Recent content by red_stripe05

Hey Mods or Admins, how did my post get edited to say "I doubt a dealer will sell at or near the residual and no one will buy the car and pay the sales tax in say CA and then sell it at a loss." I never put that wording in my post, however I can clearly see someone edited my post to say that...

I went back and read Dianne's lease deal threads. It looks like first good lease deals on the RAV4 EV started right around July 2013, so yes, that is when you should expect the first onslaught of RAV4 EV's entering the used market, which should most likely drive the values down. I've been...

based on that photo of the faded one above, i think i'd rather just get a metal plate from Tesla. Count me out of the group buy on these.

Sent PM, but it shows in my "Outbox" and not in the "Sent" section. Anyways, I'll take them if you still have them.

Sure, count me in for one.

There were at least 6 rows, each with 4 to 6 rav4 ev's in each row, so my guess would be 25 to 35 total that were just unloaded there yesterday. And yeah, the port workers had to be wondering just what the hell some guy was doing taking pictures of them unloading cars. I got a lot of weird looks.

On my way home this afternoon, I caught a train unloading a fresh batch of RAV4 EV's here at the Port of Richmond up here in Northern California. Put the photos up on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/markhathaway/sets/72157647602120081/

I built an annual 12-month NEM model in MS Excel last year, using miimura's file as a starting point and PVWATT's data so that I could accurately determine the PV system size I would need to maximize my cost benefit and minimize the amount of time to payoff. It also allowed me to determine that...

I've been wanting (lusting for, really) a RAV4 EV ever since test driving one at a green car expo back in October 2012. Ended up getting the Fit EV instead, and had been driving it daily for last year. Since then I'd only seen 2 or 3 RAV4 EV's out in the wild on my daily commute and weekend...

Thank you for confirming that. I actually ALWAYS get better efficiency driving from Richmond to Fairfield during my morning commute than the trip from Fairfield to Richmond in the afternoon return trip. I've been driving a Fit EV since June 2013 until last week when I leased the RAV4 EV. The...

Tony, what screen shows that information? Or a better question, how would I find this information from my RAV4 EV after a trip? Thanks.

My daily commute takes me from Richmond to Fairfield and back again. Roughly 63 miles roundtrip. Even though its a reverse commute, there is still plenty of traffic to contend with. There are long sections of inclines on this commute going in and out of Vallejo. I've tried out 3 highway...

Yeah, I got a really good deal. The $412/month before tax (with 9% sales tax its $449/month after tax) was for the unlimited mileage lease with absolutely no money down. I will get to pocket the CVRP of $2500 if/when they start paying the rebates out again. I think there is quite a back log...

Thanks for changing my topic headline. Looks like its not a RavCharge conflict, just a coincidence that it happened on the same day I tried the RavCharge app for the first time. Toyota was able to help me reactivate my Entunes account. Even though I'd set up my Entunes account a week ago, it...

Today I decided to try out the RavCharge app that I'd seen so many people here recommend. I texted my email address to the phone number listed in the App in order to send commands via MMS. A couple hours later I get an email from Toyota stating: "Our systems indicate that the VIN associated...