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I am weighing these two options.
I searched the board for posts mentioning RAV4 Prime and only came across a couple, one of which described it as lugging around an ICE engine that you will rarely use, and I initially agreed. But assume you are the average american who drives <40 miles a day. When you think about it, with the ID4 you are lugging around 75% extra battery that you rarely use! And if I'm going to lug around something, it might as well be something that has unlimited range on the rare days I do drive >40 miles, and can generate heat in these Minnesota winters.
I am very pro EV - I currently drive an eGolf. I love the quiet, the instant torque, the low maintenance. But the car has made me swear to myself that I will never buy a VW (lots of rattles, issues with A/C). I only retracted this oath when I saw the ID4.
I'm curious if others are on the fence between these two.
I searched the board for posts mentioning RAV4 Prime and only came across a couple, one of which described it as lugging around an ICE engine that you will rarely use, and I initially agreed. But assume you are the average american who drives <40 miles a day. When you think about it, with the ID4 you are lugging around 75% extra battery that you rarely use! And if I'm going to lug around something, it might as well be something that has unlimited range on the rare days I do drive >40 miles, and can generate heat in these Minnesota winters.
I am very pro EV - I currently drive an eGolf. I love the quiet, the instant torque, the low maintenance. But the car has made me swear to myself that I will never buy a VW (lots of rattles, issues with A/C). I only retracted this oath when I saw the ID4.
I'm curious if others are on the fence between these two.