My 2014 Outlander PHEV requires a 15Amp Australian power point to charge.Please read my message about other options

[Jimmyg68]

Hello from Australia Forum members .I have a 2014 Outlander PHEV and a 15Amp power point at my home to charge it.I understand that later models are charged more slowly using a standard Australian 10 Amp power point. I soon have to move from my house , and does anyone know if there is an adaptor. available to connect to my charging plug to use other car style plugs, as Australian EV public charging points don’t have a 15 Amp power point, or any other way I can charge my 2014 PHEV? While adaptors are available to convert from 15to 10 Amps, it isn’t possible to do the reverse. Any advice welcome, thanks, Jim

 

[antonvs]

I see you have not had an replys yet. I don't have a definitive answer, our Son has a 2014 PHEV and charges this when he visits with a standard 10A plug top on his lead. I always assumed this was standard but will ask him about it.

 

[antonvs]

Suggest you also ask here......
https://www.myoutlanderphev.com/threads/australians-down-under.459/unread

 

[themaiz]

Hello from Australia Forum members .I have a 2014 Outlander PHEV and a 15Amp power point at my home to charge it.I understand that later models are charged more slowly using a standard Australian 10 Amp power point. I soon have to move from my house , and does anyone know if there is an adaptor. available to connect to my charging plug to use other car style plugs, as Australian EV public charging points don’t have a 15 Amp power point, or any other way I can charge my 2014 PHEV? While adaptors are available to convert from 15to 10 Amps, it isn’t possible to do the reverse. Any advice welcome, thanks, Jim

JIm, do you have a 15 Amp charger? If you only have a 10 Amp charger (as supplied with the car) then plugging it into a 15A outlet won't help. The charger has no way to know it's in a more capable socket. Also - dirty little secret - a standard house outlet is claimed as 10A, but will really carry whatever is permitted by the breaker that feeds it... and that's typically 20A. A 15A plug has a bigger earth pin, but that's a physical change, not electrical as such. You're limited by the charger, and even if you put a 15A plug on a 10A charger it makes no difference.

I have a Fronius WattPilot connected to a 3-phase outlet. Theoretically, I could pull 32A per leg (ie: 23kW) BUT... my 2023 is only single phase on the Type 2 connector which would be theoretical 7.5kW. But the car will only pull 15A as far as I can see (so 3.6kW). I'd expect the car to fully charge from flat in 6 hours, but more like 7 or 8 is likely.

If you want to install a 15A outlet because you have a 15A charger (or a device with a 15A plug) then you can buy the outlet from Bunnings and a sparky should be able to install it for an hour's labour.

Maiz