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Back in February I bought my RAV4 EV from Keyes Toyota in Van Nuys, and last week I received a series of urgent calls from the dealer claiming Toyota sent them a disclosure form that they need me to complete and sign. (below) Anyone else asked to complete such a form? Why would I after the...

Can anyone out there say "Hollywood" in a manner that the voice recog system understands? BTW - it has no problem with North Hollywood.

Is there any reason not to always use B mode over Drive? I know you can't shift directly to B and can use cruise control in B, but isn't B mode simply more efficient while reducing the need to brake? I noticed Tesla owners talking about 1 pedal driving - Isn't this B-mode?

It seems like the R4EV (as well as a Highlander Hybrid I used to own) goes out of its way to copy the "idling" behavior of an automatic gas vehicle. Basically at under 3mph when take your foot off the gas, power "trickles" to the motor causing a ~ 1mph/s acceleration. Likewise over 3mph, when...

The EPA ratings for the RAV4 EV of 74 MPGe (hwy) and 78 MPGe (city) seem incorrect. Per the EPA energy calculation 1 gallon of gas = 115,000 BTU = 33.7 KWh, which seems reasonable, and is consistent with a cost based approach (see below). The problem with the EPA calculation is they are...

Does anyone know how to make the reverse beeping stop? At this point either a secret SW setting or knowing which wire to clip would suffice.

I noticed that the car a bought a couple weeks ago says 2012 on the documentation. Is there a 2013 model? are there any differences?

Just bought a Silver one from Keys in Van Nuys. No one at the dealer knew much about the car, at least of salesman had the courage to admit so. Anyway by the time they finished the paperwork, and I went to drive it home, I discovered that none of the interior lights work (dome, foot well, etc)...