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I may be wrong, but Doesn’t pre-heating or cooling while plugged in do the same thing?

My 3 year old bosch agm battery vaporized a couple of months ago. I was on a 200 mile trip, using Chademo chargers Noticed a smell while charging, steam venting out of the battery while charging after 100 miles. I did let the car rest, battery cool before resuming the trip. On the return...

Hi, I did a 200 mile drive today. While charging with JDemo, I noticed a bad smell that made me gag and choke. It turns out that my Bosch AGM 12V battery was probably overheated, venting in the way a tea kettle vents. I managed to get home with the AC on recirc, since the battery continued...

For 18K, you could buy one that has not been salvaged. I would go for one with a clean title.

I wish. It doesn't work that way. It's similar to an insurance buy out when the car is wrecked. You get the $ offered, they keep the car, or sell it back to you for what a junkyard would buy it for. Anyways, my out of pocket is a little more than 3K. Shipping the car to Tony would be at...

My turn to have the motor replaced. Now at 74K miles. My mistake? is that the onboard charger failed and I asked the dealer to look into that as well as the motor. Apparently, the platinum warranty will only pay up to the value of the vehicle. The combined repair cost is about $3K more...

I recall that this has been done and posted. http://www.myrav4ev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=424

It looks like you are confusing wheel diameter with tire diameter. 14, 15, 17 are wheel diameters in inches. If you are trying to decrease overall weight, a smaller diameter wheel or a lighter wheel will have less momentum. This would result in faster acceleration. I may be wrong, but that...

The yokohamas we have are also not LRR. You can only improve on that. I would take better traction over a few miles anytime

Costco has been a PITA in my past. It doesn't matter to them if the car has a max speed of 100, ect. They will only INSTALL tires in accordance with what is on the door sticker. My suggestion. Look at tirerack.com for local installers and their prices, then talk to the tire shop about price...

I've left it in Ready mode for 3-4 hours before. Didn't drain the battery too much. AC running at full blast (had a birthday cake in there on a hot day!). The AC does not run in accessory mode, only in ready mode.

I have a clipper creek lcs20 just for that purpose. Takes about 10 hours to fully do an extended charge from empty. No risk of overloading the circuit. 24 amps is the max sustained load on a 30 amp circuit. I just installed a plug on the end, but also carry a 12' 10 gauge extension cord...

Verified it today. Both are heated, turned on with the rear window defrost

I recall that the mirrors are heated. They're connected to the rear window defrost

I've got Roadwire leather seats and door inserts. I noticed last week that Costco sells this brand on their website. This includes installation. I'd recommend checking with the installation shop whether the door inserts are included. I'm happy with mine. You can also check with the...

That's awesome! Only about a mile from my stepmom's house. It's a good, safe location. Pete's coffee inside Nob Hill, a few decent places to eat nearby as well. Salinas still isn't very large, so the detour really isn't that bad.

I believe that unless there are multiple chargers, they should not be free. At the mall in Pleasanton, I've found that the chargers are usually 50% occupied. At 40¢ per kWh, the volts and PIPs will bypass the chargers. Or, have 2 that are free and 2 that cost $. I don't plug in unless I...

Yes, welcome. Looking at the bright side, you've got at least 1 year, 16k miles of manufacturer warranty, then an extended warranty. Also, many of the issues may have been already sorted out. My own experience with 3rd party warranties is that they will pay whatever a licensed repair shop...

Just to clarify? Tesla HPWC puts out 80 amps at 208 or 240 volts AC. The Rav4EV can handle 10kw, so with the adapter, it might use 50 amps of that power and charge about 40% faster than the standard 30 amp public J1772 chargers? The superchargers are DC fast chargers. You would need a Tesla...

The ad says 8k miles. The pictures are likely either when the car was new or dealer photos of a similar vehicle.