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2015 Prius basic model, can it charge on 120Vac?

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  1. mscir

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    My buddy just bought a basic model 2015 Prius, he was telling me about his son's 2018 Prius that can charge on 120Vac at his home, and I believe he said the car gets roughly 200 mi. on an overnight charge. My buddy made it sound like his car doesn't charge on 120V outlets.

    From what I found doing a simple google search, it looks like the 2015 comes with a 120Vac charging kit and needs a 15A rated outlet. Is this correct?

    If so, is there a charge cable adapter that is used when charging on 120Vac?

    Are there pages anyone knows of that deal specifically with this issue?

    Thanks,
    Mike
     
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    welcome!

    your friend is either sadly mistaken, lying, or just pulling your chain.:cool:

    if you want a prius that plugs in, you have to buy the plug in model.

    generation 1 (pip) from 2012-2015, 10 miles of ev, charges in 3 hours with oem cable, or 1 1/2 hours with 240v aftermarket cable.

    generation 2 (prime) 25 miles ev. same charging set ups, longer charging time.
     
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    there is no toyota that gets 200 miles on a charge. there is tesla however.
     
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    your prius cannot be made to charge from the wall, it has a one mile battery, made for storing and using what would be wasted energy from coasting and braking.
     
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    Thanks guys, I never owned a Prius so I didn't know what was possible. He's not very technical, maybe he just didn't understand what his son told him. Anyway thankjs for clearing that up.

    How do I mark this as being resolved? New to this forum.
     
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    nothing is ever resolved here, just ignore the noise.:cool:
     
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    You were talking to my dad? He commonly expresses such misunderstandings, especially when it comes to bragging about how great his kids are.
    This forum lacks that concept.
     
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    I closed the thread. Probably the closest to “resolved”
     
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