Yes, a Hybrid achieves peak efficiency around town with lots of stop and go driving. That efficiency declines on the highway, where the added mass of the battery and equipment adds more load to the gasoline engine. Most of our customers weigh the benefits of both before they decide which way to go. We thought this would be helpful for people. Thanks for the comment!

Actually the electricity in a Toyota Hybrid is 'free'. The battery pack is charged by the gasoline engine, plus it harvests electricity from braking energy. The vehicle is never plugged into a charger. You might be thinking of the RAV4 Prime, now called the RAV4 PHEV. That model is plugged into an electricity source. It has a higher capacity battery that can power the vehicle longer distances and at higher speeds than the Hybrid version. This video only looks at the RAV4 Hybrid.

@@claringtontoyotabowmanvill7642 AH, got it. yes. thanks.

We hope it doesn't come down to that choice.

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Thanks for sharing your thoughts here. If you would like to confirm some of your cost and duty cycle assumptions for hybrid components, our Service Department would be happy to share them. 905-697-9555 or email [email protected] Thanks

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​@@NERDLYFE-es9efcorolla 2.0 hybrid is pretty quick car btw.. 0-100 for 6.9 in some cases 7.2.. That's quick enough, and most 2l gasoline or diesel engines are way slower. :)

You should speak to one of our Product Advisors to get all your questions answered. There is no obligation. Yes, we see longer than normal wait times. However, we have been advised by Toyota that it will get better.

Corolla waiting in the UK is about 2 months for a special order. There are some in stock for immediate delivery.

Thanks for your feedback. The Corolla Gas Sedan and Hybrid Sedan comparison is tricky because of the equipment differences. In Canada, the Corolla LE is available in Gas-only and Hybrid, which is the basis for our comparison. We wanted to compare to similarly equipped Corolla Sedans Hybrid vs. Gas-only. When you go to a different trim in the Hybrid version, you get All-Wheel-Drive standard. However, All-Wheel-Drive is not available on any Gas-only Corolla Sedan. We hoped that any customer contemplating a Corolla Hybrid Sedan would contact us so we could walk them through the model line-up and equipment differences. Our videos and worksheets are available here: www.claringtontoyota.com/do-you-really-need-a-hybrid-clarington-toyota/ Thanks for your feedback. We hope this explanation helps.

On the contrary. Its an excellent and useful / honest comparison.

@@robertgravel5160 Thank you for the kind words. We wanted to help people make a decision in their own time, in their own way without pressure.

Thanks for your feedback. We originally did versions with $2.00 per litre gasoline. The payback periods change for sure. When gasoline dropped to approximately $1.50 per litre we redid the videos. At the same time availability of hybrid models changed too. There are more detailed calculations and worksheets on our website. www.claringtontoyota.com/do-you-really-need-a-hybrid-clarington-toyota/ By they way, glad to see you have an Avalon Hybrid. Nice car.

@@claringtontoyotabowmanvill7642 Absolutely love our Hybrid Avalon. All our future vehicles until BEV mature a bit more with be Hybrids and much more than likely Toyota Hybrids.

Just wait until you need to replace that hybrid battery. $5000-$8500 plus labor cost. I've owned Honda Civic Hybrids and a Toyota Camry Hybrid and never again will own these cars. I've owned 2 regular gas Toyota Avalons, several regular gas Camrys several gas 4Runners gas Highlander and several gas Lexus cars and prefer the gas versions no worries about the ridiculous cost to replace the hybrid batteries. The Camry Hybrid was supposed to have the similar horsepower as the Avalon hybrid but wasn't happy with the lack of power. The gas V6 Avalons I had were night and day nicer to drive. Sure the gas cost more based on MPG but no need to worry about spending close to $10,000 to replace the hybrid battery including labor so it would be a wash right there on the gas savings.

@@commonsense5709cap. There are plenty of used Prius for sale that are over 10 years old or have over 200k miles and the battery are still working.

Thanks for your note. We originally did versions with gasoline at $2.00 per litre. When gas prices came down locally and the wait times for Toyota Hybrid factory orders changed, we redid the videos to reflect both. We chose not to cover residual differences or insurance because insurance varies by market and individual driver, and residuals change quarterly throughout the calendar year. You can see the complete story on our website: www.claringtontoyota.com/do-you-really-need-a-hybrid-clarington-toyota/ Thanks!

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Yes, we do sell lots of hybrids. In the case of the 2023 RAV4, you will see that obtaining a factory order hybrid is now faster than the gasoline version. We hoped the video series would help people doing research into a Toyota Hybrid purchase or lease.

Hi, we just noticed this comment. If you are curious about the residual value difference between a Toyota Hybrid and gas-only model, just give us a call. 905-697-9555. We will gladly walk you through it. We felt it was too much to cover in the video series.

Hi Max, thanks for your question. The place to start is an email or call to James Collins, New Vehicle Manager. He can be reached at 905-697-9555 or [email protected]. He will answer your questions. Thanks for reaching out and sorry for the late reply.