Toyota Rav4 Ev Factory Made All Electric Vehicle (like A Leaf) on 2040-cars

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VIN: JT3GS10V520002442 Year: 2002
Model: RAV4
Trim: Electric Vehicle-equivalent to mid level trim
Options: CD Player
Drive Type: Direct drive, Front wheel drive
Safety Features: Anti-Lock Brakes, Driver Airbag, Passenger Airbag
Mileage: 94,880
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Power Locks, Power Windows
Sub Model: Electric Vechicle
Exterior Color: White
Interior Color: Gray
Disability Equipped: No
Number of Cylinders: 0
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty

Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

 Here's one of the 330 RAV4 EVs, Factory made Toyota EVs made from 1998 to 2003, in private hands. This one is in really great condition, having been garaged day and night it's first 9 years of use in the Bay Area of California. It now resides 10 miles north of Washington, DC, in Laurel, MD, and is an active participant in local EV events, and is my daily driver.
Check out Wikipedia for "RAV4 EV" - you can see this very EV sitting on the floor of the Washington DC Auto Show in two pictures.  Efficiency of this AC drive system is one of the highest- EPA rating was an equivalent of over 130 mpg(e).  Car comes with  electric power steering, heat pump AC and heat, anti lock brakes, RAV4 EV Specific tires (Bridgestone Ecopias that actually say "For EV use only" on the sides!),  timer delayed charging, and a magnificent NiMH battery pack made of 24 Panasonic EV-95 batteries for a 288v pack voltage.

  As a new EV, Toyota claimed 100-110 mile range.  That was a little optimistic, but I can tell you that, at this very moment, I can do 80 miles, by driving conservatively, and driving on local roads, where 50 percent was secondary highway (50-55 mph), and the rest lower speed (30 mph). Of course, driving faster affects your range, as does fast acceleration, etc.  Still, my best guess is that the pack has suffered less than a 10 percent to 15 percent degradation in range over the life of the pack. Amazing. Oh, by the way- that range estimate? That's to the bottom of the yellow, not running the EV into the red bar on the "gas gauge", at all. In other words, I won't run it to dead- it's got more range than that, but you just shouldn't run into the red, and I've only run into the yellow 4 times in 4 years of ownership. (FYI, reconditioned battery packs are available from Battery MD in Sacramento, but you won't need one for several years!)

Top speed is about 80mph, but range will suffer a bit at that speed. Nonetheless, people that have bought Nissan Leafs claim that the RAV, even with a 9-13 year old battery, equals the Leaf in the city, and is slightly better on the highway in range. It's an almost competely silent driving experience, but is designed to 'act' like a 'regular' gas vehicle. It's really, really rewarding to drive.

And, there are EXTRAS! 
It comes with TWO brand new, and two used Bridgestone Ecopia EV tires, AND, a thousand-dollar value, very rare, second Toyota "TAL" charger!  Both the stock Toyota TAL chargers have been "Portabilized"- that is, designed to be carried in the car if you want to- so I kept one in the back of the RAV, and one in the garage. Both work flawlessly, but the pretty charger has a cracked paddle handle that has been repaired and taped up, and the weathered charger, well, looks like it sat on a post outdoors for 5 years, which is true. Both chargers work flawlessly. It's inductive charging, so you can plug in in the rain, the snow, etc.  There's a demo out there of someone plugging the charging paddle in to the receptacle underwater in a fish tank. NO exposed wires. It's that safe. By the way, if you want to pay for shipping, and are patient, I'll find the stand designed for this charger somewhere in my garage, that you bolt onto a concrete pad. (Think an old fashioned pay phone designed to mount on a wall, or on a metal stand). It is free to the buyer, but you can't have the stand till I find it.....

Looks GREAT, drives perfectly, inexpensive, unbelieveably reliable.  I'd park it at the Auto Show, having used 1/3 to charge, and come back 10 days later, to have the charge at exactly the same place. My new EV won't do that. Kind of made me want to keep the RAV.

THE GOOD- This EV looks pretty much brand new. It's been Auto Show quality, detailed by the former BMW professional detailer every year, just before the auto shows. Oh- I detailed it to take the pictures in this ad, so it comes to you cleaner than a dealer would have made it for sale. It comes with California HOV lane stickers.  It's tires are in really good shape. It comes with spare tires- 2 new, two used (I kept them if I needed to retread them.) It comes with a spare charger. There are no dash cracks- like the rest of the car, it appears as new. I kept the seats covered with a waterproof Cordura seat cover, to protect the upholstery. It comes with a cute, snarky Lilo and Stitch sticker in the back window that you can remove if you like. I loved it, so I left it on.
THE BAD-  The RAV4 EVs (until 2003) had a gold filament windshield, very rare, and not replaceable. I've got a small (already filled) 1/3" crack about 4" up from the base of the windshield in the center. It's been stable 3 years, so you don't have to worry about it. You DONT want to replace this windshield- replacement windows don't have the heating elements in them. Also, the HWS (Heated Windshield Switch) is intermittent- I'm pretty sure it's the switch. .Haven't replaced it yet.  It's easy to buy. I haven't bothered with it, because the car still has the normal defroster, and I never needed it that much.   Finally, even though there's almost no dents at all on the car, there is one rear bumper scuff, on the driver's side, that I've never had touched up. If you're not familiar, you should know that RAV4 EVs only charge of 240v (dryer or stove outlets), not 110 (your toaster).  It's very easy to charge, though. 27 amps charge rate, takes about 3-4 hours to charge(if you drove it a long way), and if you buy the right adapter, you can charge your car off the modern J1772 public charging stations that are popping up everywhere.
One final thing. The previous owner (There have only been two) installed a cel phone holster to the left of the steering wheel, and I've never taken it out. You get to.
THE UGLY-   There isn't any. Just that scuff, HWS switch, and repaired charging handle on one of the two chargers(works great).

I've been driving electric since 1998, and I gotta tell you, it's hard to part with this one. If you wonder why you don't see people dumping these on Ebay as the Leafs and Teslas come out, well, we fall in love with them, they seem to run forever, and they put a smile on your face that won't quit. So, people rarely sell them!

I can help arrange shipping, but if you come here to see it and pick it up, I'll give you a very thorough checkout, as I'm an airline pilot, and a member of the board of the Electric Auto Association,  and I want you to be happy with your purchase!

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