In the summer of 2024, we put forward that the new Toyota Camry going hybrid-only made it the most important car in the world. Cheap gas simply isn’t a thing anymore, even in the US, and all-electric cars still have a long way to go before they are the dominant species on the road. So many automakers have swallowed the hype and tried to jump from gas-only-powered cars to all-electric, missing the crucial step in between to help ween us off of such a heavy reliance on gas. The new Camry showed Toyota understands this and is ready to lead the way. Now, it has gone a step further and made the RAV4 a hybrid-only model.
