Who cares what Toyota says?
Who cares what Toyota says? It's what they do that matters. Not only were they accurate about the RAV4 Prime's specs, they underestimated a couple like electric-only range and speed. That abyss you're talking about only applies to vehicles that don't plug in and that is a long way off, thanks to PHEV's like the RAV4 Prime and perhaps thanks to solid-state batteries, which may be expensive and difficult to produce for quite a few years. PHEV's will be the best place for them until production can be ramped up and costs come down. A $10,000 premium added to a solid-state EV would only be $2,500 on a PHEV with a battery only 1/4 as big. The improved electric-only range and better overall specs would justify the higher premium on a solid-state PHEV. Toyota will likely put solid-state batteries in their most profitable vehicles at first and then let demand and government regulations be their guide as the years roll by.