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1) Not driving at a steady speed (you must use cruise control) Okay, maybe this is it. I should use Cruise more often, but the thing crashes if I engage it too fast and it can get annoying fast in the city. I do mostly city driving and sometimes getting cruise control just right before a light...

Ever since i resetted mine from our conversaion here I still see 2.2 kwh average per mile on that screen! Wow, I thought it was just the past person who had this sort of rating apparently is all me? Not sure what I am doing wrong. RUn tires at 40psi and last night turned them up to 44 psi. Use...

Hi there thanks for the reply I've been sleeping out of my rav4 ev for the past.... 4 or so months. I got it back sometime in July. I roll up the windows and just leave the blower on eco hi lowest setting. no a/c or heater. I believe the temp management system is on while power is on so ... my...

Hey Tony, I feel like I'm already at a disadvantage here carrying around all of my gear and other things inside :). I reset that energy usage meter history thing on 10/22/16 or so because it kept saying that I get 2.2 mile/kwh. I thought it was just the previous owner's driving but now that all...

Hey all, Tony you are on point as always. I went to ecomodder and asked around. They agree that because the car is so aerodynamic already I'd need big aero mods to see any noticeable difference in millage gains. That meant Full Boat Tail and also four pants, or skirts, on the wheels! The...

Hello, What do you guys think on tying to reduce further the rav4 ev's CD of 3.1 or 3.0 to increase range? Some modifications I could think of: Rear Wheel Skirts Front Wheel Covers/Moon Discs/Wheel Skirts (If that is what they are called on the front) Full Boat Tail Side Mirror or Mirrors...

Yes that is the one! You are so close to 3.5! That is such a nice and efficient #. What kind of range do you get with your rav4 ev by any chance?

Hi Guys, Just wondering if the Average M/KWH number displayed in the energy monitor takes past driving into account? Well, duh, right? It must do so.... I just got my rav4 ev about 4 months ago and I think it reflects the past driver's driving style showing a BEST of 2.7 kWh and Average of 2.2...

Thank you I try to remain in N as much as humanly possible and try to avoid using the brakes and D + B. If not possible then I default to D then to B always trying to aim for that switch of the light. If I have to use the brakes then something went horribly wrong :(. Needless to say I drive...

It would still be nice to be able to control regen directly just like with the physical brakes. I see what you mean about having traction issues due to the speed and limited/lowered spinning of the wheels. Not enough spinning combined with speed = traction issues. Still it feels to me that as I...

Thanks for the info. I searched online and don't see much new news about it. Says it will come at 2018. I think by 2020 there will likely be something out there. Still, it would have to be significantly better than the rav4 ev for me to make the switch. bigger, faster, more convenient. Range...

Hi Tony, Ok, I am a little confused. I have noticed that even in B when depressing the brakes some regen increases? I thought the regen system was a brake/regen blend... but is only this for D and not for B? B is max? I am sure I have seen my regen increase while in B and depressing the brakes....

Just wondering on any possible ideas toward tricking the system into providing full regenerative braking with out depressing the brakes? This whole regenerative brake blending thing is really not the best. If it could be more like a Tesla where full regenerative braking is available off the bat...

That makes me sad. Also, I believe the EV team right now with Toyota is composed of 4 engineers or something? Also Akio Toyoda will head Toyota's EV division which I thought was WEIRD other than him maybe making 1,000% SURE no one dares to make anything actually good...

Just experienced a single thud sound (NO SHAKING OR JARRING) when shifting from N to D followed by no acceleration power from pedal for about 1 to 2 seconds and a flashing round yellow ! exclamation mark on the main screen. After the 1 to 2 seconds the motor finally reengages from N to D and I...

Hello, https://www.tesla.com/blog/update-our-supercharging-program Just saw the news today. I was wondering if this will affect the HPWC? I know the RAV4 EV cannot really use them, but there was the Jdapter that would be coming out and that could enable their use for RAV4 EVs. I wonder if the...

Well! Here is a big shocker, sort of, Tesla is now going to start charging for their super charger network for new owners: https://www.tesla.com/blog/update-our-supercharging-program This is interesting because at least for me it removes one check mark as to why I'd want to buy a Tesla. The...

=========================================== ====Tesla will now start charging for their SC network==== https://www.tesla.com/blog/update-our-supercharging-program ============================================ Just saw this at the Design studio that the MX now has a folding bench. Not sure for...

Hi Tony, Great information as always :) Pretty unhappy to hear about hte need for the firmware update :(. I just got a voice mail from Toyota HQ; Yes, I good afternoon this message is for Mr. 00000. Mr. 00000. My name is K99 S99. I'm a case manager here at the corporate office at Toyota. We...

HI there I think no one out there has actually asked Tesla or Toyota for the option so I figured why not ask? Likely they will say no and so far Tesla has so now it is on Toyota but I highly doubt they would do anything. It seems Tesla won't service anything but a tesla for the public though...