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Yesterday, while running an errand in my wife's 2012 RAV4 EV, I experienced a COMPLETE electrical failure. Luckily, this occurred as I was existing the freeway, so I was able to pull over to the shoulder before coming to a complete stop. At the time of failure, Just prior to and immediately...

Being a JuiceBox owner, one of the best features of the competing OpenEVSE is that it apparently has a RTC function in hardware. This feature is not (yet?) available in a JB; not even in the so-called "Premium" unit. Because of this I have to repeatedly set "the clock" running in software to...

This App should be indispensable to EV owners (especially those with PV). It's called, "My PG&E Toolkit", currently on sale from Nidilli Technologies for $4.99, which includes a one year subscription to cloud accessible data backup and storage. A "Lite" version is available as well for only...

I don't think this subject has been discussed here, although there is a very good write up on the Tesla forum. In all cases the female end of the adapter would be a NEMA 14-50R because that is the standard input plug used on my JuiceBox. I think the following five adapters would be the most...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QNqblY-j-0

Has any one heard of this project? It sounds like a good opportunity to get a free submeter installation dedicated to EVSE charging at your home or place of business. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15fELqstkgxjnLMpWmpCECkaDI5DAdmdBYQ4MZsYCQII/viewform?fbzx=6386701893659700402

$700 or best offer modified to have a 4' input cord for plugging in to a NEMA14-50R outlet, commonly used by RV Parks. Also includes Leviton wall mounting bracket. Prefer to sell to someone who lives in Southern SF Bay Area to avoid shipping charges. If interested please send me a PM. Go to...

The software side is fairly "technical". If you know anything about C programming you should be able to understand it. I am NOT a programmer, so I find it difficult to understand, but there are enough "comments" in the JB's firmware source code to help figure it out. MINOR modifications are...

This is just ONE dealer's inventory . . . http://www.toyotasunnyvale.com/new-inventory/index.htm?listingConfigId=auto-new&year=2014&make=Toyota&model=RAV4+EV&bodyStyle=&internetPrice=&start=0&sort=&facetbrowse=true&searchLinkText=SEARCH&showFacetCounts Perhaps, there will soon be another big...

Has anybody ever considered just renting or buying a portable AC generator (Costco sells them for about $600, although cheaper models are available) and hauling it around in the back of your RAV4 EV when you have to drive anywhere close to your maximum range? There are a few times a year when I...

Here's a EV news report about a new product for a dual purpose, portable charging cord alternative. http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=9415484# Wouldn't it be nice if all EV manufacturers were providing THIS as standard equipment!

For anyone interested, there is a full size, cut away of a RAV4 EV at the San Jose Auto Show. GREAT PHOTO OP!!!

http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-tesla-model-charging-system-may-started-garage-235501912--sector.html

https://energycenter.org/clean-vehicle-rebate-project/vehicle-owner-survey

http://efergy.com/us/products/elitetpms-monitor/ This monitor display is very accurate because it does power factor correction. I have one of these to monitor my PV Solar Array's output power in real time and eliminate false power readings which occur when the array goes dark (stops generating...

Show percent charge and the actual capacity remaining in mAh. Show amount of time (days:hrs:mins) remaining until battery pack becomes depleted. Show amount of time (days:hrs:mins) remaining until battery pack becomes recharged. Show number of charge cycles, battery age, and battery...

Anybody ever considered using the rear cargo area of your RAV4 EV for something like this: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/outdoor-living/detailpages/duromax/duromax-XP10000E-main-outdoors-lg.jpg With a full tank of "gas", and a portable EVSE L2 charger rated for 240V -...

I generally do extended charges about once every couple months, or every 8th charge. So, I only do extended charges less than 15% of the time. Furthermore, I usually only have to recharge once per week by sticking to a regime of only doing standard charges. I bought the car last November...

Did I hear correctly recently, there is a "proposed" HOV sticker program that will NOT have an expiration date?

Here's a link to a new "high tech" battery backup product for USB powered, mobile devices. With an auxilary USB port in the RAV4 EV, I think this would be a good accessory to have in the car for cell phone and/or laptop users constantly on the go. I like the level of built-in information...