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Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by krausternet, Sep 30, 2021.

  1. jzchen

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    I drive gently and when I come home the HV battery is usually 1 bar from full. I would park it as such and put a battery maintainer on the jump points under hood, with anywhere between 2 A and 4 A range.

    REVVL V+ 5G ?
     
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    Absolutely. Use the jump points under the hood. Search around...there are some threads about it here.
     
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    Some chargers come with a quick-connect; installing one of those can make charger connection more solid/convenient. Depending on your circumstances might be worth consideration.
     
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    True. I use a quick connect on the 2012 Prius C two...because there are no quick connects under the hood ( at least for the 2012 model year. Apparently they added them later on ).

    On the Prius V wagon ( and on our now totaled 2010 liftback ) I use/used the jump points under the hood.
     
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    With the near-constant connection and frequent connect/disconnect (of our garage queen...), I got tired of dealing with raised hood, precarious alligator clips, taking off the fuse box cover. Now I can just pop the hood, plug into the adapter, and lower the hood just to.
     
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    If you’re in the Bay Area, you could put it on Getaround and make a bit of money while someone drives it for you. Just disable booking after it is driven enough for any given month.
     
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    Yep..I agree...it can be a bit of a pain.

    I suppose it is also possible to connect the adapter directly to the battery in the back....correct? That way you wouldn't even have to open the hood. (y)