
Unveiling the Toyota Tesla’s EV: A Revolutionary Collaboration
Toyota is building the second-generation Toyota RAV4 EV. In 2011, 35 vehicles will be built for a demonstration program. Then expect the RAV4 EV to be in showrooms in 2012. The cool thing is that this version is expected to have a range of 100 miles. Given Toyota’s track record on the last RAV4 EV which I did drive; when they say a range they mean it.
“When we decided to work together on the RAV4 EV, President Akio Toyoda wanted to adopt a new development model that incorporated Tesla’s streamlined, quick-action approach,” said Jim Lentz, president and chief operating officer, TMS. “The result was a hybrid – a new decision and approval process and a development style that our engineers refer to as “fast and flexible.”


