{"product_id":"byd-dolphin-surf-charging-cable","title":"BYD Dolphin Surf 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, CCS for DC\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\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 expected, not published by BYD\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCharge port position\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOffside front, above the front wheel, on all three trims\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\u003eThree trims and the city-cycle numbers worth reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Active holds 30 kWh and is quoted at 137 miles combined, but 203 miles on the city cycle. Boost holds 43.2 kWh for 200 miles combined and 305 in town. Comfort uses the same 43.2 kWh pack, quoted at 193 and 288 miles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe gap between the combined and city figures is unusually wide on this car, and on a vehicle of this size and purpose the city number is the more honest guide to what an owner will see. A Dolphin Surf that spends its life on short urban trips will comfortably beat its official combined range, which is the reverse of how most electric cars behave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAC charging is the same across the range\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEleven kilowatts on the specification sheet means three phases behind the socket. BYD publishes no single phase figure at all, so treat 7.4 kW as a well-founded expectation and buy the 32A lead that covers it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe three phase charge times BYD publishes are 210 minutes for the 30 kWh Active and 300 minutes for the 43.2 kWh cars, both to one hundred per cent. Those are consistent with an 11 kW charger on a small battery, and they are the figures you will see quoted in reviews. Halve the power and you roughly get the home picture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDC charging does vary by trim: 65 kW on the Active and 85 kW on the Boost and Comfort, both giving ten to eighty per cent in about half an hour. On a 30 kWh battery that is a genuinely quick stop.\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, 30 kWh battery\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eEmpty to full, 43.2 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\u003e4 hours 30 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 hours 30 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\u003e3 hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 hours 30 mins\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\u003e9 hours 15 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 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\u003e14 hours 45 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 hours 15 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\u003eHours are worked from battery size against power drawn, plus a 13 per cent allowance for what is lost as heat, rounded to fifteen minutes. Range added per hour assumes a year round 3.5 miles per kWh rather than a best case figure. Columns are the 30 kWh Active and the 43.2 kWh Boost and Comfort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the shortest home charges of any full electric car in this range. Five hours from flat on the Active means a single off-peak window fills it from empty with time left over, and the three pin row is actually usable here rather than theoretical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhich length for a Dolphin Surf\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou will find the flap on the offside front wing rather than anywhere near the back. That makes nose-in parking the cheap option, because the socket ends up closest to the charge point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the smallest car BYD sells in the UK at 3.99 metres, and with the socket at the front offside corner the cable run is short on almost any sensible layout. Five metres is the default recommendation rather than the optimistic one. Move up to \u003ca href=\"\/products\/10m-ev-charging-cables\"\u003eten metres\u003c\/a\u003e if the charge point is well away from the bay or on the wrong side entirely. The honest way to choose is to measure the real parking position and allow two metres spare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow these cables are built\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe cable meets IEC 62196-2, carries the CE mark, is sealed to IP55 and is specified 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. Two year warranty from the manufacturer, free next day delivery in the UK, 30 day returns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"evp-see-also\"\u003eRelated: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/byd-atto-2-charging-cable\"\u003eBYD Atto 2 EV Charging Cable\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/byd-ev-charging-cables\"\u003eBYD 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\u003eBYD Dolphin Surf charging cable questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat cable does a Dolphin Surf need?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 32A single phase Type 2 to Type 2 cable, on all three trims. They share the same AC charger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow long does a Dolphin Surf take to charge at home?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout five hours for the 30 kWh Active and seven for the 43.2 kWh cars, from empty at 7.4 kW.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCan I charge one from a normal three pin socket?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can, and on this car it is more practical than most. A 30 kWh battery on a 2.3 kW granny lead is about fifteen hours from flat, so an overnight and a morning gets you there. It is still a backup rather than a routine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy is the city range so much higher than the combined figure?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall light cars with regenerative braking do their best work at low speeds. The Active is quoted at 137 miles combined and 203 in town, and urban owners tend to see something closer to the second number.\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 Dolphin Surf need?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"A 32A single phase Type 2 to Type 2 cable, on all three trims. 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