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Does charger need a grounded outlet?

Discussion in 'Prime Main Forum (2017-2022)' started by eegah, Nov 22, 2017.

  1. eegah

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    Vehicle:
    2017 Prius Prime
    Model:
    Prime Plus
    I finally got in contact with my electrician. He suggested splitting my 240V 8/3 (40A) wire in a new breaker box to the current Volt charger (16A max) and a dedicated 120V outlet for the Prime charger.

    I'll also have him look at grounding the other garage outlets to see if it's just a case of connecting the ground wire. One outlet reports ground, so hopefully not much would need to be done.