A Toyota RAV4 EV For $2,000?

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In June, I wrote an article a few used Mitsubishi i-MiEV that price solely about $1,000. The identical man who purchased it, Kyle, simply obtained one other actually low-cost used electrical car — this time a Toyota RAV4 EV. There weren’t quite a lot of these EVs made they usually return fairly some time. A lot of them had been in California. I used to see them from time to time. After all, I wished one as a result of they had been among the finest EVs in the marketplace then, however in restricted provide. The second-generation RAV4 EV had a spread of about 110 miles per cost.

Kyle obtained his for simply $2,000 — it runs high quality however has some paint peeling and was fairly soiled inside, which required a deep cleansing. Contained in the car, a display screen can also be not working. The RAV4’s battery pack is simply over 41 kWh. Within the video, Kyle mentions one other Toyota EV, the BZ4X. which he stated is “not horrible.”

This specific RAV4 has a DC quick charging package, which makes charging extra handy if appropriate chargers can be found. The DC quick charging package makes it doable to cost at a fee of about 50 kW. Although the EV is outdated, it nonetheless is underneath mechanical guarantee, aside from the battery.

A fast on-line scan for used RAV4 EVs of the identical era reveals the worth vary is about $7,000–10,000. So, certainly, Kyle obtained fairly a deal.

When you’ve got watched any of Kyle’s movies about EVs, it’s clear he is aware of what he’s speaking about. His views on the Toyota EV are constructive: fast, very quiet inside, enjoyable to drive, and so forth.

The instrumentation and a number of the driver management choices are described as “superior.” They do look sensible and simple to know, or “intuitive,” which isn’t really easy to attain for carmakers.

One of many causes to jot down about reasonably priced electrical autos is as a result of there look like many, many people who find themselves confused about EVs, and a few of them maintain repeating the misinformation that they “price an excessive amount of.”

Just lately, I wrote about 6 new electrical autos which might be undoubtedly reasonably priced. See:

Just a few months in the past, I wrote an article a few used Tesla Mannequin S for $9,000. As talked about above, the i-MiEV was solely $1,000 and the RAV4 EV on this article was solely $2,0000. 5 years in the past, I additionally wrote about how reasonably priced used Chevy Bolts are, they usually nonetheless are reasonably priced right now. Zach has additionally written about reasonably priced used EVs. The individuals who maintain re-parroting the misinformation that EVs “price an excessive amount of” might need no consciousness of the used EV market.

Whereas these offers are kind of down-in-the-weeds info, there are additionally bigger tendencies. By 2030, EV battery replacements may drop to $5,000, in accordance to Recurrent. If that seems to be true, then used EVs will price even lower than they do right now.