{"product_id":"porsche-918-spyder-ev-charging-cable","title":"Porsche 918 Spyder 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. No CCS socket\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, single phase, one 16 amp circuit\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, and no more\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCharge port position\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOffside, at the B pillar behind the door\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\u003eA 887 horsepower car with a very ordinary charger\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a pleasing gap between what this car does on a road and what it does on a driveway. Porsche states a \"maximum charge output of 3.6 kW\", delivered through a single 16 amp circuit, on a 6.8 kWh battery. That is roughly two hours to fill it and about eighteen miles of electric running when you have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharging hardware of this vintage is small, and the number that matters is the car's, not the supply's. Fitting a 32 amp wall box changes nothing here because the car will not draw 32 amps. Plan around the car's ceiling rather than the charge point's. Buying a 32 amp cable for this car is not wasted money, because the cable is rated for whatever you plug it into next and because thicker conductors run cooler, but it will not make the 918 charge faster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThere is no CCS socket on it\u003c\/h2\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePorsche did offer a DC option of its own at the time, a Speed Charging Station that filled the pack in 25 minutes from an industrial supply. That was a bespoke home installation for owners, not a public network capability, and it is not something you will find at a motorway services.\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, 6.8 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, 16A at 3.6 kW, the car maximum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.6 kW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 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\u003e3 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\u003eThe arithmetic is simple: kWh over kW, 13 per cent on top for losses, rounded to the nearest quarter hour. The miles column uses 3.5 miles per kWh, which holds up in winter as well as summer. Porsche publishes gross capacity only; no usable figure was ever released, so this works from 6.8 kWh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 918 predates WLTP entirely, so the roughly eighteen mile electric range figure comes from the NEDC era and should be read as optimistic. In town on a light throttle it is a real number; anywhere else the 4.6 litre V8 takes over long before the battery empties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere the socket is, with one honest caveat\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePorsche describes the charge port as being in the B pillar on the front passenger side, which on a left hand drive car puts it on the right. Its own rescue data sheet uses absolute terms and says the rear right of the vehicle. Whether the port mirrors on a right hand drive car we have not been able to confirm with a photograph, so treat the offside as likely rather than certain and check your own car before choosing a length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 918 is 4.64 metres and low, and access is behind the door rather than at either end. Five metres reaches comfortably where the charge point is beside the car; ten if it is not. 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\u003eMade to IEC 62196-2, CE marked, and rated IP55 from -30C to +50C so it lives outdoors all year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/type-2-to-3-pin-charging-cable\"\u003eThree pin lead\u003c\/a\u003es are made to IEC 62752, CE marked and IP67 sealed, with a -30C to +60C specification. Two year manufacturer's warranty, free next working day UK delivery and 30 days to send it back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"evp-see-also\"\u003eAlso from Porsche: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/porsche-cayenne-ev-charging-cable\"\u003ePorsche Cayenne E-Hybrid EV Charging Cable\u003c\/a\u003e. The full range of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/porsche-ev-charging-cables\"\u003ePorsche charging cables\u003c\/a\u003e is on one page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePorsche 918 Spyder charging cable questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow fast does a 918 Spyder charge?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout 3.6 kW, from a single 16 amp circuit. A full charge of the 6.8 kWh battery takes roughly two hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCan it rapid charge?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. There is no CCS socket. Porsche sold a bespoke DC Speed Charging Station for owners, but that was a private installation, not public network access.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs a 32A cable worth it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt will not charge the car faster, but it is more flexible for any future car and runs cooler under load.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere is the charge port?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the B pillar behind the door. Porsche describes it as the front passenger side, which on a left hand drive car is the right. We have not confirmed whether right hand drive cars mirror it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- faq-schema --\u003e\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How fast does a 918 Spyder charge?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"About 3.6 kW, from a single 16 amp circuit. 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