2013 Toyota RAV4 EV is the second car to convert a gasoline sport benefits round small powered to electric vehicles. From 1997 to 2003, 1,484 RAV4 EVs rented or sold. People, Toyota said around 450 are still on the road.
This time, instead of developing their own electric RAV4, Toyota joined the upstart Silicon Valley manufacturer of electric cars Tesla Motors holding and co-engineer of the latest all-electric RAV4.
Toyota is responsible for the design of the vehicle, ride, and handling, safety systems and human-machine interface. Tesla electric drivetrain RAV supplies, including batteries and an electric motor, which share with the Tesla Model S luxury sedan base.
Developed in a very short 22 months, production was completed at the factory in Ontario, Canada RAV4.
