The new electric vehicle based on the conventionally powered RAV4 is equipped with an electric drivetrain by Tesla. The range is about 160 kilometers.
Despite the 41.8 kWh battery, the large vehicle weight is 1829 kg with only 213 pounds on the series RAV4 with a V6 gasoline engine. The Toyota RAV4 EV is introduced in the late summer of 2012 in the California market, the price starts at U.S. $ 49 800.
Toyota expects that it will sell in the next three years, 2,600 units. Production is the electric version of the RAV4 at Toyota plant in Woodstock / Canada, sold in Europe is planned.
