TonyWilliams
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aphysician said:@Tony... Thank you for your reply.... I thought everything else including Rav4 was only for CA, as compliance car. Thank you for forwarding me the link. I will definitely look into it. I will keep you updated. May contact you again before I make the purchase.
You're welcome.
Yes, it is a compliance car. It can also go 142 miles at 65 mph on hard surface, dry, level, no wind, no heater use roads. The battery won't fade like a LEAF, and the cold won't affect capacity much with battery Thermal Management System (TMS).
Compliance car doesn't mean you can't have one, as quite a few have already been shipped out of state. Read through this post and follow the links for out of state buyers at the end.
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Until June 3, 2013:
Applies to 2012 model year RAV4 EV only.
No current offer for NorCal as of May 1, 2013.
No current offer for 2013 model year Rav4 EV
The only differences in 2013 model year is a higher window sticker price, and the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) has a "D" the replaces the "C" in the 8th digit from the right. You will find the VIN through the front window, looking from the outside on the driver's side, at the bottom.
I do not expect that there will be many 2012 model year cars available after April 30, 2013.
0.0% APR for 60 months
PLUS $10,000 SoCal / $0 NorCal Finance Cash from Toyota (they call it "subvention", so you still pay sales tax on it in California... your jurisdiction may vary)
Includes Toyota Care, Free maintenance for 2 years.
$2000 - $4000 typical dealers discounts (the dealers are getting 2% "holdback", and the salesperson gets $1000 from Toyota USA and the sales manager get $500... don't worry about hammering them on a good deal)
$7500 federal tax credit purchase ONLY !!! (NOTE: Toyota does not pass this credit to you on a lease - CAVEAT EMPTOR). You get this when you file IRS form 8936 with your federal taxes. No carryovers to the following tax year, so you need to owe the IRS at least $7500 this year.
$2500 California state credit for lease or purchase; Apply here. Obviously, out-of-state buyers don't get this, but instead you will get your state or local government incentives.
Sales tax - on an "in-state" purchase, you pay the applicable tax for your county/city. For an in state lease, you pay a "use tax" on the monthly payment. For out-of-state, you pay nothing to California with a proper Bill of Laden from a shipping company. DO NOT TAKE DELIVERY IN CALIFORNIA unless you want to pay our taxes!!! You will pay applicable taxes in your out-of-state jurisdiction. There's a whole thread devoted to out-of-state purchases and leases.