Saturday, May 18, 2013

2012 Toyota Rav4 EV Review and Release

It took more than 13 years, but Toyota seems finally decided to produce a second generation 2012 Toyota Rav4 EV. Maybe 2012 Toyota Rav4 EV could partnership with Tesla to get the proverbial ball stops. The partnership between Toyota and Tesla was born a mutual interest in developing a new 2012 Toyota Rav4 EV model of using technology to Tesla Toyota vehicles, which includes the strengths of both sides of the vehicle that consumers would come to produce.

“When we decided to collaborate on the 2012 Toyota Rav4 Electric Vehicles, like President Akio Toyoda, a new model of development, effective, fast-action approach integrating Tesla,” said Jim Lentz, president and chief operating officer of Tesla Motors. “From the beginning, the customer experience focus.”

Toyota says that the 2012 Toyota Rav4 EV weighs about 220 lbs more than a comparably equipped V6 model, but retains similar acceleration figures. Due to the weight gain, suspension and steering components had to be properly modified or relocated to maintain proper balance.

Exterior changes for the 2012 Toyota Rav4 EV were limited to an all-new front end, while interior enhancements include a push-button transmission shifter, EV-only displays/meters, and new seat trim. No official numbers or production info have been released, but Toyota is currently testing the vehicles with lithium metal oxide batteries that with “usable output” somewhere around 30-35 kWh

Ultimately, the answer seemed to the Toyota RAV4 EV. For now, build 35 new 2012 Toyota Rav4 EV models for demonstration and evaluation program in 2011, the company is looking for a production version once around 2012.
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