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Here in western North Carolina, the RAV4 Prime is still unavailable. I bought mine from a Toyota dealer in North Tonawanda, NY and had it shipped down. I learned of the dealership through a Facebook RAV4 Prime group. Other dealers in NY and NJ have been selling the cars by actively engaging with...

I really do appreciate all the responses and ideas. I really like the i3 but I finally concluded that it was not the car for me right now. If I had 2 cars, I would absolutely purchase it. I opted for the Toyota RAV4 Prime which gives me plenty of everyday EV driving and no range anxiety on long...

Thank-you for this response but I only partially understand your approach. I do have 20A/110 V circuits in my garage which I assume you did also. To get the 240V, did you convert a pair of 110V outlets?

All of the replies have been quite helpful and represent to me sound advice. As suggested, I will begin just using L1 charging and learn my needs. If I find I need L2 charging, I can park the car close enough to the utility room to easily access the dryer outlet while I determine the best way to...

“If the distance between Dryer and breaker box is a major roadblock, one thought to run by an electrician would be whether you can add an outlet onto the dryer circuit rather than running all the way back to the breaker box” That is why one consideration was https://www.splitvolt.com/ which...

Yes, I am getting an i3 with 120ah battery. Most days my driving will be under 30 miles of range, so your question regarding just using 120v is a good one. I am retired and at home the majority of the time, so I might get by with a L1 charge. However, somewhere I read that long term use of...

Now that I have decided to purchase a new BEV i3, I have entered into the fog of Level 2 charging. The location of my electrical box relative to my garage could make running a 240V line to the garage expensive. However, the door from the garage is directly to the laundry room with a 30A-240v...

The comments here have been very helpful. I can get myself trapped in my thinking. I have 1 car, a 2011 Highlander Hybrid, and was trying to replace it with a EV that would serve a similar use case. Now I can see several (and cheaper) scenarios. It also helped to download and use an EV planner...

Jim, thank-you for the reply. The idea of saving money by buying the BEV and then renting for road trips I need to explore.

I am seriously considering the i3 REx. I do not take extended trips often and most of my driving is well under 20 miles/day. However, 1-2 times a year I travel 450 miles to visit grandchildren (NC to Northern VA). From my reading, I could do this trip by after traveling (<200 miles) using the...