I do work for Toyota, But I am a EV nut. I love my Rav4 EV, but now I wish I would have waited for this lease program. I work at Roseville Toyota in the Internet sales. But don’t hold that against me!
I came in today and found out their giving a [U]$15,400 discount [/U]on the Rav EV lease and for [U]$30 more [/U]you can get it with [U]Unlimited Mileage[/U]…
Is this the car which has the Tesla drive shaft under license?
Yes it has the Induction Motor From the Tesla S, with a fixed gear Ratio. Its really really fast. I would even say its the Fastest New Toyota We Have.
It is interesting to see Tesla licencing its technology to other car manufacturers. The more this happens the better for the industry as a whole.
A big reason Toyota and Tesla is teamed up for the Rav4 EV is because Toyota now owns a Big Chunk of Tesla. Last I checked its was about 38% of Tesla is now owned by Toyota. This helps Tesla because they now have the R&D help from Toyota.
The industry has certainly changed shape over the last 20 years or so - we now see the likes of Renault and Nissan as sister companies. This sharing of technology and experience is a massive positive for the industry going forward.