Followup: 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV will "definitely be sold to the general public"

Filed under: Crossover , Toyota , Electric Recent reports, including ours , have incorrectly stated the 2012 RAV4 EV will only be sold to fleet and car sharing organizations. Though we now know that’s not true , we’d like to set the record straight by quoting an official response from Toyota about the inaccurate reports: The 2012 RAV4 EV will definitely be sold to the general public. We anticipate robust public interest in the RAV4 EV and are keen to inform consumers that their future vehicle options include a battery electric Toyota. Toyota is the only manufacturer bringing two battery electric vehicles to the market in 2012 – the RAV4 EV and the Scion iQ EV .

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Followup: 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV will "definitely be sold to the general public"

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