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If you're like me, you didn't get a Safety Connect contract ID from your know-nothing dealer. You can call the 800 number and get it directly from the Entunes support line. 1-800-331-4331 BTW, is anyone else seeing an inverse correlation between EV Efficiency (mi/kWh) and ECO Driving Score...

Two things... 1. The dealers have sold tons of Prius models and so the sales staff isn't afraid that they may look stupid trying to sell something he or she knows nothing about. I'm sure all but the most sleazy are still human and want to look like they know what they're doing. It appears...

This was a car which I really wanted to lease, given the uncertainty of the technology. Given that I've NEVER leased, I'm thinking that most people buying in this segment feel the same way. I think 0 guilt has a good point in that Toyota's apparent decision to not pass on some portion of the...

My bad, I injured my finger this week and am having trouble typing... So my explaination was brief. Yes, once you roll that switch off the lock point, the screen will auto dim.

This one got me on day 1 (or night 1) of ownership... I was driving around at night and my wife couldn't find anything in the owner's manual as I cursed the brightness of the screen! Don't despair! There is a dimmer switch for your instrument cluster (Speedo , GOM, etc) to the left of your...

Good call. I haven't seen them, but that could work. Thanks.

I copied the temporary tag which was taped onto the inside of the windshield and was approved and check should be in the mail now.

Thanks for posting the link, Tony. I knew someone here would know where to find something! :) What do you guys think about just putting a smallish TESLA in the corner or top of the rear window?

I'm thinking about putting a Tesla sticker (name or badge) somewhere on my Rav... Too Cheesy? Or Cool?

2 things in their defense: 1. There is not as big a margin on these cars as there is on the ICE counterpart. Low margin, combined with low volume equals low interest from the sales channel. 2. You can't sell a BEV to someone walking in off the street without a lot of handholding and effort...

Looks like it's not just Toyota dropping the ball on the sales experience... Article: "How not to sell a Ford C-max Energi" http://www.autoweek.com/article/20130107/CARNEWS01/130109916 Which leads me to believe that the consumer interest in EVs is all generated by word of mouth advertising...

I'm not going to abuse my battery if I can help it... but after 8+ years, what are the odds that a replacement battery would be an upgrade over the original when new?

Funny you should bring up the 'cheap' charging option :) This $35k car, may end up costing me upwards of $100k when I'm done sorting out how to charge it. No, I don't have any funky electrical issues and I will very likely install a 240V charger whenever I get around to it. Instead, this...

Cool story and pics! Love to hear success stories like this... Thanks for sharing.

I agree that the problem seems to be marketing. I have a neighbor who loves cars (currently owns a Ferrari) and he bought a Leaf. He didn't even know about the Rav4 EV till I brought it home. I guess this is partly because the design of the Rav is so understated that people don't notice...

Agreed. I'm also still using the supplied EVSE and household power without any range concerns. But, I'm only driving the car roughly 30-40 miles per day, MAX... and I have ICE cars ready to burn if needed. I have a meeting with PG&E about installing a separate meter tomorrow... Will be...

Awesome! Thank you so much for the clarity on battery capacity! Now it's all slowly coming together for me. :) And it looks like my car is behaving perfectly normal.

Shoot, I was hoping that my memory was wrong... Looks like we have two different data points right now. I agree that the 125 miles is more attainable and therefore the more appropriate default... But, that doesn't mean that Toyota (or would it be Tesla?) set it up 'appropriately', does it...

Hi all, After averaging 2.2 mi/kWh since owning the car, I would expect to see my maximum range readout (with all climate control and accessories off) say 92 miles (2.2 miles/kWh x 41.8 kWh battery size) but it was showing only a maximum of 83 miles available. So, am I dealing with a defective...

My wife just took our Rav4 to the store tonight... It's 36 degrees outside and she only drove about 2-3 miles roundtrip... Entunes says she got 0.9 mi/kWh on the 'last drive'. I almost killed her! ;)