{"product_id":"audi-a3-e-tron-ev-charging-cable","title":"Audi A3 TFSI e EV Charging Cable","description":"\u003ctable class=\"evp-spec\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eInlet type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType 2. No DC before 2024; 50 kW CCS after\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eMax onboard AC\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.6 kW hard cap to 2023; quoted at up to 11 kW on the 2024 car\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eOn a UK home supply\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.6 kW on the 2020 to 2023 car\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCharge port position\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAt the front. Side not confirmed for a UK car\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCable we recommend\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType 2 to Type 2, 16A for a 2020 to 2023 car\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA genuine hard cap, not a supply limitation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost of the time when we tell someone a 32A cable will not help, it is because a British house has one phase and the car is quoting a three phase figure. The 2020 to 2023 A3 TFSI e is a different and simpler case: its onboard charger is capped at 3.6 kW full stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe technical table for the car lists single phase at 10, 16 and 32 amps and three phase at 16 and 32 amps, and every one of those five combinations comes out at 3.6 kW, limited by the onboard charger. There is no supply anywhere in Europe that makes this car charge faster. The car is the bottleneck, not the cable, so the extra current goes unused.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe 2024 car is a different proposition entirely\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 45 TFSI e introduced for 2024 carries 25.7 kWh gross and 19.7 usable, roughly 84 to 88 miles of electric range, and 50 kW DC rapid charging, which the earlier car did not have at all. Its AC charger is quoted between 2.3 and 11 kW and supports both one phase and three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is not published is what it draws from a single phase specifically. Audi gives twelve hours on a household socket and two and a half on an 11 kW three phase wall box, with nothing in between. Given the family history we would not assume 7.4 kW without checking, so if you have the 2024 car, ask a dealer before paying for 32A.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow long a full charge takes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCable\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePower drawn at home\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eEmpty to full, 13 kWh battery\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eEmpty to full, 19.7 kWh battery\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRange added per hour\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType 2 to Type 2, 16A at 3.6 kW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.6 kW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 hours 15 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eabout 13 miles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThree pin from a 13A socket\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.3 kW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 hours 30 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9 hours 45 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eabout 8 miles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType 2, three phase at 11 kW, 2024 car only\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.0 kW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 hours 15 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eabout 38 miles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach figure is the pack size divided by the power actually drawn, with 13 per cent added for charging losses and the result rounded to the quarter hour. Columns are the 2020 to 2023 car at about 13 kWh gross and the 2024 car at 19.7 kWh net. Only the later car can use the 11 kW row, and only across three phases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the earlier car there is no DC socket at all, so the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/type-2-to-type-2-charging-cables\"\u003eType 2 cable\u003c\/a\u003e is the only way its battery ever refills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhich length for an A3 TFSI e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe charge flap is at the front. German market data puts it on the driver's side of a left hand drive car, which would be the left of the body, but nobody publishes whether it mirrors for a right hand drive A3, so we will not state a side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe A3 is 4.34 metres. A front port makes nose-in parking the easy case, and on a car this size 5 metres reaches comfortably when the inlet ends up near the wall box. Reverse onto the drive and the lead runs the length of the car, so \u003ca href=\"\/products\/10m-ev-charging-cables\"\u003e10 metres\u003c\/a\u003e. Work it out from where the car genuinely sits, not where it could sit, and leave slack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow these cables are built\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe lead is an IEC 62196-2 design, CE marked, IP55 sealed against a British winter and rated from -30C to +50C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThree pin construction follows IEC 62752, CE marked, IP67 rated, usable from -30C to +60C. It carries a two year manufacturer's warranty, ships free on next working day delivery, and can go back inside 30 days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"evp-see-also\"\u003eRelated: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/audi-q4-e-tron-ev-charging-cable\"\u003eAudi Q4 e-tron EV Charging Cable\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/audi-ev-charging-cables\"\u003eAudi charging cables\u003c\/a\u003e for every other model we cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAudi A3 TFSI e charging cable questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich cable does an A3 TFSI e need?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 16A Type 2 to Type 2 lead for a 2020 to 2023 car. Its charger is capped at 3.6 kW on every supply and amperage combination, so a 32A cable cannot make it charge faster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWill a 7 kW home charger speed it up?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot on the 2020 to 2023 car. The cap is in the car, not the supply: single phase and three phase, 16 amps and 32 amps, all come out at 3.6 kW.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat about the 2024 45 TFSI e?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch bigger battery, about 85 electric miles, and 50 kW DC charging for the first time. But Audi does not publish what it draws on a single phase, so ask a dealer before paying for a 32A cable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCan an A3 TFSI e rapid charge?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly the 2024 car, at 50 kW. The 2020 to 2023 car has no DC socket, so the Type 2 cable is its only route.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- faq-schema --\u003e\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Which cable does an A3 TFSI e need?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"A 16A Type 2 to Type 2 lead for a 2020 to 2023 car. 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