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We have had our RAV4 EV vin#1270 since moving to CA in 2013. Owned since new, bought from Dianne at Carson Toyota. We have never had any of the problems I've heard about on this forum besides the Check Engine light once which turned out to be a bad 12V battery. We love this car, but are deciding...

I'm still driving my 2012 (#1270). 80K miles that I've owned since new. Bought the car from Dianne (Carson Toyota) when she was doing deals for everyone. Never had any major work done on it. I wasn't on the forum for years so I missed the time period when everyone was buying extended warranties...

Thanks Guys. I got it working by doing a full disconnect of the battery and then jumping it again with my other car. Check EV system light is still on but I was able to drive it to the dealer (Santa Monica). Their EV tech is gone for the week so I will have to go back. In the meantime, I'll...

Hi Guys, My car is vin# 1270 in Santa Monica. I've had 3 troublefree years and 30k miles on the car until today when I went in my garage and the car was totally dead. It definitely behaves like the 12v is dead as the interior lights are flickering and the dash is barely lit. I tried to jump it...

Hi Everyone. I was involved in a slow collision in my RAV4. I was parked in traffic and someone on the other side of the road was txt'ing or otherwise distracted, and bumped the car on the front driver's side bumper. The bumper, lights, and front quarter panel took the brunt of it. Oh and I...

I'm Andrew, 38, married, two kids (4 and 2) living in Santa Monica having just moved here from NYC. We didn't really drive during the week in NY and decided to purchase an EV once we worked out that you need a second car in LA. If you live and work in Manhattan, your car use is much different...

Bought a blue RAV4 EV after much lurking and learning on this site. Thanks everyone for your knowledge on charging options, utility charges, entune issues, etc. Dianne at Carson was great to deal with and offered 48k + tax + title, etc. I didn't really bother haggling down anymore from there...

Hi everyone. I'm totally new to EVs and considering buying the RAV4 this week prior to the deal expiration. This forum has been really helpful in understanding all the logistics around charging and the issues with the scheduling. This will be our first EV. We went to Toyota of Santa Monica...