Towing, Battery Cooling, Range & More | RAV4 Prime Questions Answered

What's the tow rating on the RAV4 Prime? How is the battery cooled? Where is it exactly located? How much can you use? How many will be available? All those questions and more in this video...

[AAutoBuyersGuide]

The dealer estimates I was given have ranged from a low of 400 (yes, just 400) RAV4 Primes in the USA for calendar year 2020 to a high of 1, 500. Hopefully we will know more soon.

[KirkKreifels]

Great info, Alex! I didn't know about the liquid cooled battery pack... I believe that's how the cooling is done on the ux300e with a mix of chilled air and coolant if needed...My video on updated features and more importantly, availability, is hitting tomorrow...

[wittyname]

The skeptic in me can't help but think the dealers are exaggerating the amount of RAV4 Primes available as a ploy to get customers to pay exorbitant markups.

[hereigoagain]

Alex may have been born wo a personality, but he is crushing it on YouTube auto reviews. Keep up the good work!

[alinesaylor]

Hi Alex, thank you for your wonderful videos. I was going to get the the Model Y, but after weighing my options the RAV4 Prime seems a better fit for my growing family. I am so excited to see Part 2 of the review next month.

[alwaysiyi]

This car is going to be one of the best SUV'S in it's segment, it's fast, comfortable, good looking and drives well

[JonLabbe]

Thanks for answering the tow rating question! 2500 lbs is not to shabby!

[santillbrezon]

This rav 4 will be a great vehicle and I am looking forward to the lexus nx plug in hybrid.

[Geckogold]

I plan to buy a Model Y, but I still hope that the Rav4 Prime sells well. Ultimately I see them as on the same team, in that they're both vehicles that makes people less reliant on gas, with its constant fluctuating prices. Yes, EV's have issues too, and won't work for everyone, but plug-in hybrids should be usable by anyone since you can drive it on electric or gas, so best of both worlds. And once you start getting addicted to that electric driving, it'll be tough to go back to a gas-only car.

[petegalindez]

Watching this again since I’ve committed with a deposit to buying a RAV4 Prime SE…Supposed to arrive in June, but with the chip shortage, who knows. But, that would be spot on from this video which is almost a year old! Gold star for Alex!!! Luckily, I found a dealer not marking it up.

[NukePooch]

I was hoping for 3500, but 2500lbs of rated towing capacity is easier for me to stomach than the 1750 of the Rav4 hybrid...or the zero lbs of the Pacifica hybrid. I'd love to see hybrids get towing ratings closer to their gas counterparts.

[woodyyu]

With the federal tax credit, RAV4 Prime will be at least 10k cheaper than Model Y, it has good enough 42-mile all electric range for most people, 0-60 in 5.7 seconds, who cares if you can't find a charging station because it's a Phev, and it'll have much better build quality and long term reliability than any Tesla. Toyota wont be able to build enough for a while.

[aurorajones]

Some ppl are talking about a 5k bump. What a load of crap. is why ppl hate dealers. If we all bought from the manufacture this shiza would never happen. I hate dealers and this is an excellent example of how screwed up our car buying experience is in this country.

[djaztec]

On your last video, I saw that your Rav4 Prime had 506 miles of range on a full tank (yes, I spotted the dashboard behind the steering wheel). With the EV range of 42 miles, the full combined range is 548 miles.

[westerncowhand]

Let's get it in a highlander with a big honking mg3/emr whatever they are calling it. If this is successful, what do you think Alex? 2022/2023 for the highlander?Just take my money Toyota!

[mavsguy]

I still think Toyota is going to be floored by the demand for this vehicle, however I don’t know what the game plan is for decreasing the delta between the regular Hybrid and the unsubsidized Prime. I guess they’ll stretch out sales by constricting supply until they figure out how to do that, but this will prove the popularity of performance PHEVs.

[Jaymac]

These are gonna sell out fast if Toyota limits production. They’re gonna have a huge waiting list on their hands

[bob]

These amazing affordable PHEVs are going to open the door to a much broader EV market when people realize what charging is like..

[James-iltq]

Alex the payload on Rav4 Prime is 970lbs. Got the specs emailed from my dealer.

[johnhautzeneroeder]

Alex, first, I like you t-shirt. But having watched your April's Fool video on the 4 wheel drive electric wheel barrel, you do have on.
I enjoy watching your videos along with Doug DeMuro videos. Whereas you cover the car mostly from a user's perspective, Doug covers the various quirks and features, so together we get a full picture of the same vehicle, that is when Doug covers the mainstream vehicles and not the other types.