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Home Charging

Discussion in 'Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015' started by Tidalflats, Feb 24, 2013.

  1. Tidalflats

    Tidalflats Junior Member

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    I haven't found any threads on home charging, so thought I would start one. Using electricity, and therefore supplying it to a vehicle, is pretty new stuff for us Americans.

    We're plugging in our cars to charge. And, now, we can draw power, from the car, when needed inside the house. I think some of us, moi included, need a primer on power.

    A first question might be this: what is needed to install a 240-volt charging system in the house? Or, in other words, is 120-volt converted, by a transformer, to 240-volt or must a totally new system need to be installed?

    I've got lots more questions, but this is a good place to start, I think.
     
    #1 Tidalflats, Feb 24, 2013
  2. bisco

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    we've been using electricity in our area for a hundred years.:D the pip charges on 120 volts, but if you want to buy a quick charger, (90 minutes from empty instead of 3 hours) you run a 240v line by installing a double breaker in your circuit box, connecting the black to one terminal and the white to the other, and connecting to a 240v outlet. nothing could be simpler.
     
    #2 bisco, Feb 24, 2013
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