Cold weather charging PHEV

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by RX808, Dec 16, 2025 at 7:35 AM.

  1. RX808

    RX808 Junior Member

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    Gents (and Ladies):

    Recently noticed that the supplied charging cable for my '25PHEV is less than flexible in cold (-20F/-29C) weather. As I tend to believe that flexing a cable when the jacket is not flexible will result in damage to the cable's jacket, I'm thinking I should source a different/better/more flexible cable - at least for winter usage. So the question is: What am I looking for - key words, tricky phrases - to ensure that any replacement will remain flexible in cold weather?

    Thanks!
     
  2. notspam3

    notspam3 Junior Member

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    Start wishing for warm weather and sunshine, it's about as realistic as finding an insulator that stays flexible the colder it gets.

    Park in a heated garage. Works wonders.
     
  3. VelvetFoot

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    I feel my generator cord is pretty flexible in the cold, but I couldn't readily read the impression on the jacket when I went out to the garage just now. It has a rubber look to it, rather than shiny plastic.

    However, I did a search on cold weather generator cable, and came up with at least one hit that bragged about its cold weather properties.