[ref https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg28786.html ===== begin forwarded message ===== Sally Ahnger says: I am finally ready to let go of my beloved 2002 silver Toyota Rav4EV. It is located in Mountain View, CA, and I am the original owner.
It has 139,000 miles on the original battery pack, and comes with the charger, which is also original. It has the capacitor fix and magnets on the air vents. It has been living in the garage its whole life until last month. It still runs, for some definition of the word "run". The driver must be very careful about accelerating and keep an eye on the voltmeter to make sure it doesn´t drop too low and light up the turtle warning light. I´m told accelerating too fast can cause the car to turn off but I have not experienced that. It can accelerate slowly up to 60 miles/hour, but may not be able to sustain that speed when going up a hill. It does seem to be holding steady at its original range of about 20 miles per quarter charge, but for the last year I have rarely driven it far enough to drop below half a charge. I gave up timed charging over a year ago, because I would often wake up to a red error light on the charger. Since then charging has become more problematic and for the last 2 months it has rarely charged for more than 20 minutes before either showing the red light or showing full (when not full). For the last month I have only been driving it a few miles at a time and keeping it as charged as it will allow, between 3/4 and 7/8 full. It has never been in a major crash. It has 18 years worth of scratches, scrapes and little dents, including 3 very small, perfectly circular dents caused by being shot with a BB gun (no, I don´t know why someone would shoot my car). The interior also has 18 years of wear, with the driver seat showing the most wear. The tires are old, the wipers need to be replaced, and the front brakes are squealing, which means the front brake pads need to be replaced. There is a very small crack in the windshield. The heated windshield stopped working long ago. I think everything else is working. If you´re interested, I would like an offer that would cover my cost of having the charger de-installed, and you would have to pick it up. Please email or call if you have any questions. Sally Ahnger ] Note: A RAV4 gen1 EV must be charged with a SPI inductive EVSE charger. If her EVSE charger isworking, you should see about also getting it with the EV as a set. Without adaptors, this EV is not j1772 charging compatible (this an old-school EV). Her email address is posted here: http://www.evchargernews.com/iwt/94305_3iwt.htm and her public contact info can be seen here: https://www.google.com/search?q=Sally+Ahnger+mt+view+ca Mt. View (MTV) is in the northern part of silicon valley (south of SF-CA, on the SF pennisula, north of San Jose and the Tesla Fremont factory. MTV is where Goog's hq resides, next door to Fb). (additional) https://pluginamerica.org/the-long-range-electrics-have-arrived/ Sally Ahnger says: June 26, 2019 at 4:28 pm ... I am currently (fingers crossed) still driving my 2002 Rav4EV that now has 135,000 miles on the original battery pack. I love it and it breaks my heart that the battery pack is on its last legs ... (specs) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_RAV4_EV#First_generation ... In 2001 it was possible for businesses, cities or utilities to lease one or two of these cars. Toyota then actually sold or leased 328 RAV4 EVs to the general public in 2003, at which time the program was terminated despite waiting lists of prospective customers ... The RAV4 EV production has a governed top speed of 137 km/h (85 mph), a tested 0-60 mph (97 km/h) time of around 18 seconds (depending on state-of-charge on the batteries).[citation needed] Its EPA rated driving range is 95 miles (153 km) ... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Toyota_RAV4_EV_WAS_2012_0759.JPG/1024px-Toyota_RAV4_EV_WAS_2012_0759.JPG ... https://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/05/used_toyota_rav.html Note: This old EV is going to need a lot of work, has only a short 90mi range after an expensive NiMH pack replacement. It only has non-j1772 inductive level2-5kW charging (~8hrs). pack replacement http://www.batterymd.com/electricservices.html (bottom-line) IMO, scap-it (it is to old to bother with). Instead, do what she did, buy a cheap Niro EV, that will have support, and likely co$t you less in the long run. For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
