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They did provide their Rav4EV rental to me. I'm not a competent mechanic (or electrician), so doing any sort of car surgery is outside of both my experience and skills. At this point, it's also not clear if the defect is limited to just the heater unit itself. They were also talking about...

The TSB for the heater is 0111-14 I took delivery of my Rav4EV on 11/11/2012 and took it in for service on 12/11/2012 for a malfunctioning heater. According to my service rep, Toyota engineers have been consulted from Japan, and several have visited the car while it's been at the dealership...

I've used products from ProClip USA for a couple of years and have really liked them. They are sending me a same to try in the EV, of which I will post photos once it arrives. More to come as I get the info. -Chris

I agree that we should be able to purchase outright. The electricians seem to be getting inventive in finding ways to charge more than the "standard" install. That much money for an extra 20-30 feet is rediculous. My installer charged me $200 for a $50 permit and chalked up the difference to...

So, I'm in an interesting situation. My Rav4's heater went out last week at some point and I took it into the dealer for service earlier this week. I've had the dealer's rental Rav4 EV since then. I set their car up onto the same charging schedule mine is on (5am charge complete, 8am...

Do you also have Remote Climate running or a scheduled Pre-Condition around the time you disconnected the charging cable? I ask because I have my car set to complete charging for a 5am departure. I don't actually leave much before 8am, but I like having that extra buffer. I don't normally...

Practicing to learn your own capabilities and those of your vehicle are also key. I'm planning a "practice" run from my home in Costa Mesa to Santa Barbara later this month to get a better feel for how well both my car and myself do with longer range drives. The trip is about 132 miles...

If you haven't checked out "The Big Picture" page published by the Boston Globe, you really should. The most recent collection of photos is of automobiles, and there were three EVs that made the cut. Many of the photos are cool, but photos 33 and 35 feature EVs that are unlike anything we've...

I'm the first one on the right in front with the black hat. It was fun meeting everyone this afternoon. Tony, thanks for organizing. -Chris

I've been using the car's "estimated range" number as a barometer of my improving skills at getting more miles per kWh. I had some additional driving to do today, so I scheduled an Extended charge last night. When I went out to the car this morning, I was greeted with this: Tony refers to...

I'm certainly willing to help out as well.

When the Leviton contractor came to my house, he checked my breaker box, planned installation site, and estimated a rough path for the wiring. He was there for about 30 minutes, making some drawings and notes to use for his plans as well as the permit. He came on a Thursday, I believe, and I...

Consider the thread started. For my situation, I have the Leviton 40A charger and a schedule to have charge complete by 5am daily. So far, no issues or missed charges at all.

Curious why you're interested in changing out the stock tires for Michelins. I don't have a lot of experience with different tires and am interested in your perspective.

I don't have a lot of experience with different tires, why would the Michelins be preferred from the stock tires?

I checked this afternoon and you had been knocked off the top spot for the KWH rating, while retaining your top spot for the other ECO score. Go get 'em! Reclaim that top spot.

Yes, that's exactly what it is. There is absolutely no charge for using this station either. If you're in the North OC area, there are also three free Chargepoint chargers in the South Coast Plaza parking structure near the Sears store, just past the valet station on the main level. There...

Color me illiterate, because I missed both of these excellent tips in the manual. I tried the unlock feature mentioned above and it works flawlessly. Thanks for posting. I accidentally found that pressing the little "home" button below the display and holding it also turns off the display...

The Irvine Spectrum is on my way to work, so I stopped by today to check out the charging options and see if there was more information I could get for those coming from farther away. Ironically, I ran into my 2nd Rav4 EV in two days charging at this location. I was able to download the app to...

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