Final PHEV update prior to being able to evaluate the actual AWD/Winter driving experience in a month or two.
We’re just shy of 30 days into the Rav4 Prime. As an electric vehicle, it’s been performing very well. A few days ago, my wife was asked to do a guest lecture for a class at UCCS (where she finished her PHD a bit over a year ago). That meant a drive to work, to school, back to work, and then home. Total milage, with a good mix of highway and city miles of 48 miles (about 60/40 highway/city). STILL all electric with an estimated 6 miles range left when it got home.
And, bonus points, even with the level one charging, 10 hours was enough to fully recover.
In terms of cost savings, which aren’t the only reason to consider PHEV and BEV, but is worthwhile for those pondering, at current (and TBF about to go UP) KWH ratings, the full 50ish mile range should run about $2 US. A similar number of miles covered in the vehicle it replaced (my 2002 Subaru Outback sport) would have been 2.5 gallons of gas (which right now would be $3.06 at the closest, not overpriced or discounted place near me) or $7.65.
TBH, the reason to get a PHEV/BEV isn’t primarily about cost, as many have said, the best vehicle for the environment is one you already have outside of extreme outliers, once you factor in cost of production and everything else. But that’s still quite nice.
A more interesting comparison though, is the PHEV against itself, because it’s amazingly fuel efficient on it’s own. $2 in KWH charges (it was $1.98, I rounded, sue me) vs roughly $4.03 based on the 38 mpg gas only we got in the last test. Although we’ll have to be a lot more careful about putting in higher octane gas into the new vehicle that the old subie.
Aside - screw Colorado still selling 85 octane as “normal” based on 70+ year old assumptions about carbureted car performance at altitude.
Still wondering what will be on the market in 3-5 years when we replace our last ICE only vehicle, and here’s hoping the AWD options improve. I don’t hate the SUV form factor, but I’m not married to it, especially when a sedan is often cheaper and more efficient to operate, but baring further “improvements” via global warming (sarcasm, SARCASM, you hear?!) removing the AWD needs (which considering how warm this year and season has been… 
) those options are far more limited.