Jeep Renegade 4xe EV Charging Cable

Nothing is lost on a British supply

This is one of the simpler cars in the catalogue and the reason is that there is no three phase version of it. The Renegade 4xe has a single phase charger, Jeep UK rates it at 7.4 kW and quotes a full charge in one hour forty minutes, and German technical data records the same unit as 7.2 kW with 96 minutes to full. Both work out at about 7 kW delivered, so it is one charger described two ways, and neither figure depends on a supply a house does not have.

A heavier lead makes no difference, because nothing downstream of the onboard charger sets the pace. The 32A single phase cable is therefore the right buy: it carries everything the car takes, and a 16A lead would roughly double that hour and forty minutes.

There is no rapid charging socket

This car has no DC inlet whatsoever, which puts the whole charging job on the Type 2 lead. A motorway rapid is simply not available to it, and a car that arrives from a dealer with no cable cannot be charged at all until one turns up.

Three sources establish it. The German catalogue lists a Type 2 inlet with no DC row and no DC power figure across two different build years. Stellantis' own launch release for the Renegade and Compass 4xe describes only alternating current charging. And Jeep UK's Renegade 4xe charging page offers a Mode 2 domestic cable and a Mode 3 public cable and stops there.

The Mode 2 lead Jeep supplies is six metres and rated up to 3 kW, which on an 11.4 kWh battery is a genuine overnight fallback rather than a token gesture.

The battery, and the figure nobody publishes

The pack is 11.4 kWh gross at 400 volts, NMC-graphite chemistry, mounted under the second row of seats. Electric range varies with trim and wheels: German data records 44 km, about 27 miles, on a 2022 Upland and 48 km, about 30 miles, on a 2024 Trailhawk. Stellantis has also quoted an average of 50 km, which is a pan-European marketing figure rather than a UK homologation one.

What does not exist anywhere is a usable capacity. Stellantis publishes gross only and the German catalogue's net field is blank, and because this is a plug-in hybrid there is no independent database to fill the gap. So 11.4 kWh is the figure, its basis is gross, and any usable number quoted elsewhere is an estimate.

One practical note: the Renegade appears to have been withdrawn from Jeep's current UK line-up, so this is now largely a used car proposition. The cable requirement does not change.

How long a full charge takes

Figures are calculated rather than quoted: battery divided by power, 13 per cent for losses, quarter hour rounding. Range added per hour assumes a year round 3.5 miles per kWh rather than a best case figure. Working from the 11.4 kWh gross figure, which is why the top row is slightly longer than Jeep's own one hour forty minutes.

Under two hours to fill the battery is the whole appeal of a small plug-in hybrid. Plug in when you get home, and the first thirty miles of the next day cost a few pence rather than a few pounds.

Which length for a Renegade 4xe

Stellantis describes the port in vehicle terms: at the rear on the vehicle's left side, under a push-open, push-close cover. On a UK right hand drive car that is the nearside rear, which is the kerb side.

The Renegade is 4.24 metres, so with a rear socket ten metres is the comfortable default and five metres works where the car reverses in next to the charge point. Measure from the charge point to the inlet as the car actually parks, then add two metres of slack.

How these cables are built

Standards are IEC 62196-2 and CE, protection is IP55, and the specified working range runs -30C to +50C.

The three pin cable is built to IEC 62752, CE marked, sealed to IP67 and rated from -30C to +60C. Backed by a two year manufacturer's warranty, with free next working day delivery and a 30 day return window.

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Jeep Renegade 4xe charging cable questions

Can a Renegade 4xe rapid charge?

No. It has no DC socket of any kind, confirmed three ways, so the Type 2 cable is the only route electricity takes into the battery.

How long does a Renegade 4xe take to charge?

Jeep UK quotes one hour forty minutes at 7.4 kW. German data gives 96 minutes for the same car described as 7.2 kW.

Do I need a 32A cable?

Yes, to get the full 7.4 kW. A 16A lead carries 3.6 kW and takes about twice as long.

How far does it go on electricity?

Between 27 and 30 miles depending on trim and wheels, from an 11.4 kWh battery.

Where is the charge socket?

Nearside rear, under a cover you push to open and push to close.