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    Rav4 EV for sale, POST HERE ONLY

    Returning my lease this week but will sell it if anyone is looking to purchase. I'm in the Bay Area near San Jose. White 2013 Rav4EV ~40K miles. Some battery degradation, averaging around 85 miles on the GOM but that may be because I drive fast with it. Never had any electrical problems and...
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    I'm gonna miss this car

    Well, I was using extended charge every day for half of my lease. My typical range on the GOM was around 100+ when I initially received it, and now it's 84. I drive pretty aggressively. So I say about 15% degradation over three years more or less. It was more a financial decision though.
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    I'm gonna miss this car

    I was down to about 84 miles on a standard charge. After a few more years of battery degradation it won't be worth it while the 200+ range cars come out costing a little bit more. If anything I would try to take over a lease and buy out a car with a lot fewer miles. The i3 price was too good to...
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    I'm gonna miss this car

    My lease ends on 9/1. I cannot justify paying another $20K to out right own it. I just leased a 2016 BMW i3 on a two year lease for about $2300 down and $110/month after taxes and fees. Frankly, the RavEV is a much better car. It drives better, is faster, is more comfortable, is roomier, and...
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    Work Charging Policy

    Early on we had an e-mail distribution list for EV owners. It's first come first serve in the morning, and when they are done with it, they unplug, move their car and let the next person on the list get the charger. Recently we deployed a waitlist where you tap your Chargepoint card onto the...
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    Best Phone Dock/Holder for 2006 Rav4

    Airframe by kenu, hands down the best. Pricier, but worth it
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    Is buying the RAV4 EV a good value decision?

    You didn't include the $2500 state rebate. Your EV Charger costs are tax deductible. I calculated my unlimited mile lease costs to be $15K OTD after state rebate (I got a free EVSE). I assume you're talking about the Passat. Here's what you didn't talk about: 1. Cargo Space and leg room 2...
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    Rav4 EV for Business Use

    At this point I'm looking for a business case to capture the tax right off, it's a good deal if you can use it.
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    Rav4 EV for Business Use

    Anybody using the Standard Mile Tax Break of $0.56 / mile for using your car for business use? Comes out to $0.19 per mile savings for driving your car. If you have a free source of electricity, that's $19 per 100 miles driven. With cheap electricity it's probably around $14 per 100 miles.
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    How many people have had zero problems with their Rav EV?

    19K+ miles on it in less than a year. Zero problems.
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    30 Amp or 40 Amp EVSE?

    30amp is fast enough. My car charges in less than 5 hours from 0 to full on a 30 amp EVSE. Charging during the day is rare and even when you need to you won't need a full charge. Save your money.
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    EV Rookie: Timeline Help

    Call Dianne, she can answer all of your questions, give you the best price, and has the best service.
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    My round trip commute is 80 highway miles. Will I make it?

    You will make it. My commute is 90 miles. I've been driving this thing everyday to work. I'm closing in on 20K miles in less than a year. During the winter you may need to extend charge. Since I drive fast every day I've been extend charging every day for the last 7 months with little battery...
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    Battery Degradation

    I've been doing a full extend charge every day since mid-Jan. 100+ times. M-F I drive it about 100 miles a day. I've had the car since Sep 2013. I have about 16K miles on it. Probably lost about 5-6% battery since I got it. Pretty good considering I extend charge every day.
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    30A vs. 40A charger

    My Rav charges in less than 5 hours with the 30A. No need to go to 40 unless you need to charge on quick notice during the day.
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    Am I stupid?

    save yourself grief, sign up for ravcharge.com, and use your phone to setup your charging times.
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    How far does the turtle go?

    I've gone about 5 miles on the turtle going 20-25 mph.
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    RavCharge, a solution to charge timer and entune woes

    was RavCharge down last night? I woke up and my car hadn't charged. Wondering if it was RavCharge or my car. First time in five months using. I am only using RavCharge with no e-mails from Entunes. Thanks
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    Cold spell seriously reducing range and ability to charge

    Yes this cold spell has definitely lessened the range by probably 15% or so. I normally go 80MPH for most of my 45 mile drive to work to SF in the morning and end up with about 50 miles left on the GOM for the return trip. Lately, I've been getting down to 45 miles left for the return trip and...
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    Mount iPad Mini on top of touchscreen

    Other navigation apps such as Waze has real time traffic info and can track police. I also want to listen to online streaming music services and podcasts. Can stream movies too via Netflix. Could potentially also do hands free texting via speech recognition but I wouldn't use that regularly...
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