Toyota Rav4 EV News

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May 15, 2009
Tom Hanks, electric vehicle enthusiast, loves his RAV4 EV

A few years ago, a video of Tom Hanks excitedly talking up his electric Scion xB (aka eBox, which he got first) made the rounds. All Hanks' Hollywood money means that he can drive and be excited about not just one, but multiple electric cars. Hanks recently went on the record to discuss his EV

Sebastian Blanco
Feb 24, 2009
eBay Find of the day: Aftermarket Toyota RAV4 EV w/Li-Ion battery

Seeing old Toyota RAV4 EVs pop up on eBay is nothing new. One of them usually goes up for auction several times a year. The one up for sale this week, though, isn't one of the vehicles that was originally built by the manufacturer. Instead this one is an aftermarket conversion done by a company known as Powered By DC, LLC. It uses a 30.7 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack which is claimed to provide a 100-mile range at freeway speeds. According to the list

Sam Abuelsamid
Jan 19, 2009
eBay find of the Day: Toyota RAV4 EV for $35,000

Maybe that $32,600 RAV4 EV wasn't such an anomaly. Another of these all-electric SUVs has popped up on eBay and the Buy It Now price is just $35,000. It wasn't that long ago that $60,000+ was pretty standard for one of these vehicles. So, either the economy is taking its toll on eBay sales, (relatively) low gas prices are making people less likely to spend big bucks on an EV, or these are two

Sebastian Blanco
Aug 4, 2008
eBay find of the day: 2002 Toyota Rav4 EV, starting at $45,000!

Another one of the surviving Toyota Rav4 EVs is up for grabs on eBay and as this is written it has yet to get any bids. The starting price for this one is a steep $45,000 and there is also an undisclosed reserve price. The seller is located in Santa Clara California and claims that none of the 50,600 miles the 2002 electric CUV have been outside of the Bay area, something that is easy to believe given the estimated 85-125 mile range. The Rav4 EV has a nickel metal hydride battery and comes with

Sam Abuelsamid
May 22, 2007
Solar charging station for EVs is brand spanking old

At the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, we find a microcosm of what could be the future of garages. Under the cover of the "SolarPort" resides as many as 39 Toyota RAV4 EVs. They charge their batteries using nothing but the sun's power captured by solar panels on the roof. The excess power they generate is routed to the Civic Auditorium, offsetting their electric bill each month, and since they generate 44,400 Kilowatt-hours of power per year (for comparison, the average house uses 4000-8000 KW-ho

Shane Addie
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