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Welcome Tom! BTW... how big is your PV system?

They just need to install more charging stations... :)

Almost looks as if they found the sweet spot with the $10K Toyota cash that started Mar 1st!

Misery loves company :) At least we are not alone! Sounds like a similar issue to our Check EV System message... Here as well... http://insideevs.com/open-letter-from-owner-about-focus-electric-drive-failure-and-the-stop-safely-now-warning/ At least Ford, from what I understand, developed...

I believe it's a Tesla part... at least this is what the Tesla tech replaced on mine when he finally showed up... after two weeks in the shop! WTF? If it was a Toyota part it would have been replaced early on by the Toyota tech... in my opinion! Mine catastrophically failed and would not come...

So true, So true... I find that happening every day!

I still have faith! :) The glass is half full! If the GF took the EV for a day my range average would fall drastically with her lead foot, LOL! (she would probably love the performance too...) She says I "drive too slow" as I play the hypermilling game to get the most efficiency from each...

Hey at least they are trying something. I would think that there are some indications that are pointing them in that direction. Best of luck!

Yes... start squeaking! I would start with the General Manager of the dealership. As I was told he has the ear of Toyota corporate.

I was a squeaky wheel... needing grease. I went by every day to check on my car except for a couple days out of town. I was nice and respectful but I clearly showed my dissatisfaction with Toyota that nothing was getting done. Each time the service advisor walked me back to the tech working on...

Yeah... I know crooks are stupid but it would take a pretty DUMB and STUPID crook to take one of these! The chop shop would laugh the guy out the door! :) I can't even get my girlfriend to take it to work for a day. She doesn't trust it to keep running after it failed on me in the garage a...

Tell them you want a new car if they can't find the problem. That's what I said and I think it gets their attention!

Yes... I agree that I was lucky that it failed for them in the shop. I guess it's some sort of service protocol to check the connectors and cables prior to calling in the big guns from Tesla. My tech said he kept telling Toyota that it's not a connector or cable issue... that the computers are...

Seriously I think the desire to steal the Rav4 EV is minimal at best... how far would they get before needing a charge? Maybe they will get lucky and get a "Check EV System" error message. The parts value is not there as it is a limited market (low numbers sold) and with Tesla's "holding...

That's what was wrong with my car... communication between the Toyota and Tesla computer. That's what the gateway ECU is for and is what Tesla replaced on mine after 2 weeks in the shop. The EV service tech working on my car told me that the computers were not communicating early on during my...

The Avalon hybrid has it as well.

I know, I know... but I still think it is just plain STUPID! I understand those with natural gas at home can purchase some sort of home CNG fueling station. GE and Eaton are working on a home CNG fueling station for around $500. ICE cars can even be converted to CNG. Won't work for me...

I know you didn't. Just responding more as to my discussion with the Toyota field engineer. He has taken a really big gulp of the FCV koolaid from Toyota. ;)

I know betterplace is pro electric cars but this sort of helps with my point... Why is CA behind this hydrogen fuel cell thing?

Doesn't look like half of the stations are open to me... :roll: Lot of purple dots! I think this program is much like Jerry's high speed train up the central valley. What a joke that is... I just think it is an incredibly optimistic goal to think all these will be open within this time frame...