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When I went to pick up my Rav4 EV from the dealership last year, it was completely dead despite being connected to the Leviton charger. Turns out the 12-volt battery discharges completely over 2-3 weeks of non-use, and having the main battery charged makes no difference. Since my dealership is stingy about allowing test drives of their Rav4 EVs, the cars can sit for weeks at a time, and they come up dead. The dealership has started putting trickle chargers on every Rav4 EV. Stupid! What if I want to take a three week vacation out of state? When I come back, my Rav4 EV will be dead and I'll have to jump start it and drive it around for an hour just to get the 12-volt fully charged again. Dumb!