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We Celebrate Toyota’s New LEED Platinum San Francisco Dealership with a RAV4 EV Test Drive

We don't need much of an excuse to test drive any electric car, but we're loving a lot about this, from the fact that the SF Toyota dealership is a remodeled 1800s horse barn that retains 100 percent of the original structure, that 75 percent of the construction

In Conversation with Sheldon Brown from Toyota Technical Center, USA liveblog

Toyota is no stranger to the hybrid realm and it has already introduced the fully-electric RAV4 EV SUV. Join us for this session where editor-in-chief Tim Stevens chats up Sheldon Brown, executive program manager of the product development office, Toyota Technical Center, USA, Inc. Show More Summary

Live from Expand: Toyota's Sheldon Brown (video)

We'll be joined on stage by Toyota's executive program manager, product development Sheldon Brown to discuss the car's company's presence in the hybrid market, and the RAV4 EV, which furthers its focus on electric vehicles. March 17, 2013 12:00 PM EST For a full list of Expand sessions, be sure to check out our event hub. Comments

Toyota: Solid-State Batteries That Leapfrog Li-ion Coming In 2020

Toyota Motor Corporation has been trying to avoid the use of lithium-ion batteries as much as possible due to their high cost. However, the company does use them for the Prius Plug-in Electric Vehicle and the RAV4 EV. But it has said that it is now betting on solid-state and lithium-air batteries for use in electric vehicles by 2020. Show More Summary

Toyota Offering Incentives up to $7,500 for RAV4 EV

  It seems as if every time a new EV is released, it trounces its predecessors. The RAV4 EV accelerates from zero to sixty miles per hour in 7 seconds, can travel 103 miles per charge, and gets 76 miles per gallon. SUVs normally cannot achieve such a combination of qualities. Show More Summary

Toyota offering hefty discounts on slow-selling RAV4 EV

Toyota's new EV isn't exactly rolling out of showrooms, but the automaker hopes some discounting will help.

Early Adopters Of Toyota RAV4 EV Find Charging System Compatibility Issues Can Leave Them Powerless

Eco Drive with All-electric Toyota RAV4 EV

A recent engagement in California’s Napa and Sonoma Valley placed us in the driver’s seat at Toyota’s  first ever “Eco-Driven with Toyota & Friends” event, select media not only test drive the full hybrid line-up of  Toyota vehicles, but also immersed attendees… Eco Drive with All-electric Toyota RAV4 EV is a post by Jeff Carvalho on Selectism.

Why Is It So Hard to Buy an Electric Vehicle?

Test-driving the 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV through the winding roads of Napa Valley, I couldn’t shake the sense that I was being set up for heartbreak. For folks trained on combustion cars, trying out an all-electric vehicle can feel like taking a very fast, road-ready toy for a spin. Show More Summary

First Drive Impressions of the Toyota RAV4 EV

Our colleague Eric Rogell over at Discovery.com took the Toyota RAV4 EV for a spin.

Toyota Sales Back Scion iQ EV Program, Focuses On Plug-Ins

Thanks to a need to boost Corporate Average Fuel Economy scores and California regulations, Toyota has to produce some pure electric vehicles. It didn’t have a vehicle program ready though, so it turned to Tesla for the RAV4 EV. With the Scion iQ EV though, Toyota branched out on its own and announced that 2012 [...] Automoblog.net - A Car Blog for Auto Enthusiasts

Toyota plans dialed-back launch of eQ and iQ EV city cars in December

Toyota's just-arrived RAV4 EV will soon get a much smaller cousin -- albeit a very elusive one. An electric version of the iQ city car will arrive in Japan (as the eQ) and the US (as the iQ EV) this December, but the automaker is significantly scaling back its 2010 promises of several thousand cars sold per year to just 100 fleet-oriented vehicles. Show More Summary

Toyota Launches New EV, But Doesn’t Really Mean It. A Report From Green Hell

Today, Toyota officially announced the launch of its second electric vehicle (after the electrified RAV4). Hundreds of reporters filled the big hall of the Universal Design Showcase of Tokyo’s MegaWeb to witness the strangest product launch I have ever seen (and trust me, I have seen a few.) At a regular product launch, one hears [...]

Graham Hill Takes RAV4 EV for a Spin Down California's Coast

A real-world test for the brand new 100% electric vehicle from Toyota.

Toyota RAV4 EV hits California roads on September 24th with 103-mile range

Toyota had said its all-electric RAV4 would be ready to tour the California streets at some point "late summer," and with the warmest of seasons coming to an end, the Japanese company's declared September 24th as the date the SUV will go on sale. Show More Summary

Toyota Releases Financing and Lease Details for the 2012 RAV4 EV

The Toyota RAV4 EV is finally coming!

Toyota Touting 103 Mile Range And Car Pool Lane Access For Only $49,800 With 2013 RAV4 EV

2012 Toyota RAV4 EV’s Engineers Show How to Make an Electric Car Fun

Espousing the benefits of electric vehicles is typically what you’d expect your Green Peace-loving neighbor to do, replete with bumper stickers for all sorts of progressive causes. But besides being statements on wheels, they’re generally perceived as utterly dull to drive. Tasked with dispelling that notion, Toyota’s engineers used the 2012 RAV4 EV as a [...]

Slick 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV (video)

  The new 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV is showcased in the two above videos with close-up shots of the car’s interior, exterior, and engine. I’m not much of a car person, but I found the top video with interviews of the Toyota and Tesla engineers fairly entertaining. It’s nice to hear people admit that they [...]

First Drive: 2013 Toyota RAV4 EV [w/video]

Tesla-Hearted Toyota Offers Real Sport And Utility The 2013 Toyota RAV4 EV is the most advanced Alpha prototype electric vehicle we've ever driven. Or maybe it's a poster child for the 21st Century automotive industry where all sorts...Show More Summary