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Old 03-16-2023, 07:02 PM   #48 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary View Post
Makes me wonder which is the better deal, the +$42,000 RAV4 Prime or the +$42,000 bZ4X?
I don't know much about Toyota's EV except that most comments I see about it are negative because it didn't push any boundaries at all.

As I've been saying, the RAV4 Prime is exactly the vehicle manufacturers should have made a decade ago because it has the smallest battery that qualifies for the full federal tax credit.

If someone qualifies for the full credit, their $42k RAV4 Prime costs less than the standard or hybrid RAV4, making it a no-brainer.

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There are no PHEVs sold in the USA today that meet the 50 mile requirement. The RAV4 Prime falls short with only a 42 mile range.

The only 3 I can think of that did are the BMW i3 REX (72 miles), 2nd Gen Volt (53 miles), and the Polestar 1 (52 miles)
Time for GM to dust off that Voltec platform after that brief mothballing.
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