Type 1 EV Charging Cables

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Type 1 to Type 2 Charging Cable, 5m and 10m
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5m EV Charging Cables, Type 1, Type 2 and 3 Pin - Type 1 to 3 Pin
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5m EV Charging Cables, Type 1, Type 2 and 3 Pin - Type 1 to Type 2
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Vauxhall Ampera EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to 3 Pin
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Vauxhall Ampera EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Vauxhall Ampera EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Peugeot Partner Electric EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to 3 Pin
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Peugeot Partner Electric EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Peugeot Partner Electric EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Peugeot iOn EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to 3 Pin
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Peugeot iOn EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Peugeot iOn EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Fiat 500e Type 1 EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to 3 Pin
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Fiat 500e Type 1 EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Citroen e-Berlingo Multispace EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to 3 Pin
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Citroen e-Berlingo Multispace EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Citroen e-Berlingo Multispace EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Citroen C-Zero EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to 3 Pin
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Citroen C-Zero EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Citroen C-Zero EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Nissan e-NV200 Van EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to 3 Pin
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Nissan e-NV200 Van EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Nissan e-NV200 Van EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Nissan e-NV200 Combi EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to 3 Pin
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Nissan e-NV200 Combi EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Nissan e-NV200 Combi EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Ford Focus Electric EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to 3 Pin
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Ford Focus Electric EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Ford Focus Electric EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Mitsubishi i-MiEV EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to 3 Pin
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Mitsubishi i-MiEV EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Mitsubishi i-MiEV EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to 3 Pin
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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV EV Charging Cable - Type 1 to Type 2
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Type 1 to Type 2 EV Cable Adapter, 32A
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Type 1 to 3 Pin Charging Cable, Granny Charger
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Type 1 cars and the cable each needs
Car Inlet At a UK house Cable to buy
Citroen C-Zero Type 1 + CHAdeMO 3.7 kW, the full rate Type 1 to Type 2, 16A
Citroen e-Berlingo Multispace Type 1 + CHAdeMO 3.7 kW Type 1 to Type 2, 16A
Fiat 500e Type 1 Type 1, no DC 6.6 kW, the full rate Type 1 to Type 2, 16A or 32A
Ford Focus Electric Type 1 6.6 kW Type 1 to Type 2, 32A
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Type 1 3.6 kW Type 1 to Type 2, 16A
Mitsubishi i-MiEV Type 1 3.7 kW Type 1 to Type 2, 16A
Nissan e-NV200 Combi Type 1 + CHAdeMO 6.6 kW Type 1 to Type 2, 16A
Nissan e-NV200 Van Type 1 + CHAdeMO 6.6 kW or 3.3 kW Type 1 to Type 2, 16A
Peugeot Partner Electric Type 1 + CHAdeMO 3.5 kW, car limited Type 2 to Type 1, 32A
Peugeot iOn Type 1 + CHAdeMO 3 kW, car limited Type 2 to Type 1, 32A
Toyota Prius Plug-in Type 1 then Type 2, no DC 2.2 kW or 3.3 kW, the full rate Type 2 to Type 1 for a 2012 to 2016 car, Type 2 to Type 2 from 2017
Vauxhall Ampera Type 1, no DC 3.7 kW, car limited Type 2 to Type 1, 32A

Every Type 1 car, and the lead it takes

Type 1 is the five pin connector used by most electric cars sold before about 2018 and by a handful of vans well after that. It is the one connector choice on this site where getting it wrong leaves you with a cable that physically will not go into the car.

Open the flap and count. A Type 1 socket has five pins and a circular profile; a Type 2 socket has seven and a flat edge across the top. One will not accept the other lead under any circumstances, which makes this the single decision worth getting right on this page.

What changes from model to model

What matters is the single phase figure, because that is all a British driveway can offer.

Most of these cars draw far less than a modern one. The Peugeot iOn and Citroen C-Zero manage about 3 kW in practice, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and i-MiEV about 3.6 to 3.7, and the Peugeot Partner Electric and Vauxhall Ampera are capped at 16 amps by the car. and 16 amps is all the car will ever draw A 7 kW charge point brings none of them any benefit over a 16 amp supply.

The exceptions are worth knowing. The Nissan e-NV200, the Ford Focus Electric and the original Fiat 500e take 6.6 kW, which needs the 32 amp lead. The later Nissan Leaf and Kia Soul changed to Type 2 partway through their lives, so those two need the year checking rather than the badge.

Several of these cars also put their AC and DC sockets on different flanks, and the Peugeot Partner Electric puts them at opposite ends of the van. Plan the cable around the AC socket, because that is the one you use every day.

What you will read elsewhere that is wrong

Retail listings routinely credit the iOn, the C-Zero, the Partner Electric and the Ampera with 7.4 kW. None of them can take it, and in the Ampera's case the claim traces to a footnote in Vauxhall's own brochure describing the Type 2 inlet on a public charge post rather than on the car. Each model page sets out where the figure comes from and what the real one is.

Working out the length

The only reliable way is to measure it. Where the charge point is, where the flap ends up, and the path between them, then pick the next size up.

How the cables are made

The construction is common to the whole range, whatever your car: IP67 sealed connectors, tinned copper cores, a flexible outer jacket rated for British winters, a two year warranty and free next working day delivery.

Newer cars are covered in the Type 2 range, and the three pin range includes a Type 1 granny charger.

The Type 1 to Type 2 charging cable fits every car on this page, and the Type 1 to Type 2 adapter lets one use a Type 2 lead. See also the universal cables.

Type 1 charging cable questions

How do I know my car is Type 1?

Five pins in a round housing, with the latch on the plug rather than in the socket. Type 2 has seven pins and a flat top edge.

Is there an adaptor from Type 2 to Type 1?

We sell a Type 1 to Type 2 adapter for specific situations, but there is no adaptor that lets a Type 2 to Type 2 lead plug into a Type 1 car. Buy the right cable.

Will a 7 kW charge point help a Type 1 car?

On most of them, no. The iOn, C-Zero, Outlander PHEV, Partner Electric and Ampera all cap out near 3 to 3.7 kW. The e-NV200, Focus Electric and original 500e do take 6.6 kW.

Which cars changed from Type 1 to Type 2?

The Nissan Leaf, the Kia Soul and the Toyota Prius Plug-in all changed partway through their lives. Check the year rather than the badge.

Where is the socket on a Type 1 car?

Often not where you expect, and on several of them the AC and DC sockets are on different flanks. Plan the length around the AC one.