eBay Find of the day: Aftermarket Toyota RAV4 EV w/Li-Ion battery
Seeing old Toyota RAV4 EVs pop up on eBay is nothing new. One of them usually goes up for auction several times a year. The one up for sale this week, though, isn't one of the vehicles that was originally built by the manufacturer. Instead this one is an aftermarket conversion done by a company known as Powered By DC, LLC. It uses a 30.7 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack which is claimed to provide a 100-mile range at freeway speeds. According to the listing, it has accumulated about 5,100 miles since being completed in December and the builders are putting on about 100 miles a day for testing. The bid as of this writing is $10,000 and the Buy It Now price is $50,000. The sellers say this vehicle is being sold to fund the construction of a new vehicle based on a current-generation RAV4.
[Source: eBay]
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jharlan 2:54PM (2/24/2009)
Sorry, it's worth about 15K unless you own a museum.
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travis 3:13PM (2/24/2009)
I've personally driven that vehicle and it is VERY smooth. He drove to the last OEVA meeting and showed it off. I'm impressed with the lifepo4 packs he's got in there. He uses it as a daily driver for the testing he's done and it gets around great.
I didn't know Dave was selling it, i might have considered it.
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