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RAV4 EV, 2007

Colour photograph of a compact SUV with its hood open parked on a grassy hillside. Signage on the door reads “EV”

“RAV4 EV” by Mike Weston is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Only publicly available for sale or lease between 1997 and 2003, less than 500 of the nickel-metal hydride electric RAV4s were ever built. The project had to be abruptly cancelled due to patent issues over the ownership of the vehicle’s battery systems.