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Toyota RAV4 EV key for meeting California ZEV requirements; Tesla powertrain uses Model S components

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He or she owns a home, which is perhaps solar-powered. The current RAV4 EV uses Tesla Model S powertrain components; earlier Phase 0 builds used components from the Roadster. Compared with the gasoline-powered RAV4, at 0.35 Based on its research, Toyota has a clear customer in mind, Fay said.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

New 100K Club Member RAV4EV in Japan Newsletter Vol. Westbrook, 2001 "Gasoline to Electric Conversion Manual: A Workshop Guide for High Schools", published by the Electric Vehicle Society of Canada, July 2005 "History of the Electric Automobile: Hybrid electric vehicles", by Ernest H. EV Driver Profile: the Pauls Newsletter Vol.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Environmental Effects and Benefits to top Wont all these cars require us to build even more power plants? A January 2007 Pacific National Laboratory study shows that if we woke up tomorrow and all our vehicles could plug in, todays grid could support more than three-quarters of them charging at night without building a single power plant.

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