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Discussion in 'Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015' started by fortytwok, Sep 8, 2013.

  1. fortytwok

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    I didn't see this previously posted / accumulated so here goes.
    Consumer reports stated 3.5 hrs to fully charge the PiP so I'm interested to see real world numbers given I've been at 1/3 that at Chargepoint and just over 1/2 that at home using 120v.
    If anyone is well these off I'd be interested in hearing your location

    240v - 72 minutes
    120v - 2:04
     
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    metro boston: 120v, 3 hours. 240v, 1 1/2 hours. +/-. i assume you're talking about fully depleted ev portion.
     
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    PG&E and Roseville Electric, just northeast of Sacramento: 120v, 2.5 hours give or take a few minutes

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    SCE in So Cal, approximately 2:20 on 120v, and that is pretty consistent over the time I have had the car.
     
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    Finger Lakes Region of New York State... 2.5 hours like clockwork on the dedicated 15amp 120v outlet. I think some of the difference in times is due to the actual voltage at the outlet which can vary due to many factors.
     
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    yes, definitely zero - full
    I'm curious - where are you using the 240v ? I've used 5 in metro boston - Wellesley Whole Foods, Nissan Framingham, 99 in Milford + Marlboro and chargepoint in Hopkinton.
    Usually pretty anal about timing and have gotten consistent 70-75 min charge times so wondering if a difference between 2012 and 2013s could exist
     
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    In New Jersey, it takes around 2hr 40min with EVSE1 and 1hr 20 min with EVSE2.
     
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    :)I charge Level 2 at home and work. I allow 1.5 hours and never been disappointed.
     
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    Same setup here- and 1.5 hrs is a good figure for me too.
     
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    at home and work, i've never used a public charger, i'll have to offer to go to whole foods for my wife!:p
     
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    It doesn't have much to do w/the location in terms of city and state.

    However, if one has an EVSE installed at home, it'll likely be running at 240 volts. If you use an EVSE at a commercial location, it likely be at 208 volts, and be a bit slower, unless the on-board charger of the PiP ups its amperage to be the same as charging at 240.

    Toyota Rav4 EV Forum • View topic - Fresno to Gilroy (CA) trip report is a chart for the Rav4 EV. Rav4 EV has a 10 kW on-board charger. My Nissan Leaf Forum • View topic - 3.3 vs 6.6 KW on-board charger - charging times? is a chart for the Leaf. The '11 and '12 Leafs have only a 3.3 kW OBC and can't go over 16 amps at 208 or 240 volts, IIRC. The '13+ Leaf has an optional 6 kW OBC.

    I'm not sure what the max draw/output of the PiP's OBC is but IIRC, it's definitely no more than 3.3 kW and could be as low as 2.x kW.
     
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    i just charged from .2 ev miles, 1 hour and 25 minutes. L2 at home.
     
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    Let me know if you ever do time your charge at Whole Foods. I'm usually entering that lot on "fumes" and have done a full charge in 72 minutes on quite a few occasions.
    Looking through the responses so far I'm wondering if Toyota made some small changes for the 2013 as I'm getting 15-18min faster at 240v and 25-30 at home but unless someone else can charge at my house we can't compare that one ;)
     
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    that would be good if true. i would announce it if i were them. 70 minutes at whole foods... i hope they have a lot of free snacks!:p
     
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    The only place I've ever been to where they charge for a slice of pizza by weight. o_O
     
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    i beter lose a few lb's before i go in then.:cool:
     
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    Unfortunately in Wellesley there's just one GE charger but at least they posted more restrictive signs.
    Twice before that the adjacent spots were taken up by - yup SUVs... I just parked parallel and charged anyway
     
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    Just checked the Toyota website, looks like they still claim the same charging times they posted on the 2012 models:
    Charging Time - 120V/240V:~3 hrs/~1.5 hrs
     
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    120v, 2h15min
     
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    so far the worst charging time reported is an hour faster than what ConsumerReports stated
     
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