replace 2023 Prius Prime with new Rav 4 Prime - blasphemy?

Not completely true. I know Toyota owns a large percentage of the company, but Subaru is still a separate company, and the bZ4X and Solterra were partnership models. Toyota even 'borrowed' X-mode from Subaru forthe EV. Subaru had actaully developed their global platform with BEVs in mind about 3 years before Toyota announced TNGA-e.
Subaru Global Platform - Wikipedia

 

The new RAV4 PHEV is built on THS 6, which is vastly improved over THS 5.

All-new Toyota Gen 6 PHEV system | PriusChat

 

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First Gen 6 RAV4 PHEVs are arriving at dealers in about a week or two.

All Gen 5 RAV4 PHEVs have now been sold.

Many Gen 6 RAV4 PHEVs were already sold before they even arrived at dealers.

The Gen 6 RAV4 PHEV will be very hard to get with the incredible demand.

 

It was already an incredible vehicle in Toyota's fleet. Now with a msrp price reduction and better sound deadening it also improves its superb acceleration, great ride and mpg. Hard to beat.

Just needs to be made in one of the US factories so its Japanese production is not diverted to more welcoming markets.

 

It is not always necessary to upgrade a 100 amp service and panel to 200 amp in order to feed 7kw (240v at 30a) or more to a vehicle.

One exceedingly common misunderstanding is that the outlet and box installed in the garage is actually a charger - which it is not. The outlet and box is a fancy receptacle called an EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) which happens to include a signaling (communication) means to inform the car's built in charger how much current the car can pull safely. Some EVSEs can do this with jumpers while most have a digital board. If your circuit can support 20 amps the vehicle is informed to keep it below that. It could be 30a or 50a depending on the available current from the main panel and service.

Some panels and breakers can prioritize loads. If I found myself in a small service situation I would interlock a 30 amp dryer, heat pump electric strip or electric water heater such that they share their capacity with the EVSE feeding the vehicle. The dryer or other house load is prioritized over the vehicle's feed. Or use a 50 amp oven capability in the same way.

 

The supplied mobile EVSE also works with 240 V, so you don’t need to buy and hardwire an aftermarket EVSE to do Level 2 (240 V) charging.

I don’t know the current limit of the supplied EVSE (12 A on my Gen 4 Prius Prime), but it could be pretty high in the Gen 6 RAV4 PHEV. You could also set a charge current limit of 8 A, 16 A, 24 A, or 32 A (for the 11-kW charger), or maximum in the Gen 6 RAV4 PHEV.