u/jmweb

Any Prime owners who drive a lot?

I presently have the Hybrid and drive 300-500km a day for 5-6 months of the year and I often see plug-ins at places I stop at. I might stop for an hour, which is sufficient to charge the PHEV XSE with tech package.

For a couple of trips, I might drive 1000km-1200km. Stop in a city where I could probably utilize charging stations for 4-7 days 100% of the time before driving back home, another 1000-1200km.

For the rest of the year I could use chargers at home and at my office all the time.

i.e. Tuesday I was at a spot with a charger for 2-3 hours. I drove about 250km and ended up at another spot with a charger Wednesday (probably slow since its a free charger). Wednesday, I drove 400km to come home.

If you are in a similar situation, do you regret switching to a plug-in or?

For the Prime, the battery range is maybe 80km. For people who can live off just being on battery, their fuel economy is very impressive. But there is still something to be said for not just utilizing the charging function 100% of the time...tho at certain periods I would be able to use the charging aspect 100% of the time.

I'm looking at getting a prime with a level 3 charger for faster charging.

I am considering picking up a 2026 Rav4 PHEV tomorrow however with it being late in the year, is there much of a chance that the 2027 Rav4 PHEV will have a further range? If so, I don't mind waiting.