jlsoaz
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RonDawg said:Anything can happen in the next 3 years, but so far Toyota seems to have little or no interest in expanding the RAV-4 EV's sales territory outside of California. While Toyota is offering manufacturer cash in SOME (but not all) CA counties ($10k in the case of some SoCal zip codes), their lease deals aren't all that attractive. Unlike Nissan, Toyota does not pass along the full, if any of, the $7500 Federal tax credit if you lease.
I would gladly lease a RAV-4 EV for as much as $299/month.
Thanks for this improved information about the Toyota RAV4 EV.
I would have leased one for up to $400 or $500/month (clarification: this would need to be the final actual monthly price I'm paying, not just the advertised monthly), and the usual $2k or $3k down, while waiting for prices to come down even further on something else.
By 2016 or so, I'm guessing - there may be one or more BEVs with the specs of the present day RAV4 EV for lease below $500/month.