240V plug....120V only charger...?

all the oem chargers are the same. the box is a safety control unit.

iirc, you can run the evse on 240v. search around here, there was a thread or two.

if i'm wrong, or you are not comfortable with that as some aren't, you have to buy an L2 evse.

 

L2 EVSE
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see post #4
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Or you can use OEM L1 EVSE with a homemade adaptor.
Using the Primes 120v Charger at 240 Volts, Cost $20 !!! | PriusChat

 

An AC charge station at your house or the supplied Prius cable is not a charger. The charger is in the vehicle. What most people call a "charging station" is an EVSE (electric vehicle supply equipment) power point. Its primary purpose is to let a car's onboard charger know how many amps the ac wiring is capable of supplying. It does add ground fault protection and the vehicle knows not to drive when its connected.

It typically does these things through a simple communication protocol to the car. In a Level 1 or 2 "charging station" the ac to dc conversion and charge control is done in the vehicle. So if the connected wiring is 240 vac 30 amp the car's on board charger can limit its draw. 50 amps allows the onboard chargers to draw more.

Some bigger EVs will accept high kw DC but the "charging station" requires high power three phase typically from commercial locations. Tesla calls these Superchargers. The vehicle still regulates the charge.

 

depends on if you want to future proof. the prime doesn't draw much, 16a? so you can go cheap, or plan for bigger and better.

 

Any electrician can do this, usually from your existing breaker panel. It is not any different than adding a receptacle for a built in electric range, a welding rig or if you were adding 15 kw of electric heat to your heat pump.

Technically most cities or counties will require a permit but its not the power company making the call. In the majority of cases, a 30-50 amp receptacle can be handled by your current breaker panel.

If the house is really old or you wanted two 50 amp receptacles, the electrician might have to upgrade your panel to run the necessary conductors. He would add the garage receptacles and wire them to the panel. After he did that he would call the power company who would upgrade the transformer and conductors to the meter. If needed. For free.