Toyota's plug-in hybrid RAV4 targets BYD

Toyota's plug-in hybrid RAV4 targets BYD

This is a big moment for Toyota in Australia. The biggest in recent memory, even.

2026 Toyota RAV4 PHEV Review: New plug-in hybrid takes the fight to GWM, Haval, BYD – EV Central

For a company that led the way on hybrids, it’s been a glacial journey to this – Toyota’s first plug-in hybrid. The RAV4 PHEV is the first Toyota sold in Australia with a petrol-electric system that can be recharged externally. It’s based on one of the brand’s biggest sellers and arrives into a market overflowing [...]

2026 Toyota RAV4 PHEV Review: New plug-in hybrid takes the fight to GWM, Haval, BYD

For a company that led the way on hybrids, it’s been a glacial journey to this – Toyota’s first plug-in hybrid. The RAV4 PHEV is the first Toyota sold in Australia with a petrol-electric system that can be recharged externally. It’s based on one of the brand’s biggest sellers and arrives into a market overflowing with plug-in hybrid rivals, most of them from China. READ MORE: 2026 Toyota RAV4 Review: Top-selling electrified SUV is more expensive…

Toyota RAV4 PHEV 2026 review: Australian first drive

This post appeared first on Chasing Cars.Plug-in-hybrid RAV4 finally joins its regular hybrid sibling, bringing a GR Sport flagship, an upgraded powertrain and up to 122km of electric range The concept of a plug-in hybrid RAV4 (as opposed to a series-parallel one) isn’t new – the North Americans, Japanese and Europeans have been able to buy a RAV4 PHEV since 2020. And neither is the notion of a sports-tuned RAV4 GR Sport flagship – usually paire…