EV Miles next Prime?

I imagine a Prime that gets 45-50 miles of EV range, has much more room for carrying large items, has 4 wheel drive when I need it in the winter and better acceleration than most cars on the road, and more cameras that make it easier to park. Toyota has been selling it for a year, but not in my state. It would allow me to replace both my 4Runner and my Prius Prime. Next year I will be looking at either the RAV4Prime or the Tesla Model Y

 

volt was a loser, clarity was a loser. you can't have an engine and a huge battery at a realistic price, sorry. stick with the tesla, or get used to the engine coming on.

the industry is not moving towards phevs with more ev range, it is oving toward tesla

 

i don't see them moving toward ev anytime soon either, no profit there.

but there's no profit in the prime either, and they only make them for carb credits, so more ev miles would just be another profit drain since people don't want to pay retail for prime.

on top of all that, battery tech hasn't advanced enough to fit more miles in a similar package, which would then require a major reworking of the rear end

 

I'm curious, how do you like the Model 3?

 

I would definitely pay the retail price if the next gen has larger battery and qualify for $7k fed tax credit
Non refunable tax credit is not the same as
cash refund but for those whose tax liability is more than that amount, it for sure works out.

 

of course you would, but toyota cannot live by cali alone, that's why they moved to taxas

and what if the msrp is 50k?

 

The current generation PP is not even in the same category of cars as Type3. If they increase the EV range on PP, the price will be close to Rav4Prime, $40K and up and without Toyota rebates. At that point, people are going to compare the price of PP to Type3... which would you choose?

 

funny thing, the 2012 pip advanced was like 45k

 

Buy a Model Y.

Ride in one the other day.

Let's just say a bit smoother and quieter than our 2019 Prime.

 

I do believe we are for quite an upgrade when it comes to Prius Prime in future - my prediction is 2024/2025; depends on battery tech above anything else.
IMHO it won't be pure EV as bZ4X feels like a beginners test bed for EV - it's an SUV, so it will automatically sell like crazy, there is a lot of room, no need for massive optimization, and it looks pretty much like Venza with some Subaru magic added to the mix.

I believe Toyota would love to release a lot more EVs in next 2 years, but they might take it slow as their desired implementations might not be ready, and their manufacturer capacity has its limits as well.

 

rav4 prime?