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Originally Posted by fizzball
It was only ever available in two states, so probably not.
Overall consumer culpability was a factor, the film argues, but I think that's where the film's imbalance hurts it. Even if the EV-1 were available in all 50 states, a good chunk of the population simply could not use one. Many people in urban areas don't have dedicated parking spaces, let alone garages or carports. One day you get a spot in front of your place, the next day you're down the block.
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With an 80 mile range and a limit of 76 miles per hour, the RAV-EV was probably a hard sell for a LOT of people. On the bright side, studying the performance characteristics of this SUV was probably instrumental in the development of the Highlander Hybrid.
At least Toyota DID SOMETHING with the data, as opposed to GM (who pretended their EVs never existed and crunched them.)
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