Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
I was just reading up on this car, the good points,
good size (4.6m) and with a big boot, even a spacesaver spare.
Has a 2.5l Atkinson petrol and is either FWD or you can have AWD with a rear electric motor. Auto - CVT gearbox
Power output of 200bhp and 0 to 60 in 8.4 seconds, mpg in the 50's.
Tons of equipment, even more than a PHEV and not too pricey, just over £30K for a top spec.
Reported to drive not to sporty, comfy ride - suits me!
bad points, seems a very half hearted EV range is about 1 miles and no plug-in option, this means
it can't 'bend' the emission test result so isn't anything like as tax friendly as a PHEV.
Its 115g/km FWD, 118g/km AWD. This is still very good for a large quick SUV with 4 wheel drive and a petrol engine
and makes its BIK attractive compared to many diesel alternatives..
But... with just a few more KW of battery and a basic charging socket it could have knocked many 10's of grams off its official figure as the test course is only about 4.5 miles, making it a massive seller to the UK company car market.
Battery is apparently NiMH, cheaper than Lithium, so why didn't they add £600 on the price for a couple more kw/h's worth and a standard charge socket and sell thousands of them?
I was just reading up on this car, the good points,
good size (4.6m) and with a big boot, even a spacesaver spare.
Has a 2.5l Atkinson petrol and is either FWD or you can have AWD with a rear electric motor. Auto - CVT gearbox
Power output of 200bhp and 0 to 60 in 8.4 seconds, mpg in the 50's.
Tons of equipment, even more than a PHEV and not too pricey, just over £30K for a top spec.
Reported to drive not to sporty, comfy ride - suits me!
bad points, seems a very half hearted EV range is about 1 miles and no plug-in option, this means
it can't 'bend' the emission test result so isn't anything like as tax friendly as a PHEV.
Its 115g/km FWD, 118g/km AWD. This is still very good for a large quick SUV with 4 wheel drive and a petrol engine
and makes its BIK attractive compared to many diesel alternatives..
But... with just a few more KW of battery and a basic charging socket it could have knocked many 10's of grams off its official figure as the test course is only about 4.5 miles, making it a massive seller to the UK company car market.
Battery is apparently NiMH, cheaper than Lithium, so why didn't they add £600 on the price for a couple more kw/h's worth and a standard charge socket and sell thousands of them?