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Old 07-16-2010, 01:05 PM   #1 (permalink)
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New Toyota RAV4 EV in 2012!

What was old, is new again!

BREAKING: Tesla and Toyota to develop RAV4 EV, hope to launch in 2012 — Autoblog Green

This is completely excellent news!

I hope they do a little aero-modding and close up most/all of the front grill (since there is virtually no heat, or certainly no where near as much heat!), and eventually, it would be great to have a smooth floor pan on the EV version; since there is no need for an exhaust tunnel, etc.

And I hope they keep the "easy coasting" set up of the original RAV4 EV! I think that having regen on the accelerator is for the birds -- why do you think it is called the accelerator pedal, and the other one is the brake pedal? ;-)

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