Toyota Prius Prime PHEV Charge Controller works on 240 volts AC, save thousands 

Ya I cleaned mine up to a better setup, still working great

I might also try this. I've been trying to find a video that talks about the Toyota OEM charger and what it can handle. I also own the 2022 Rav4 Prime with the 6.6KWh ob charger. For now, I just charge the unit from my 120 and it takes around 12hrs to fully charge from 0 to 100. I've been looking to buy the EV Doubler from Amazon that serves the same purpose as demonstrated in the video. It takes power from to separate outlets to produce the 240v. The ev doubler is around 100$ on Amazon.

Hmm not too sure what you are referring to. Both of the separate 120volt branch circuits are protected by 15 amp breakers. This does not degrade the protection for these branch circuits in any way

Humm, firstly, I'm so very glad that little pup isn't a big licker. Loads of exposed conductors with current. One touch could mean death for him/her........... So, another reason to cancel our order for the Prime. The fact we were told the car could be charged with 220 volts without buying a separate charger is yet one more detraction. Where we live, even though most power is generated by hydro, the cost to consumers is excessive. Been waiting 17 months already for the thing to land, the dealer Rep. didn't even know the car could be plugged in !. Now, they are telling us it will be at least another 3 months before it arrives ! @@waltersavonian7551

it has been working flawlessly for over 2 years now

What I can tell you is that I routinely plug my factory supplied Toyota charger into 240volts and charge my 2019 Prius Prime in 2 hours instead of the 5 hours it takes to charge when plugged into a standard 120volt outlet

There are actually "kits" that double your dryer outlet to charge your car at 220 volts. Just can't use the dryer and charge the car at the same time. Basically 220 is using both "hot" incoming wires, where as 120 is one of the hot wires and a neutral. Plus, like anything, chargers are made for a certain amps output. Remember, you are watching a RU-vid person.

@@MrMikebutkus yes there are several ways to make it work, if in doubt contact a certified electrician

yes its costs the same to charge your car on 120 or 240 since the watt hours used are the same in either case. The cost saving are from not having to buy a dedicated 240v charger for the car and instead using the one supplied by Toyota when you buy the car and feeding it 240v instead of 120v.

Hmm, mine takes the 2hours 10mins as mentioned in the manual for the car on 240 volts. However I have found if I plug into 2 into volt outlets at a commercial building that has 3 phase power then there is only 208 volts between phases and I take more than the 2:10 prolly more like 2:40

yes I've since refined the final solution but the video was mostly just to get the idea out there so people would understand the concept and be able to come up with a solution that works in their particular situation

@waltersavonian7551 you definitely explained it good

I actually ended up putting a 240 plug in and then made an adapter from 240 plug to 120v plug but 240v on the 120v so now I can just use 120v or 240v Thanks for the video