{"product_id":"mercedes-cla-electric-charging-cable","title":"Mercedes CLA with EQ Technology 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, 22 kW optional on the larger battery\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\u003eRear offside, on the right of the body\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\u003eAn 800 volt car with a very long range\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe CLA 200 with EQ Technology carries 58 kWh usable of lithium iron phosphate for 328 miles WLTP. The CLA 250+ carries 85 kWh usable from a 90 kWh pack and is quoted between 480 and 492 miles depending on whose figure you read; Mercedes's own is at the lower end of that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoth run an 800 volt architecture, which is why DC charging is so quick: Mercedes quotes 320 kW and a 10 to 80 per cent stop in 22 minutes. Independent data puts the peak higher still.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAt home, a very ordinary 7.4 kW\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn paper 11 kW, in a driveway 7.4 kW, and the difference is the supply rather than the car or the cable. Mercedes quotes six and a half hours for the CLA 200 and nine for the CLA 250+, both measured on 11 kW, so expect thirteen hours on the 85 kWh car at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat is arithmetic rather than criticism: 85 kWh at 7.4 kW takes what it takes. The practical consequence is about the cable rather than the car. On something with this much range you will be plugging in on arrival out of habit rather than out of need, and a lead that reaches without being dragged round the car is what makes that habit stick.\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, 58 kWh battery\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eEmpty to full, 85 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\u003e8 hours 45 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 hours\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\u003e6 hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8 hours 45 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\u003e17 hours 45 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 hours\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\u003e28 hours 30 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e41 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\u003eThose times come from dividing the pack by the delivered power and adding 13 per cent for losses, then rounding to the quarter hour. Miles per hour is worked at 3.5 miles per kWh, a figure that survives a cold morning. Columns are the CLA 200 and the CLA 250+ at usable capacity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA 22 kW three phase option exists on the larger battery. Like the 11 kW standard fitting, it needs three phases to mean anything, so at a house it makes no difference at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy the 800 volt system makes the home figure matter less\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost everything on this site is a 400 volt car, and on those the AC cable does most of the work because rapid charging is merely adequate. The electric CLA is built on 800 volts, and Mercedes quotes a 10 to 80 per cent DC stop in 22 minutes. That is fast enough to change the role of the cable entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you end up with is a car that charges slowly and unhurriedly at home overnight, and extremely quickly on the rare occasions you need it to. The thirteen hour figure below looks alarming in isolation and is almost never experienced, because nobody arrives home at nought per cent and nobody needs to leave at a hundred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhich length for an electric CLA\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRear offside, the right hand side of the body, matching the EQA and the EQC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe CLA is 4.72 metres. Reverse in with the charge point on the right and 5 metres reaches. Nose in, or a wall box on the nearside, and the lead crosses the whole car, so \u003ca href=\"\/products\/10m-ev-charging-cables\"\u003e10 metres\u003c\/a\u003e. The measurement that counts is the one taken with the car in its usual spot, plus a margin for the slack the lead needs.\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\u003eOn the three pin side the standard is IEC 62752, with CE marking, IP67 sealing and a -30C to +60C range. 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\/mercedes-eqa-ev-charging-cable\"\u003eMercedes EQA EV Charging Cable\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mercedes-ev-charging-cables\"\u003eMercedes 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\u003eMercedes CLA with EQ Technology charging cable questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat cable does the electric CLA need?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 32A single phase Type 2 to Type 2 cable. Both battery sizes take 11 kW across three phases and 7.4 kW from the single phase supply a British house has.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow long does the 85 kWh CLA take to charge at home?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout thirteen hours from genuinely empty at 7.4 kW. Mercedes's nine hour figure assumes an 11 kW three phase wallbox.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs the 22 kW option worth it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly somewhere with three phases. At a house it delivers the same 7.4 kW as the standard charger, so it changes nothing about which cable to buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere is the charge port?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rear offside, on the right of the body, the same position as the EQA and EQC.\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 the electric CLA need?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"A 32A single phase Type 2 to Type 2 cable. Both battery sizes take 11 kW across three phases and 7.4 kW from the single phase supply a British house has.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How long does the 85 kWh CLA take to charge at home?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"About thirteen hours from genuinely empty at 7.4 kW. 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