{"product_id":"audi-q3-tfsi-e-ev-charging-cable","title":"Audi Q3 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, AC only on the 2019 to 2023 car\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 on the 2019 to 2023 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\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCharge port position\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot published\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\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe charge time gives the game away\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAudi UK quotes about three hours forty five minutes to fill the Q3 TFSI e from empty on a 7 kW home wall box. The battery is 10.4 kWh usable. Work that back and the car is averaging under three kilowatts, which is exactly what you would expect from a 3.6 kW charger with the usual taper at the top.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf the car could draw 7 kW, the same battery would be full in about an hour and three quarters. It is not, and the technical table confirms why: this charger is capped at 3.6 kW on one phase and three, at every amperage. No cable can lift that figure: the onboard charger decides it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSo the money goes into length instead\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA 16A cable is not a compromise on this car, it is the correct specification. Whatever you save against a 32A lead is better spent making sure the one you buy actually reaches, which on an SUV with an unpublished port position is the decision that more often goes wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no rapid charging on this one, and no socket that could offer it. Every kilowatt hour it ever receives comes down the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/type-2-to-type-2-charging-cables\"\u003eType 2 cable\u003c\/a\u003e, so the lead is a functional part of the car rather than something kept in the boot for emergencies. On the 2019 to 2023 Q3 there is no DC socket either, so the cable is not simply the convenient way to charge, it is the only way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe 2024 Sportback e-hybrid is much quicker\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe newer Q3 Sportback e-hybrid carries 19.7 kWh net for about 72 miles of electric range, and Audi quotes roughly three hours on a 7 kW wall box. Nearly twice the battery in less time than the old car took implies something around 6.6 kW, which is a different machine entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAudi does not state the charger rating or its phase configuration for that car, so we cannot confirm it, but if you have the 2024 Sportback it is worth asking a dealer rather than assuming the old 3.6 kW answer still applies. It almost certainly does not.\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, 10.4 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\u003e3 hours 15 mins\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\u003e5 hours\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\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 2019 to 2023 car and the 2024 Sportback e-hybrid. The second column is shown at the rate we can verify; if that car does turn out to accept more, its real times will be shorter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhich length for a Q3 TFSI e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe have not found the charge port position published for the Q3 TFSI e by Audi or by any source we would rely on, so we are not going to guess at it. On a 4.5 metre SUV the difference between a port on the near side and the far side is the difference between 5 and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/10m-ev-charging-cables\"\u003e10 metres\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLook at the car, note which corner the flap is on, then measure from there to the wall box with the car parked the way it normally sits. Measure from the charge point to the inlet as the car actually parks, then add two metres of slack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow these cables are built\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConstruction is to IEC 62196-2 with CE marking, IP55 weather protection and a -30C to +50C operating range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"\/products\/type-2-to-3-pin-charging-cable\"\u003ethree pin cable\u003c\/a\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"evp-see-also\"\u003eLooking at another Audi? Start with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/audi-q4-e-tron-ev-charging-cable\"\u003eAudi Q4 e-tron EV Charging Cable\u003c\/a\u003e, or browse every model in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/audi-ev-charging-cables\"\u003eAudi charging cables\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAudi Q3 TFSI e charging cable questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich cable does a Q3 TFSI e need?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 16A Type 2 to Type 2 lead. The 2019 to 2023 car is capped at 3.6 kW whatever it is plugged into, so a 32A cable would finish at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy does Audi quote 3h45 on a 7 kW charger?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the car cannot use 7 kW. A 10.4 kWh battery taking nearly four hours works out at under three kilowatts average, which is a 3.6 kW charger with the usual taper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCan a Q3 TFSI e rapid charge?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. The 2019 to 2023 car has no DC socket at all, so the Type 2 cable is the only way to charge it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs the 2024 Sportback e-hybrid the same?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. It carries 19.7 kWh for about 72 miles and fills in roughly three hours, which implies a much faster charger. Audi does not publish the figure, so ask a dealer rather than assuming.\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 a Q3 TFSI e need?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"A 16A Type 2 to Type 2 lead. 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