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Toyota RAV4 Prime Is a 302-HP Plug-In Hybrid That Changes the Crossover Game (thedrive.com)
1 point by starpilot on Sept 11, 2020 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


> a plug-in hybrid compact CUV that offers 40 mpg and can—somehow—outrun a Subaru WRX in the quarter mile.

Tesla shown that 0-60 mph and 1/4-mile time for cars with electric motors(EV, Battery EV or Hybrid EV or FCV/FCEV) are just a configuration item arbitrarily set by designer so no surprises there. Hybrids being goofy is Toyota being an ass as always, not technology.




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