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Official Japanese "Consumer Charged Power" Rating

Discussion in 'Prime Plug-in Charging' started by Tideland Prius, Sep 17, 2017.

  1. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    According to the Japanese specifications PDF, one can expect to use 6.38kWh using 200V/16A (6.47kWh using 100V/6A standard Japanese household power).

    6.38kWh closely matches our NA owners' measured wall power consumption (either 110V or 240V).

    In case anyone's curious about the official numbers.
     

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    That'd be ~27amps on U.S. 240V. 30 amp breaker would be awful close for code compliance.
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    You have confused power and energy.
     
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    You can't charge the Prime at anything over ~16 amps at 240v. The on-board charger is limited to just 3.3kW.

    But I wish I could. My charging circuit is 240v and 40a, with a eMotorWerks 40a EVSE. It is complete overkill for the Prime, but I wanted room to grow for another future car with a 6.6 or 7.2kW charger.
     
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    I've charged my Prime at just over 3.6kW (240V × 15A).

    I've never needed a fast charge at home, but out I have many times. A 6.6kW charger would be nice to have for sure for those situations where you are just sitting and watching your car charge (boring and time consuming).
     
    #5 Lee Jay, Sep 23, 2017
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