{"product_id":"audi-q8-e-tron-ev-charging-cable","title":"Audi Q8 e-tron 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 for AC on both front wings, CCS for DC on the offside only\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eMax onboard AC\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 kW three phase, 22 kW optional\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eOn a UK home supply\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.4 kW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCharge port position\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBoth front wings. Offside takes AC and DC, nearside AC only\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, 32A single phase\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe renamed car, with a much bigger battery\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Q8 e-tron is the e-tron renamed and reworked for 2023, and the substantive change is the pack. The Q8 e-tron 55 and the SQ8 carry 106 kWh usable from a 114 kWh gross battery, against 86.5 usable on the outgoing e-tron 55. Quoted range went from about 271 miles to between 362 and 373, with the SQ8 at 310 to 319 and the Q8 e-tron 50 at 305 to 314.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharging hardware carried over: 11 kW three phase as standard with 22 kW optional, and DC at 170 kW. Three phase power is a factory and workplace thing. On a domestic supply the car settles at 7.4 kW. The 32A single phase cable covers it in full. Anything quoted quicker elsewhere is a three phase figure rather than a home one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo ports again, and it matters more on a bigger car\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo inlets, one per front wing, which is unusual enough to be worth a paragraph. Rapid charging goes through the offside port, which carries both Type 2 and CCS; the nearside port is AC only and does everything a home charge point needs. Because one of them always faces your wall box, the cable length this car needs is usually shorter than its size suggests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn a car 4.92 metres long that is worth real money. Without the second inlet you would be into \u003ca href=\"\/products\/10m-ev-charging-cables\"\u003e10 metres\u003c\/a\u003e on most driveways simply to get round the vehicle. With it, the question becomes which wing is nearer, and the answer is usually within five metres of the wall box.\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, 106 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, 32A single phase at home\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.4 kW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 hours 15 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eabout 26 miles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType 2, three phase at 11 kW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.0 kW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eabout 38 miles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType 2, 16A\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.7 kW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32 hours 15 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eabout 13 miles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType 2 to 3 Pin from a socket\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.3 kW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e52 hours\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\u003eThose times come from dividing the pack by the delivered power and adding 13 per cent for losses, then rounding to the quarter hour. The range column assumes 3.5 miles per kWh rather than a summer best case. Sixteen hours from genuinely empty at 7.4 kW, which is a number to understand rather than to plan around: nobody arrives at nought per cent, and a seven hour night tariff window still moves about 180 miles into the car.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe three pin row is on the table for completeness. On a 106 kWh battery a 13 amp socket needs more than two days, so it belongs in the boot for emergencies and nowhere in a charging routine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhich length for a Q8 e-tron\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWork out which front wing ends up closer to your charge point when the car is parked where it actually lives, and measure to that one. If your charge point is on the offside you get the DC inlet as a bonus; if it is on the nearside the AC-only port does the same job for home charging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFive metres covers most installations on that basis. Ten metres is the answer where the charge point is a long way from the bay, or where the car has to park nose-out on a shared drive. 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\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\u003eThree pin construction follows IEC 62752, CE marked, IP67 rated, usable 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\"\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. For a wall box or public post the lead is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/type-2-to-type-2-charging-cables\"\u003eType 2 to Type 2 charging cable\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAudi Q8 e-tron charging cable questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat cable does a Q8 e-tron need?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 32A single phase Type 2 to Type 2 cable. Measure to whichever front wing is nearer your charge point, because there is a Type 2 socket on both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow long does a Q8 e-tron take to charge at home?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout sixteen hours from genuinely empty at 7.4 kW on the 106 kWh usable pack. In practice you replace what the day used, which is a few hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat changed from the e-tron to the Q8 e-tron?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMainly the battery: 106 kWh usable against 86.5, taking range from about 271 miles to between 362 and 373. The charger, the connectors and the two-port layout all carried over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich port takes rapid charging?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe offside one, ahead of the driver's door, which is the combined Type 2 and CCS inlet. The nearside port is AC only.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- faq-schema --\u003e\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What cable does a Q8 e-tron need?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"A 32A single phase Type 2 to Type 2 cable. Measure to whichever front wing is nearer your charge point, because there is a Type 2 socket on both.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How long does a Q8 e-tron take to charge at home?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"About sixteen hours from genuinely empty at 7.4 kW on the 106 kWh usable pack. 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