That’s outrageous! Mark ups will be spectacular! Let’s hope toyota responds to the demand, this might be the greatest modern all-around vehicle so far.

Good grief! That’s not encouraging dang it! :-/

@@GaryKetchum808 I think the problem is battery supply. Internationally, companies are having trouble meeting ev demand because they simply cant make enough ev batteries

Skye Higa lithium issue Australia and Chile. China is getting more stake from Australia Galaxy Resources. However, I don’t have much hope in Australian politics and Japanese sourcing raw materials they may depend on the Mexico and US factories ability to procure from Chilean mines.

This is why the argument about PHEVs using “scarce”” batteries is complete BS. VW sells more e-Golfs. Please drop this dumb argument. BEVs are the ONLY solution. Tesla Model 3 sales, anyone?

Aline Saylor You are probably better off with the Highlander Hybrid if you have more than one kid.

You'll have to wait a while unfortunately.

I doubt it... I've spoken with a half dozen Toyota dealerships in my area, and none are selling for more than MSRP

@@cbatiau2528 I hope that remains true. What region are you in if you don't mind me asking?

There is only 5,000 coming to the USA right now. It’s not a joke. If demand stays high they will bring more over next year.

Did you get your RAV4 prime yet??

no one has driven it yet. How do you know it drives well? It might be very different than the vanilla RAV4.

@@fcex558 sorry that's your opinion lol, but I personally feel it's the best looking and I'm not even a Toyota fan, but the CRV is old and ugly looks like it was designed by a grandma, the Rogue is just so unimpressive, but this is all my opinion. Cheers mate

phatcowboy76 i hope it doesn't drive like the vanilla rav4, i've drove a 2016 and a 2019 and every time i pushed it through a corner, it was so uninspiring and the new ones recently had a problem with flipping during a moose test

@@damariuseaton6678 oh they have fixed the moose test, it was just some sensors and it didn't flip over it just didn't turn precisely and yeah the 2016 one was quite boring but not this one,, trust me I've driven it and it's actually really fun on the backroad

“ Mazda and now new Nissan Rogue are better looking, Mazda drives much better, Nissan is more comfortable and even Honda CR-V is more comfortable. ”. All of what you just said is pure subjective opinion, I drove all of this cars and even had an Nissan but I am going with a rav4 now, last time I could not decide but now I am definitely going to try the plug in version.

Aurora Jones agreed, if u can order one directly from the factory then it saves so much time and money, but again, dealers need to make money, it’s all profits and business decisions

Don’t pay ADM and vote with your wallet. A $47k RAV4 is high. Paying 52K + TTL is going to be a no for me Doug DeMuro

the SM Stealership conspiracy mindset coming from the cult of Elon is all simpleminded BS.., since direct seller change their pricing structure up and down more than dealers do.... but it rationalized that is for fair if it comes from the manufacture???? and ofc dealer will try to add a mark-up if Toyota does not supply enough... so blame Toyota.... and capitalism... and dealer have to mark down model that do not sell well, so we should blame them for dealing with supply and demand capitalism I guess??

Here in Boston area, all the Toyota dealerships I've been in touch with have said MSRP, no more, no less

Aurora Jones Bobby Rahal Toyota has never added markup

The build quality of the Y is as bad as a 1980’s Yugo. I wish that was a joke. And I own a Tesla (S).

That's more likely than anything else...

Most likely way better...

It's a Nixie Clock...uses nixie vacuum tubes.

Check out Alex on Autos previous video - I believe he said the engine does *not* kick on.

Yup, which translates to high ADM. I'll pass until they are not artificially limiting production.

Jeff A I requested this from my dealer November last year. They said I was number 4 on the list and this particular dealer stated it does not do ADM. I too will not pay ADM.

International battery supply is low so they will have to limit production

i wish toyota could reduce all the stupid options on this rav4 prime and make it easier for purchase, instead of making different charging capacities.......

probably pretty small, like 12-14 gallons (I think the Hybrid has a 14-gallon tank)... I'd prefer a 16- to 20-gallon tank, to keep from going to gas stations as often -- even in a hybrid. No SUV with an ICE should have a smaller gas tank... seriously...

Yes

Yes, you can run it without plugging in. But if you're never going to plug it in, then you should just buy the normal hybrid.

Agree, except I'm concerned about the "affordable" part if dealers get too greedy. Where I live, in February, the local Kia dealer wanted $10,000 ADM for a loaded Telluride, and $7,500 for a loaded Palisade.

Perhaps Toyota has this strategy -- get people really into their PHEVs that are actually useful and good-looking (unlike the Prius, unless you're a single person who doesn't care what your car looks like) will help propel people towards BEVs in the next decade.

Mark Brand you cannot charge anywhere, so this is why plug in will sell like hot cake. Personnally i don’t want a full ev. I don’t want to plan my trip. I want to refill anywhere even in the deepest part of the contry. Plug in is the best for me. Not ev.

cba tiau it is not sure bev will succeed. I think there is 99% of gas vehicle in my region. And people prefer to buy hybrid, and now plug in because they start to be good. I don’t want a full ev. I want to refill anywhere in less than 3 min. And ver look if i have enough battery for my trip. This is stupid. I want plug in hybrid.

@@CC-gt3ro Oh, it'll succeed alright, for numerous reasons (including that the world is moving toward renewable energy and away from fossil fuels). Most Americans can plug in at home at night, meaning zero visits to a gas station (BEV) or many fewer visits to gas stations (PHEV). Priceless. And the tech will continue to improve so that fill-ups will get closer to gasoline fill-ups in terms of time spent, and battery capacity will surpass most gas tanks in cars today -- in a decade or two. And if you care at all about acceleration, and if you care at all about lowering the pricetag on lifetime maintenance in a vehicle, you'll like that BEVs blow ICEVs away in both categories. Most people who can plug in at home at night spend 98% of their drive time within a hundred miles of home, so range and fill-up times are moot for most cases. Most BEV owners also have a second car with an ICE in it, anyway, for longer road trips.

