Recent content by surfingslovak

Thanks again! Very useful reference. I cross-posted it to the RAV4 EV Facebook group as well.

Thank you, Mike! Good to know & much appreciated.

Is the ECU covered by the standard 5-year 60K miles drivetrain warranty?

The RAV has a 5-year/60K powertrain warranty and the battery is covered by an 8-year/100,000-mile warranty. The dealer I interacted with has specifically discouraged the lessee from purchasing an extended warranty at the time of contract signing. If the powertrain warranty was not enough, Todd...

Cross-posting from Craigslist. The vehicle is located in the SF Bay Area. Lease assumption at $399 + tax with ulimited miles. Maturity date in August 2017. Net payoff as of this writing is $26,900 and the vehicle has 24,500 miles on the odometer. Trouble free - all maintenance done at Toyota...

Indeed!

So sorry to hear about your ordeal. Some of us were exposed to Nissan's tactics in the face of the rapidly evolving battery degradation story, and thing did not look great there either. At some point, there was a change of heart, but it did not come quick or easy. As far as I know, Nissan hired...

Here is another vote for the Bickel Law Firm. I worked with Melanie Takii and Erika Kavicky there. In my experience, they are very effective and great to deal with. They came recommended by another ActiveE driver turned RAV4 EV owner. Erika helped him persuade GM to repurchase his first-gen...

That might not be such a big stretch. Disappointing for those who are affected, that's for sure.

No, I don't agree. The 1st gen RAV4 was a low-volume vehicle, essentially a compliance car, and it had a number of things that you would not find on a large-volume mass-produced vehicle. You cannot expect better longevity from the new lithium-ion packs, particularly not in automotive...

While the 1st gen RAV4 had impressive longevity, it would be good to keep in mind that these vehicles used a different type of battery chemistry. I don't think that anyone had expected this type of performance given what GM said about the EV1. Please don't read too much into it. I would look at...

Avi Hershkovitz has passed 200K miles back on September 24, 2010: And number of other owners have passed 100K:

I believe that it's capable of 6,000 cycles at 40A and 100,000 cycles at 30A per the datasheet. Is that correct?

Exactly, a free EVSE is always a good deal. I got my ChargePoint CT 500 through a DOE grant. This one comes courtesy of the CPUC, and the three largest utilities in California. We are interested in the program because we cannot install solar, at least not at the moment. It would be more...

David, this is not quite correct, I believe. The submetering rate schedule will be separate from your main meter schedule, which should be unaffected by your enrollment in the PEV pilot. SDG&E will bill the energy used by your EVs according to the EV-TOU rate schedule. Please see advice letters...