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Toyota presented at the Los Angeles Auto Show its second-generation Toyota RAV4 EV. The brand scheduled the vehicle's market launch for 2012. Developed with the collaboration of Tesla, the new RAV4 EV has a total of 35 vehicles built for a demonstration and evaluation program through 2011. These vehicles will help engineers make the final developments for the arrival to the market in 2012, aiming at a range of 100 miles in actual road driving patterns.
In the development of the electric RAV4, Tesla was responsible for building and supplying the battery, as well as other related parts, that meet Toyota engineering specifications. Toyota kept the responsibility of developing and manufacturing the vehicle to fit the electric engine. The current test vehicle is powered by a lithium metal oxide battery with useable output rated in the mid-30 kwh range. Nevertheless, decisions on the battery size and final output ratings, as well as pricing and volume projections of the veh...
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