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I think the fundamental problem is that, by not displaying the 100% scale confuses drivers on the State of Charge. For example, drivers (especially new EV owners) would interpret 8 bars as 50% SOC (or half a tank). In reality, it is 40%. when they see 4 bars, they think they have 25% but only...

Hi Arnold, congrats on your new RAV. Since you have a LEAf, it is highly possible that you have a Blink charging station. Please read http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?t=10749

Thanks for the pointer. I thought those nice looking wrapped packages were first aid kit. Now I know they are the tire repair kit.

Perhaps the 2013 model has couple of extra items that the 2012 doesn't have, OR at least they were not in my 2012 Ravs. According to http://www.toyota.com/content/ebrochure/2013/rav4ev_ebrochure.pdf‎ Page 3 last line: "Tire repair system included". Then on Page 4 under Charging time, it has...

Yes, yes, please come. Let me know how many people will spend the night. There are the one bedroom guest apartment (you stayed last year), and there are 1 guest room (with attached bath) and a study (which you used working on your computer last year, bath room across the hall). If my daughter...

My 2002 Rav4EV came with a spare tire mounted at the rear under the cargo area. 10 years of driving, I have never used it. Not that I didn't have flat. It is because AAA truck came faster than replacing the spare the flat myself.

Tony and all 2013 BC2BC EV Rally participants: Thanks for doing this exciting rally. I live in the Silicon Valley in California and have a lot of clean energy. My garage is EV ready and I will be happy to provide charging services. My 400 Amp feed provides several 40Amp charging. I have 3...

Tony, thanks for creating this thread. I agree totally that it is unreasonable of the 12 Amp mobile EVSE. I do not agree that the Rav4 is a girl's car, but it is just my opinion. No QC/DC capability is also a disappointment (though my 2011 LEAF's QC port was a virgin after owning it for...

Tony, what is wrong with your heater? How did you discover your heater has a problem in such a hot day?

Thanks for the pointer. This is interesting: On page 80, it said "Pre-climate operations will occur while the amount of charge remaining in the traction battery is more than 50% at the time pre-climate operations begin. " Do they means 50% of 16 bars or 50% of the 16 bars + the 4 hidden bars...

Phil would be the right person to answer this. I've sent an email to Phil for him to comment on his mod in this post. As for the J1772 nozzle, I suggest you get the ITT brand. At the time when I was looking, I couldn't find it online so I ended up getting the Chinese type at the tucsonev.com...

For those who consider getting a UMC as your portable EVSE, please read http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/15304-Plug-Adapter-on-my-Universal-Mobile-Connector-has-melted/page7?p=340831&viewfull=1#post340831 My UMC 14-50 adapter has been "enhanced/improved" by Ingineer. The...

UMC is now talking to my Rav @40AmpX240V, very excited!!

Hi Vach, Toyota is wrong. The 2nd generation of Rav4EV's battery packs/inverters/chargers/TMS, etc. etc. are manufactured at Tesla at the Menlo Park site. I was invited by one of the exec to tour Tesla's Menlo Park site last summer/fall. The entire area of where they used to assemble...

What is the consequences of bricking?

Thanks, miimura. The speculative EV schedule will/might be 25 cents (yuck) per kWh with no tier. It was speculated by a PG&E personnel in a PG&E talk at either a BAYLeaf or EAA gathering (can't remember). Unfortunately I can't remember whether he said there is peak or nonpeak rates, summer...

Thanks for the chart data and your analysis on the rates. Since the E9-x are phasing out, perhaps doing a E1 vs. EV rates is more appropriate.

My Model S doesn't give me the continuous noise. Model S's charging noise only happen occasionally during charging (starts and stops, starts and stops..). In additions, my model S's noise is not as loud in compare to the 2012 Rav4EV. My 2002 Rav4EV is "fan cool" so it has continuous fan noise...

Questions: what is the noise during charging? Anyone knows where does it come from?

See Tony's post (2 post above) for the identification of whether yours is a "C" EV or a "D" EV.