Good question. Don’t worry, Greta said every one will die of global warming in 10 years

…You can “touch” the batteries by putting your hand “under” the RAV4 Prime. 😉

I believe you need to add on the 5,000ish dollar premium package on the XSE for that feature.

Until the tax credit dries up for Toyota (1-2 years), you can get an SE Prime for cheaper than a similarly spec'd Hybrid (or pretty close), considering tax credit and state rebates, and with that ability to plug in and save trips to gas stations (and about $1200 in gas for me annually), it's hard to justify buying the Hybrid over the Prime

It's about 3 miles per kWh

Escape has a smaller battery (14.4kWh, but it’s also liquid cooled). All electric range on the escape is 30miles/48km (so that’s less than RAV4) but it’s economy is 100 MPGe (better than the RAV4). Escape has 221 horsepower (FWD) compared to RAV4 with 302 horsepower (AWD). although i don’t know about how many Ford will make, the escape is significantly less expensive than the RAV4 is going to be.

@@jacobb5342 As I wrote Escape has a better pure EV range per kW of battery and better MPG when battery is depleted then RAV4 Prime. Less power means more fuel frugality.

I believe it means the latter. I wouldn’t recommend spending money for faster charging. as long as you plug it in every night you will be fine. This is coming from a current i3, former volt owner.

Dude Bro thanks yeah I was going to see if we need it. Round trip commute is 65 miles. So I’m wondering set in Auto EV/HV mode, what we will make it home with. Primary motivation to get the Prime is the carpool access.

It means the electronics inside can handle the higher power. The EVSE still needs to be capable of outputting that amount of power as well.

@@jonmayer thanks. Had the car for a year already. Definitely like having the option of topping off at 32A, especially with todays fuel prices.

You can save yourself a lot of money and fuel by just playing this on the stereo. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rZ-Jn9iBtN-8nZs.html

And ya, he does sound like a Dodge.

It cannot be plastic casing -- has to be metal. Maybe plastic covering over the metal to help prevent scraping of the metal box.

I was at the dealer yesterday returning my lease and they wouldn’t take my money for a RAV4 Prime. Can’t really trust dealers anyways as they’re the ones that offer you a “lifetime paint protection” package

igloo tanenbaum in Minnesota

If you have a way to charge at night, non-plugin hybrids are a joke... I assume that everybody is here watching this video and commenting because they can plug in at night...

RAV4 regular hybrid is not worth it. Even if you get a deal on a fully loaded one. I

Only 'deal' I've been offered is $500 😂

I think that the car will behave just as the regular hybrid. The battery never fully discharges. The ice will kick in and charge the battery as well as the regenerative braking. It will probably be the same mpg as the current hybrid which for the USA market is top 30s low 40s and for the UK market 45 to 50mpg. Could be slightly lower due to the heavier battery weight. We shall see.

Tim Dionne what state are you in? There are something like 11-ish states that will get this vehicle because of some pro-EV CARB? something (I forget what it’s called) so you have to find a state that will get it. I went to every major city on the west coast faking interest in purchasing a Rav (online) and after talking to a salesperson found which states around me were getting one (same states that get the Prius Prime) and added my name to their waiting lists.

Japan

Yes no matter what RAV4 Prime you get in Canada you get the 6.6kw charger. I think it’s because of the bad weather

You were afraid it would get hot, or it did get hot?

Japan

Rav4 Trail

Toyota specs as follows: 1,000 lb. & 2500 lbs. braked

My bad

Nice! Wonder if anything is different beyond the spec...

Use Volta, you get those first 40 something miles "free".

The odds are high, unless the government eliminates it. It begins to phase out after it is claimed on 200,000 vehicles for any given manufacturer. As of March 2020, Toyota had sold about 117,000 vehicles under the credit program, mostly Prius Primes. They have another ~80,000 vehicles to sell until the phaseout begins, and it does not sound like they will be producing the RAV4 Prime in any significant numbers to endanger their credit eligibility for 2021.

Matt Jones thanks!

Did you ever figure this out? Toyota seems very coy about releasing this number about their vehicles...but is probably one of the most important (and limiting) factors when considering a tow vehicle/application.

@@shehandesilva7530 I didn't.

@@BradleyEdwardAnderso In his "Can a Hybrid Tow?" video Alex pulls a 2000lb trailer with his regular hybrid RAV4 and seems to do just fine...but still would be helpful to actually know the specific limits.

I agree with you. It is useful for people who use timed commercial chargers on a regular basis. Or work lots where total charge time is limited. That’s really it.

Not everyone needs the more powerful charger, but we do. We take our son to school, 25 miles round trip. Then we go to the gym and some other activities. We need the 6.6kWh charger to fully recharge for the trip to pick him up. Summer isn't the problem but EV range can drop by 1/3 in the winter. I'm not willing to spend the extra $10K to get the 6.6when charger. Sadly the rav4 is off my list.

I guess on long road trips you would just use gas?

@@someguy2135 Yes. This is a higher speed level 2 charger. It reduces the charge time from empty to full from ~4-5 hours on a level 2 charger to 2-2.5 hours. It is not a DC fast charger like a Tesla supercharger or similar where it will add 100+ miles in 30 minutes or so. Stopping every 42 miles to recharge for 2 hours would not be very feasible for a road-trip, so yes, you'd use gas in that circumstance.