2012 Toyota RAV4 EV Review - Toyota pioneers the electric crossover, again

Опубликовано 3 августа 2012, 21:51

A decade since being discontinued, Toyota has brought back it's RAV4 EV with a little boost from the electric car experts at Tesla Motors.

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In a market with very few electric vehicles, and already a leader in hybrid vehicle development, Toyota opted to skip the idea of making an all new hatchback or sedan to compete against the Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt or Ford Focus EV. Instead, it resurrected the RAV4 EV which had a previous run from 1997 to 2003. More than resurrecting a well-liked vehicle, which still has about 750 units on the road, this second-gen model is designed to deliver the best packaging for EV components, while relieving range anxiety and providing a product that delivers zero emissions.

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