USA: Toyota RAV 4 PHEV to go on sale this summer

Toyota announced the 2021 RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid would hit the US market this summer. With a base price of $38,100, the SUV’s first plug-in version has up to 42 miles purely electric range, making it the highest electric range of any PHEV SUV out there.

With a powertrain that provides up to 302 horsepower, Toyota claims the vehicle can manage acceleration of 0-60 mph in a projected 5.7 seconds. Charging can be done with either 6.6 kW charger if you buy the premium package. Otherwise, the standard charger takes around 8 hours to charge the full 42-mile range (67km). No DC fast charging is possible with the PHEV RAV 4.

There are two trim options for the RAV 4, with the SE version starting at those mentioned above $38,100, and the XSE version starting at $41,425. The differences between the trim versions mostly concern comfort functions, such as a heated steering wheel or weather-sensitive windshield wipers, that can automatically detect and react to various weather conditions, including an automated defrosting function.

While Toyota has recently made some anti-electrification headlines, it seems the company has decided to provide a competitive and reasonably environmentally-friendly vehicle model.

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