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This article is part of an archived collection from Nikolay Shishkov's blog about first-generation electric vehicles, battery maintenance, modifications, and repairs. Nikolay was an EV pioneer who passed away in 2025. His technical knowledge and generous sharing of information continues to help the EV community.

First ever burnout made with RAV4 EV?

Last night I was finally ready with the conversion of my RAV4 EV to a lithium.
The first order of business was to see how handling and performance are affected by the lighter pack.
And wow! 300kg less make a difference.

Below is a photo of the burnout mark the car left... It was late at night so bad light, but it is still visible.

Now, the reason behind this may be that the pack has very low internal resistance (lower voltage sag) and higher power, or maybe the fact that the car is now 300kg lighter has some effect on this?

Comments (4)

Kristopher

November 18, 2021 at 01:55 PM

Hello. Did you ever post a procedure or how to? I have a dream of making my 2002 RAV4 EV into a 500 plus mile ranger. Only problem is cost. I have equated it to come out to $10,000 or more in parts alone. Am I correct? What’s the range that you get? Thanks so much.

gosh

June 10, 2021 at 10:02 PM

Добрый день, Николай.
Хотелось бы узнать какую батарею и BMS Вы использовали.

Nikolay

January 25, 2020 at 07:30 AM

Sure, what do you want to know?

Casey Wolf

November 06, 2019 at 05:20 PM

Nikolay,
How is your new Li RAV4 driving? I have an RAV4 with a dead Ni-MH battery and I would love to get it going again. Care to share more about your experience?