The 2023 Toyota RAV4 Prime has an EPA all-electric range of 42 miles.
That figure describes the distance the plug-in hybrid is officially estimated to travel using its battery before switching to gasoline-assisted hybrid operation. It is an EPA estimate, not a guarantee for every trip: temperature, speed, terrain, traffic, payload, and climate-control use can all change real-world range.
The RAV4 Prime is the plug-in version of Toyota’s RAV4 compact SUV. Its larger battery allows meaningful electric-only driving, while its gasoline engine and hybrid system provide conventional-hybrid capability after the battery’s usable charge is depleted. Toyota rated the 2023 model at 42 electric miles and 38 mpg combined when operating as a hybrid.
A common mix-up is confusing electric range with MPGe. Range is measured in miles driven on electricity; MPGe is an efficiency comparison based on the energy equivalent of gasoline. The RAV4 Prime’s 42-mile figure is specifically its EPA-estimated electric-driving range.