Toyota is redesigning and “electrifying” its Rav4 lineup for 2026 with models that aren’t quite EVs, but could masquerade as one. The mega popular SUV will come standard with hybrid powertrains, including a plug-in version with a feature you’d expect in only pure EVs: fast charging.

Toyota's redesigned compact SUV offers more choices, but the lineup's powertrain menu has been trimmed to two hybrids.

Toyota RAV4 has made its debut as the latest Toyota model to go hybrid-only, available with a conventional hybrid or plug-in hybrid powertrain.

The Toyota RAV4 is long overdue for an overhaul, and the next generation model will bring a new design, a raft of updates, and more hybrid versions.

The good folks over at the "AutoYa" info channel on YouTube have unofficially imagined the CGI looks of the color configurator for the 2026 Toyota RAV4

Toyota Injects a light dose of Gazoo Racing into its popular RAV4 with the 2026 GR-Sport model. It's only available as a plug in hybrid.

And that’s not even accounting for the new RAV4 PHEV, which has a longer electric range than before (50 miles) and now comes with DC fast-charging capability. Those upgrades should make it more appealing, for one, and push owners to drive more miles on electricity alone.