One of the arguments is that if battery production is limited it's better to spread the batteries out over a larger number of vehicles. For example, the RAV4 H

One of the arguments is that if battery production is limited it's better to spread the batteries out over a larger number of vehicles. For example, the RAV4 Hybrid has a 1.6KWH battery (and NiMH to boot), the RAV4 Prime (plug-in with 42 miles of EV range) has a 16KWH battery, a similar Model Y has an 75 KWH battery.