I live on Germany working for the US government and I'm allow to ship US spec cars to Europe. My question is will I be able to charge the car using the European 230 v and 50 hz electricity? I know I'll need a US to Euro plug adapter, but I'm not sure if I'll need more. Thoughts?
I would buy the European cord at a local Toyota dealer and leave the US cord usable in the US when back. 10 Metre Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Portable EVSE European Charging Cable | 4EV.co.uk
US specs Prime is equipped with J1772 inlet port (IEC type 1 plug). European specs Prime is equipped with IEC type 2 inlet which is physically different. The portable EVSE that comes with the US car is no good either as it is for 120V (L1) only. What you need is a US specs L2 portable EVSE - this one will work in Europe with an adaptor for the wall socket, just make sure it is rated for at least 15A (I am doing it for over 3 years now with my PiP which has a J1772 inlet). Another option is as @JimboPalmer suggested, just make sure it has a J1772 (type 1) plug. The Toyota Europe cord (portable EVSE) for the Prime (called prius PHV in Europe) will have a Type 2 plug while the cord for the PiP (gen 1 prius plug-in) will have a type 1 plug and will fit the US Prime inlet port and will work, however, it will take longer than 2 hours to charge from empty to full as it is rated at 10A while the prime can accept up to ~14A at 230V. Another option will be to purchase in Europe a third party portable EVSE, there are several, just make sure it has a J1772 (type 1) connector and it is rated for at least 15A. It will charge from empty to full in about 2 hours.
Have a look at my post in the charging cable thread. The one I received would work for you just by changing the wall plug to the Euro standard (or make an adapter). It is rated for 50/60 hz, will handle any household voltage, and comes with the proper connector for the prime. And when you connect it to 220 (230) it is a Level 2 charger. And, it was $165 delivered.
I have solved it for my 2020 Toyota Prius Prime. I bought this cable and am able to charge my car here in Europe at a standard charging point: GC EV Type 1 kabel voor het opladen van elektrische auto's EV 5m 7.2kW 1-fase Green Cell GC Type 1 Cable for charging EV Tesla Leaf Ioniq Kona E-tron Zoe 7,2kW 5m
