Also, a Level 1 charging cord comes with every new electric vehicle.
The cost for a Level 1 charger can be extremely low if a 3-prong outlet on a dedicated circuit already exists near the electric vehicle. For Level 1, charging the car for one hour provides about 4-5 miles of driving. This three-prong plug charger takes about 8-12 hours to charge the vehicle battery or up to 24-48 hours if the battery has no energy left. The Level 1 charger is 120 volts and between 15-20 amps. A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle runs on gasoline (for backup power) and electricity so the slow recharge with a three-prong plug is less of an issue than recharging a BEV that can only run on the battery. Level 1 charger Photo: Taylor Braun-JonesĪ three-prong plug and the special cord that goes from the three-prong plug and hooks into the car are needed to recharge a plug-in-hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) or a battery electric vehicle (BEV). This vehicle is not as good for the environment compared with a car that uses less or no gasoline. No plug is needed for a hybrid electric car (called a hybrid electric vehicle or HEV = early Prius) because gasoline in the combustion engine recharges the battery.
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