Level 1.5 Charger?

In your case PIP vs. v though.

Or will you be upgrading soon?

Tough loss for BC today to the Cardinal .

I’m sure you were watching.

 

yeah, that was a close one, two defensive juggernauts you guys looked great though. is the program back on track?

 

Franklin is a great recruiter .

But they usually play poorly out of the gate and require a halftime adjustment .

I get to tell my staff member “boiler down” Monday .

 

That's an excellent question.

Previous comments posted to Prius Chart indicate that it's frairly certain that the EVSE charging cord which comes with the Prime uses the same internal Clipper Creek circuit board whether shipped for use with 120-volt power in North America, with 230-volt power in the UK, Europe and New Zealand, or with 100-volt power in Japan. (Only the power cord wiring and plug is localized accordingly.)

I tried to find a UK owners' manual on-line but was unable to do so. However, I did find this information about the earlier Prius Plug-In::

A full charge using an external AC outlet takes approximately 2.5 to 3.0 hours from a standard North American 120 V 15 A household outlet,
or 1.5 hours using a standard European 230 V household outlet.​

Possibly someone with a Prime in the UK or Europe could verify the charging time using the OEM charger. Given that typical 230-volt household circuits in the UK are 13A, it is probable that the Prime would limit its demand to something lower than that number when using the OEM Toyota EVSE charging cord.

Hopefully someone with a Prius prime who lives in a 230/240 volt region will chime in.

 

I'll chime in, it typically takes 2:26 to 2:28* minutes to go from 0% to 100% charge at ~244 to ~247 volts at a smidgen under 12 amps.

Using one of my Rob43 240v adapters & the Toyota OE 120v EVSE.


Rob43

Freshly parked car, warm-ish battery pack.

 

soooooooo......

buying the aforementioned clipper creek 120v 16 amp evse won't speed things up?

 

One person said it would, but I tried to locate that post and failed. It's here somewhere.

The problem is this, who knows if his info is correct ? There was no other verification.

I wouldn't spend over $400 dollars on a "Guess", hoping he was right...

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bisco, Do you want to charge up at 240 volt speed, but you don't have a nearby 240v outlet ??


Rob43

 

thanks rob,
i have had an L2 since purchasing. $500. i was so naive back then, and not much smarter today.

 

LOL, sell your $500 L2 EVSE for as much as possible, then buy one of my $49 adapters. My Rob43 adapter works FLAWLESSLY on your 2012 Plug-in Prius. (Use newly generated $$ to by Christmas gifts!)


Rob

 

i need to find another naive plug in owner

 

They’re around.

 

Well, I installed a Leviton 40-amp Level-2 EVSE two years ago and have no regrets. My Prime may be limited to charging at 16-amps, but who knows what my next vehicle might use.



You can find a lot of posts in Prius Chat which use the phrase "future-proofing."

 

i think mine is 30 amp

 

Here's another data point

I have a 16A/240V cable with a 120V adapter. It doesn't charge any faster or slower on 120V compared to the stock cable. Im not sure if it actually pulls 16A from the 120V, but based on projected charging times, it didn't seem like it

 

Good data point.

The other thing that hasn't been discussed is the fact that "if" this could be done, the 120v 16 amp EVSE unit would need to be plugged into a 20 amp circuit. Not everyone has a readily available 120v 20 amp outlet near their Prime...


Rob43

 

true, but the o/p does, and that was his question. i hope he is following, and didn't run out and buy the unit in post #2

 

Maybe it's just me, but I couldn't imagine spending ~$200, ~$300, or ~$400+ dollars to knock a little bit of charging time off.

If I'm spending the $$$, I want a solid result.


Rob43

 

Rob - yes, you are right. I am NOT on a 20A 120V circuit... it's in a 15A circuit... Not a good data point. I have a 50A 240V and a 20A 240V, but my 120V is only 15A so it wasnt a good comparrison.

 

Though you don't have a 20 amp service on your 120v outlet, I'm 100% sure it pulled the full 16 amps. Thus your data point is still good & valid.



Rob43