Toyota has revealed its sixth-generation redesign of the RAV4 crossover SUV. America’s favorite SUV is tossing its standard internal combustion powertrain for a hybrid. The 2025 Camry redesign also did away with non-hybrids for America’s favorite car. Twenty-five years after Toyota launched the Prius, the automaker has proven hybrids aren’t just for fuel savings. Hybrids are more reliable and last longer than traditional cars.

When Toyota launched the Prius, motorheads worried about the added complexity of the powertrain. A traditional hybrid has an electric motor, often between the transmission and engine. When you step on the gas, the electric motor launches the vehicle. At a certain speed, the gasoline motor fires up and helps you accelerate. Then, when you hit the brakes, the electric motor spins in reverse, slowing the vehicle while recharging the battery. If you need more braking power, your traditional hydraulic brakes chip in too.

In Consumer Reports‘ latest reliability survey, hybrids outrank every other vehicle segment. Why? They need less maintenance because that electric motor reduces wear on both the internal combustion engine and the hydraulic brakes.

Some car buyers worry about a hybrid battery wearing out, but they shouldn’t. These units often last past 150,000 miles. When they do wear out on a vehicle such as the Prius, a replacement may cost less than $2,000—as opposed to the larger battery in a full EV.

Toyota’s mission has always been to build vehicles with as low a cost per mile as possible. The automaker hopes this new lineup drives that cost down even lower.

Toyota doesn’t currently offer a plug-in hybrid version of the Camry. It will offer a PHEV 2026 RAV4. This premium powertrain has a larger electric battery, so you can plug it in at night and complete a moderate daily commute without using any gasoline. Toyota’s hoping for 50 miles of all-electric range.

Will American drivers love Toyota’s new hybrid-only vehicle? We’ll just have to wait and find out. Before this change, Toyota sold more vehicles in the U.S. than any other automaker.