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If you can, reassemble it and buy a new battery. It may work. My SO has laundered a keyfob and a TV remote, both of which survived with battery replacements.

For what it's worth, I actually made a 14-50 to 5-20 adapter and then got ready-made 5-20 to TT-30 and 5-20 to 5-15 adapters. The 5-20 adapter is oversized so it can support 20A with a TT-30 if I need it to. I like this approach because the 5-15 and TT-30 adapters are very compact so it...

Just a heads up, you can't use the ready-made RV TT-30 to 14-50 adapters as they aren't wired correctly for EVSE use. Here's a really great resource for building adapters: http://cosmacelf.net/Home%20Made%20Adapters.pdf

I actually find the RAV4 easier to maneuver than the Focus Electric. The RAV4 has better visibility and a tighter turning radius, which I think makes up for the size well. One of my only complaints about the Focus is it's relatively lousy turning radius, but otherwise it is a much more...

Will there be a way to not have this outward-facing? i.e. run it to the dashboard to mount in the cubby underneath the climate controls? If that's not an option, then perhaps placing it inward facing in the trunk compartment underneath the cargo cover mounts? It's not so much a worry where I...

Those screw in ones do look pretty skookum. I just used the "heavy duty" metal ones from Home Depot. I was actually able to crimp them well using my cheapo light duty crimper and some gold old fashion Canadian muscle. :lol:

The Kia Soul EV should get a few more miles of range than the LEAF, and it comes with factory CHAdeMO. In terms of pure EVs that cost the same or less than the RAV4 EV, I think the Soul EV will be the only practical option for awhile. But even then, we don't know how much it will cost and it...

According to Toyota Tech Tip T-TT-0206-12 October 30, 2012 http://green.autoblog.com/2012/11/06/toyota-warns-that-rav4-ev-might-display-warning-at-some-level-2/ As far as I'm aware they haven't issued an update to that list, so the EVSE-RS is still acceptable to them. Also, I've been using...

Joe can speak more authoritatively, but I don't believe this would be particularly accurate since Ravcharge "pulls" from Toyota on user request, rather than gets data "pushed" from Toyota when the car sends it. Ravcharge would have to pull from Toyota every few minutes for every account to do...

No problem! Just use the boat to assist! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S05gcNDij6A

That much I figured - I'm referring more to the physical process of replacement. Having removed a decent amount of skin from my hand while installing a new horn yesterday, it's always nice to know if anyone has pointers based on their first-hand (haha) experience.

Interesting! I'm not sure anyone else has done that repair themselves and posted about it yet. If you have any other details about that process it'd be great if you could create a thread to share!

This is really useful, but I'm going to point out two caveats here... 87.5% charger efficiency rate, this seems to take a real dive after 80% SOC, especially in the heat. To use the Baker problem as an example, you can't necessarily stop at 80% and jump back in the car. Baker is far enough...

I just measured mine and it's a hair under 3"x4" and 2.25" tall (obviously without the dust cover).

Send an email to William Korthof at Sustainable Solutions Partners. He uses his RAV4 as a work truck and tows a trailer with solar behind it (he also installed my EVSE a few years back, awesome guy!). http://sustainsp.com/

I'll be at the Woodland Hills event representing RAV4 owners and the Pierce College Geography Dept as a bonus!

Saw a white one at Costco Van Nuys yesterday evening!

A couple hours waiting to charge in Baker will cure any urge that results in more frequent charging!

With any trip that requires a charging stop, the golden rule is: the slower you drive, the faster you'll get there. On our Utah trip I tried to stay about 10MPH under the speed limit which put us at 55-70MPH. AC was on the entire time, too. The best thing to do is just find a big heavy...

My parents got solar hot water (for pool heat) & PV on their house in northwest LA county. They were on propane, not nat gas, so the cost savings made a lot more sense. That said, the system was a colossal pain in the butt and never quite worked right. With a pool solar system you pump the...