2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime | SUV Review | Driving.ca

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[rncondie]

We just filled our Prime gasoline tank after 6 months and 4, 500 miles

[roykeyer]

Charge hold - means hold the button down to initiate battery charging mode. Gas engine runs to power propulsion and charge the battery. Gas engine will charge the battery to 80%. Though not at all energy efficient, there are times when it is useful.

[aabrantes]

Great review. I like the content - no fluff, straight talk and fairly objective.

[nevenpetrusic]

Toyota RAV4 Prime is unfortunately on waiting list for next 12 months in Croatia. Sibling from RAV4 Prime - Suzuki Across came recently to our market, so I tried ... and finaly bought it. First 1500 km passed ... It is good car. Met all my expectations. I realy enjoy driving it !

[InternetDude]

I’m on the list to get one here in SK. I may get one this month but it keeps getting delayed. Toyota really needs to make more of these.

[randomfootages]

It’s really outstanding amazing SUV mind blowing over 300 horsepower and lovely fuel consumption. Toyota win my heart. Love ❤️ you Toyota

[ireallylovegod]

Best review out there, covered all the tech bits the others gloss over. Subbed :)

[luxohimmeltasser]

"In very cold weather you might run the gasoline engine to heat the cabin" you say, but when it goes below -12C it will automaticly turn the car into a gas gussler, it isnt even operating as an regular hybrid, it is just a pure gasoline car, unless you turn off the heater and like to drive around with no cabin heat

And the left Auto EV/HV button just put the vehicle in auto EV/HV mode, it will run only on battery until battery is low then it switch to HV mode. The right button lets you choose between EV mode or HV mode and if you hold it for 5 seconds you put the vehicle into battery charging mode, and will only run on gasoline until you turn off the car or hold the button again for 5 seconds

[imreplica]

In early January I put an order in for a Prime (British Columbia). The broker contacted me last week and told me that the wait time has been pushed back and that the Prime I ordered probably won't be delivered to me for at least 2 years. Originally, the wait time was around one year, which was fine for me. He (the broker) ordered his Prime a year ago and was told he may have to wait another year.
I've given up waiting for a Prime and I'm now looking for something else.

[scotthelderweirt]

Thanks for a great review. It would have been very helpful to add the Canadian and provincial electric vehicle financial incentives available as they help a great deal on lowering the initial purchase price.

[gianniclaud]

This is a minimalist camper's dream. You can totally live in these things and boondock a charging station anywhere.

[Anavllama]

Apparently at cold temperatures the heating in EV mode is non-existent (due to how heat pump works) and thus will need gas engine to warm up. I suppose one can use a 12V internal heater.

[sinhafamily]

4:16 Care to explain how you got snow on and around the charging socket?

[vincentd]

Just got mine last week. It's awesome. Well worth the (very) painful waiting list

[akis]

Is there a way to know how many of the total miles on the odometer were driven in EV mode and hybrid mode seperately?

[zachtravers]

Great review, I think that these are pretty expensive, but definitely insanely quick. They're really hard to find at least here in the US. I've seen you do some videos with lighting demos, maybe you could do some more of those? I think they're really helpful.

[vilceanuradu]

Exceptionala, cum apare in Craiova am si cumparat-o.

[alexdropbox]

1. if gas tank is empty, can this rav4 still solely rely on battery powered rear wheels to go for about 50 km?  

2. what is the power ratio between front and rear wheels? 50:50?  

3. without a real shaft for the rear wheels, can rav4 still run on terrains as strongly as subaru AWD system?  

Thank you very much for sharing  😄😄😄😄

[PeterDefeater]

Why is there so much snow packed in the EV charging port?

[Pipefitter]

Any issues putting on snow tires for the winter with the PRIME ?