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[Updated gallery] Apparently the RAV4 is still around, and Toyota has partnered with Tesla to make a new EV version of the SUV so the common man can be just like Tom Hanks. The second generation of RAV4 EV is currently undergoing a 35-vehicle test run and analysis through 2011 (similar to the Mini E's pilot program), with production vehicles set to start showing up in 2012... as long as something catastrophic doesn't happen.
- Tesla To Stop Supplying Batteries For Toyota Rav4 Ev
Tesla Motors announced that the $100 million deal to supply Toyota with battery packs and motors for the RAV4 crossover will end this year. In May 2012, Toyota said it would buy Tesla’s components for 2,600 RAV EVs over three years. Read more...
- Voluntary Recall Of 778,000 Toyota Rav4 Suvs And Lexus Hs 250h Sedans
The Toyota group is initiating a voluntary recall of 760,000 Toyota RAV4 SUVs from the 2006 to early 2011 model years and 18,000 Lexus HS 250h hybrid sedan from the 2010 model year to repair a suspension problem that could lead to a crash. The Japanese...
- Toyota Rav4 Ev "powered By Tesla" To Bow At Los Angeles Auto Show
As previously reported, Toyota partnered with Tesla to develop all-electric versions of the RAV4 and Lexus RX SUVs. Earlier this summer, the Japanese maker declined to confirm the two models, but today announced that the RAV4 EV will have its world premiere...
- Tesla Working On All-electric Toyota Rav4 And Lexus Rx Prototypes
Electric car partners Toyota Motor Corp. and Tesla Motors will develop battery-powered prototypes of the Japanese automaker's Toyota RAV4 and Lexus RX crossovers according to a news report from Businessweek citing "a person familiar with the...
- 2009 Toyota Rav4 Facelift With New Engines Debuts In Bologna - 37 High Res Photos
Along with the revised 2009 Yaris and Aygo, Toyota's Bologna Motor Show stand also hosted the debut of the facelifted, European market RAV4 SUV. The cosmetic changes are rather difficult to spot, being limited to a new chrome grille treatment, revised...
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LA Show 2010: New Toyota RAV4 EV Powered by Tesla Appears in the Flesh [with Video]
[Updated gallery] Apparently the RAV4 is still around, and Toyota has partnered with Tesla to make a new EV version of the SUV so the common man can be just like Tom Hanks. The second generation of RAV4 EV is currently undergoing a 35-vehicle test run and analysis through 2011 (similar to the Mini E's pilot program), with production vehicles set to start showing up in 2012... as long as something catastrophic doesn't happen.
The creation of the RAV4 EV was a two pronged attack: Toyota engineers took care of the powertrain upgrade/engineering as they normally would a mid-cycle product change, while Tesla engineers developed the battery pack and related systems.
Toyota says that the EV version of Toyota's CR-V fighter weighs about 220 lbs more than a comparably equipped V6 model, but retains similar acceleration figures. Due to the weight gain (couldn't we call in Lotus to tackle that?), suspension and steering components had to be properly modified or relocated to maintain proper balance.
- Tesla To Stop Supplying Batteries For Toyota Rav4 Ev
Tesla Motors announced that the $100 million deal to supply Toyota with battery packs and motors for the RAV4 crossover will end this year. In May 2012, Toyota said it would buy Tesla’s components for 2,600 RAV EVs over three years. Read more...
- Voluntary Recall Of 778,000 Toyota Rav4 Suvs And Lexus Hs 250h Sedans
The Toyota group is initiating a voluntary recall of 760,000 Toyota RAV4 SUVs from the 2006 to early 2011 model years and 18,000 Lexus HS 250h hybrid sedan from the 2010 model year to repair a suspension problem that could lead to a crash. The Japanese...
- Toyota Rav4 Ev "powered By Tesla" To Bow At Los Angeles Auto Show
As previously reported, Toyota partnered with Tesla to develop all-electric versions of the RAV4 and Lexus RX SUVs. Earlier this summer, the Japanese maker declined to confirm the two models, but today announced that the RAV4 EV will have its world premiere...
- Tesla Working On All-electric Toyota Rav4 And Lexus Rx Prototypes
Electric car partners Toyota Motor Corp. and Tesla Motors will develop battery-powered prototypes of the Japanese automaker's Toyota RAV4 and Lexus RX crossovers according to a news report from Businessweek citing "a person familiar with the...
- 2009 Toyota Rav4 Facelift With New Engines Debuts In Bologna - 37 High Res Photos
Along with the revised 2009 Yaris and Aygo, Toyota's Bologna Motor Show stand also hosted the debut of the facelifted, European market RAV4 SUV. The cosmetic changes are rather difficult to spot, being limited to a new chrome grille treatment, revised...