The Essentials

• You’ll need a charging cable to plug into almost every public & most workplace EV Charging Units. Additionally, if you having a charger a home, that doesn’t have a tethered cable. This guide is to help you pick which charging cable you need.

• Your plug-in vehicle will have either a type 1 or type 2 AC socket, so you'll need to make sure your charging cable has the equivalent connector.

• Your charging cable will enable you to charge from untethered home chargers, workplace chargers and public charging points - Find a Cable Now!

• DC Rapid chargers, such as the ones you see at motorway services, have “tethered” cables meaning you do not need to use an additional cable.

• Cables vary in length, current rating (usually 16A or 32A) and can carry single or three-phase electricity. We only sell future proofed 32A cables, they can carry the slower 16A power too, don’t worry!

When will I need a separate charging cable?

• You'll need to use your own charging cable if you want to charge from a chargepoint (or socket) that doesn't have a cable attached. Typically, this will be when using AC chargepoints on public networks, in the workplace or home.

• While you will generally get a lot of use out of a charging cable, in some situations it won’t be required, for example, if visiting a friend with a tethered charger.

• Some decide against a tethered chargepoint at home, as it can, to some, look unsightly. So, when installing a home charger that have a socket, you’ll need a cable for your car.

How do I choose a charging cable?

EV charging cables connect to the chargepoint socket on one side and to the vehicle socket on the other side. If you need a charging cable, then you will want one with a Type 2 connector. The process for selecting a public cable goes as follows:

1. Pick the right connector for your car
   Check whether your car is Type 1 or Type 2 using our car guides. You will always want a universal Type 2 charger plug connector

2. Choose an appropriate length cable
   We recommend a 10 Metre Cable for ease of use and for those awkward parking spots, but then shorter cables are easier to store and nearly half the weight.

3. Choose 7.2KW or 22KW
   You at least want one that matches your max AC charge rate (32A - Single Phase = ~7.2KW or 32A - Three Phase = ~22KW). Choosing a higher rated cable means you would be able to charge another car at the higher rate, so may be more future proofed. We don’t stock 16A cables because lack flexibility and other limitations, therefore are a less sustainable option.