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Besides the 2012 RAV4, we have a 2014 Volt. I ride the RAV to work 15-20mi RT, and the wife drives the Volt. We only use the gas engine on the Volt when we drive to LA, about once a month. I am hoping to get Tony's L3 upgrade for the RAV and start using it for the LA trips (see my recent post...

I am all excited that Tony is now accepting reservations for a JdeMO port for the Rav4 :lol: . I had dreams of driving to LA, not a care in the world, and charging wherever I pleased :D . Then reality hit when I looked at the PlugShare map for LA. It almost made me wish I had bought a Leaf...

Now if you could combine that with the JdeMO ... :D

Besides the fully commercial chargers, there are the ones that have been assembled from kits by members of the forum. I have an OpenEVSE charger assembled by GlennD that has a Quick Charge Power 40A J1772 cable attached. It is designed to plug into a 14-50 Receptacle (50A breaker) and will...

Tony: Very sorry to hear that the event has been cancelled. In my search for a place to stay, I found that the Marriott Renaissance Hotel at LAX has free chargers for guests (of course you have to pay $27 a night to park). Here is a list that Marriott puts out listing their hotels with...

I am sorry to hear that your Leviton is broken, Mine is still working after 20 months, charging both my RAV4 EV and my Volt. You should seriously consider getting a second charger as a backup and for use when you are on the road. I personally have a OpenEVSE 40A unit and I have made a bunch...

Tony: Still planning to go though getting there Saturday morning is harder as I have to work Friday. Anyway, I don't do Facebook. Can you put the info (if any further is needed) on a regular webpage? Mike

In answer to my own questions, here is the quote from P.G. & E.: E-9: This option is no longer available for customers; however, existing customers on E-9 may elect to stay on E-9 until at least the end of 2014 (exact date is dependent on actions being taken by the California Public Utilities...

I am sorry, I didn't realize that E-9B is no longer available. I already have the second meter that I specifically had put in (at some expense) to make use of the lower rate. How will that effect those of us that are currently using that rate? How long will we continue on E-9B until they...

Simple solution: Put the 50A lines on a separate meter. PG&E charges $50 + $4/mo for the second meter, but you can then get the very low E9-B rate for the cars (under 5 cents/kWh). That way you can have a 200A panel for the house and a separate 100A panel for the two EV lines, both fed from...

I got my GPS upgrade at a local dealer in Late January. They were very nice but made it clear to me that they could not service my car. Got a recent robo-call from the same dealer saying that it was time for my next service and asking to be my full service dealer.

I stand corrected. GlennD says that the EVSE should handle 40A since it now has a 40A cable. :D

I have a 32A L2 EVSE for sale. This was originally built by GlennD, but came with a Blink J1772 cable. I have modified it by using a Quick Charge Power 40A 18' J1772 cable which is of much higher quality (and unfortunately more expensive :( ). A complete description of the system can be found...

As a slight variation, I will be gone for two weeks later this month. Do I have to worry about the 12V battery or will it have enough juice left to start the car when i get home?

I have noticed this when listening to KFI Los Angeles. The radio recognizes this as an HD signal and switches to HD to improve quality. On I-405, the signal quality varies as I drive and therefore it sometimes drops the HD signal and reverts to regular radio. I have tried specifying that KFI...

Longschlng: You can find the details in this thread: http://www.myrav4ev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=930 Mike

Madcow: I wish I could attend and discuss the fate of the RAV4 in Hawaii. As you know, I am planning to move to Maui in a few years ;) . Unfortunately, I already signed up to work that weekend. :cry: Mike

Tony Thanks for the info. I built the adapter today (the parts had arrived when I came home from gathering yesterday morning). Do you have any idea what the white powder is that is used as an insulator in that cable. This is the first cable I have cut into that used a powder insulator rather...

Did you notice the plethora of Tesla emblems on the sample car in the first video? At least in my version of the car, they have all been replaced with Toyota :lol:

I appreciate the advice. Unfortunately 14-20r's are hard to find and are expensive compared to the 14-30r's. The current draw is set by the EVSE, so even if I had a 14-20 (or a 5-20), some fool (namely me :) ) might still forget to set the EVSE to the correct current. My EVSE has a Universal...