There is actually a third electrical motor for the RAV4, the motor-generator, which is responsible for keeping the battery topped up using a mix of brake regeneration and power from the engine. This you’ll find responsive when need be and is generally smooth and easygoing.Īs to charging, you don’t. The system constantly switches the engine on and off as needed, everything done seamlessly. So while it’s frugal, it’s not slow, comfortably eclipsing the regular petrol alternative.ĭrive with more restraint, and the hybrid will attempt to mooch about using its electric power but will add engine assistance to supplement acceleration whenever it’s required. When floored, all available system power is delivered, and this hybrid moves quite quickly, 0-100km/h ticked off in just under eight seconds, and it gets any overtaking move sorted swiftly too (just over five seconds on the wrong side of the road). This largely depends on how hard you press the gas pedal. Toyota quotes an overall output of 163kW (no combined torque figure however) and the hybrid system works out what does which and when. The RAV4 has one motor (88kW/200Nm) helping up front and another (40kW/120Nm) on the rear, which gives it eAWD, in that there is no mechanical connection between the axles.
But they don’t need to be when they are boosted by the electric motors. The engine part of the RAV4 hybrid equation is a 2.5-litre four cylinder, designed to be lean burning/fuel efficient, and so the figures quoted, 131kW and 221Nm, aren’t class leading. This figure would likely be higher if you could actually get one, demand far outstripping supply, unfortunately. Toyota introduced the hybrid RAV4 in 2019, and it now accounts for almost two-thirds of the sales. But of course there’s no need to you just operate them as you would a conventional vehicle. It would seem that many have no idea about Toyota’s hybrids and think you need to charge them. The petrol/electric mash up isn’t exactly new, yet Toyota NZ has produced an ad to bring the uninitiated up to speed. However, somehow I caught a Toyota one recently that was all about hybrids. We don’t watch old fashioned TV in our household any more, and therefore avoid the associated commercials.
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