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Originally Posted by whitev70r
Is there a whole lot more weight/additional parts to PHEV vs. plain hybrid (not plug in)?
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Battery is a whole lot bigger - 18.1kWh for RAV4 Prime vs. 1.6kWh for regular RAV4 Hybrid, plus you need inverters for AC charging, and bigger electric motors since they'll be handling more of the driving.
From Toyota website - curb weights:
RAV4 gas XLE = 3362lbs
RAV4 Hybrid XLE = 3725lbs
RAV4 Prime XSE = 4299lbs