Start with the table, then order from the last column
The table above answers the question most people arrive with, which is simply which lead fits. If your model is listed, the fourth column is what to order and the row links straight to it.
One van, and a usefully simple one. The EV80 is a Type 2 vehicle with a CCS socket for rapid charging, and it charges from the offside front, by the driver's door, where the diesel filler sat on the combustion version.
What changes from model to model
The third column is what each car draws from a single phase British supply, which caps out near 7.4 kW on a 32 amp charge point.
The EV80 takes 7.2 kW and that charger is single phase, so a British supply hands over all of it. Do not read a lower number as a worse car. Single phase chargers hand over their full rating here; three phase ones do not, which narrows the gap to very little. so order the 32 amp version. For a working van charged overnight at a depot or on a driveway, that is the right arrangement: no phases waiting unused and no gap between the brochure figure and what the meter delivers.
The offside front socket matters more on a van than on a car. The EV80 is a large vehicle, and a socket by the driver's door rather than at the rear means nosing into a bay puts the flap within easy reach of a wall box. Reverse it in and the cable has to travel the length of the van.
Because this is a commercial vehicle it is worth saying that the lead is a working item rather than an occasional one. Daily plugging and unplugging is what these cables are built for, and the moulded IP67 heads are the part that decides how long that lasts.
Picking a length for your driveway
The run matters, not the car. Park as you normally would, walk the distance from the charge point to the socket, and add a metre or two. That number is what to order.
Nose in and five metres often reaches thanks to the front socket. For a depot where vans reverse into bays, ten metres is the order, because the socket then sits at the far end from the charge point.
How these cables are built
All of these cables share one build. IP67 sealed heads, tinned copper conductors and a jacket that stays flexible in the cold, backed by a two year warranty and free next working day delivery.
Skip the model pages if you already know the connector: the Type 2 to Type 2 charging cable covers every Type 2 LDV EV80 Charging Cable here, and the universal cables page has lengths from 5m to 20m.
LDV EV80 charging cable questions
Does the EV80 get its full charging speed at home?
Yes. Its 7.2 kW charger is single phase, so a British 32A supply delivers all of it.
Where is the charging socket?
Offside front, by the driver door, where the diesel filler sits on the combustion van.
Do I need a 32A cable?
Yes, to reach 7.2 kW. A 16A lead would hold the van to about 3.7 kW.
Which length for a depot?
Ten metres if vans reverse into bays. Five often reaches if they nose in, thanks to the front socket.
Can the EV80 rapid charge?
Yes, it has a CCS socket, which is useful on a van doing long days between depots.
