30 AM everyday of the week. Normally it starts charging about 3:30 AM and finishes a little before...

I pulled out my old air conditioning filter (cabin filter) and was surprised how dirty it was and how many seeds were caught in it in just 18 months. The replacement filter I got online was made in of all places the USA and sold for $14 with tax and shipping included. It came from Direct Auto...

If you would like a RAV4 EV cabin filter at 1/3 the price, go to: http://www.ebay.com/itm/TOYOTA-Carbon-Cabin-Air-Filter-OE-87139-YZZ08-87139-07010-87139-YZZ10-/271478901717?fits=Make%3AToyota%7CModel%3ACorolla . This one is $14.12 with shippping and sales tax included.

The hood struts I have, are from Redline http://www.redlinetuning.com/products_quicklift.html . The regular 2012 RAV4 struts from Redline work perfectly on the EV model. The best struts are about $120 and come with very detailed instructions. You do need a $20 pop rivet tool to install them...

I have a general knowledge of the capabilities of my Rav 4 EV. It seems to know when it starts to charge and finish charging and sends me an email stating so. It has the knowledge of where it is at any time through GPS. It appears to have the capability to communicate with the internet and send...

In an attempt find a place to keep my portable EVSE and not have to unpack it from its bag to use it, I made a wall bracket for it. Just taking out two wing nuts it’s ready to go. Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/45428304@N05/11317638826/

Things in this world are rarely exact. To get close to 24 amps with this configuration of EVSE is to turn the resistor to exactly between 45 degrees and 90 degrees of rotation and it should give you exactly 22.5 amps - is that good enough?

Good question about current limit adjustment. The resistor has a linier adjustment and can be rotated 180 degrees (0 amps full left and 60 amps full right). Please see this photo showing how and where to change the current available message that the EVSE sends to the car...