In a few weeks my new 2020 Prime should arrive and I'll be trading in a 2004 Prius. So I will have both a 2013 Plug-in Prius and a 2020 Prime. Is there a particular reason to use one charging cable over the other? I will probably drive the Plug-in Prius once a week to keep it healthy and happy for my wife's occasional use. (Lesson learned: There have been a number of times I needed to crawl through the back to open the rear hatch to connect a charger to the auxiliary battery on the 2004 Prius.)
Congrats on the new car!! The cables should both work the same even though they have some minor differences. (BTW, re: the thread title -- the chargers are in the cars.) A few considerations: I've read that there is a limit on the number of times the EVSE cable can be used. It's a big number, though. Don't know if you want to preserve the new by using the old primarily or not. I wouldn't obsess over it. The manual advises against letting the car set for "long" (whatever that means) periods with a full traction battery. There's no need to open the hatch to charge the aux battery. There are connection points under the hood. Enjoy the new ride. I also upgraded from a 2013 PiP back in March. I think you'll be very impressed at the improvements, and hopefully not too annoyed by the occasional "Why'd they do that?" features.
Being extra cautious with all the complex electronics, I make it a practice to pull the ground cable when charging.
So removing and reattaching the battery ground is less disruptive to the electronics than attaching the leads of turned off charger and then turning the charger on?
prime evse has an 8 amp option, if you have a bad circuit, or maybe it is part of the in car charger.
