{"product_id":"vauxhall-astra-electric-charging-cable","title":"Vauxhall Astra Electric 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 Combo 2 for DC, one combined socket\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, standard on UK cars\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\u003eOffside rear quarter\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 British specification is better than the European one, and it changes nothing at home\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe charger is an 11 kW three phase unit, standard on British cars rather than optional as it is elsewhere. What that buys you is speed at public AC posts. At home, where one phase is all there is, the car settles at 7.4 kW and a full charge takes the same time it would with the smaller charger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVauxhall states it in the price and specification guide: the Astra Electric is fitted with an 11 kW onboard charger and is also equipped with a Mode 3 cable as standard. The cable supplied is a three phase 22 kW rated one, which will do no harm on a single phase supply and simply carries 32 amps on one of its cores.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVauxhall own charge table has an error worth knowing about\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoth the price guide and the press release head a table \"Charge time (20-80%)\" and then list AC current, home or public charger at 7 kW, Type 2, eight hours. Twenty to eighty per cent of a 55.4 kWh usable pack is about 33 kWh, which at 7.4 kW is nearer four and a half hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEight hours is the nought to one hundred per cent figure, correctly labelled as such in the older 54 kWh table and carried across without the heading being updated. Manufacturer brochures are not always self consistent, and this one is a case in point. Template driven specification tables carry rows across from other models in the range, so a figure can appear for a feature the car does not have. We have checked the numbers against the battery size and the charger rating rather than taking the table at face value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBattery and range, and Vauxhall publishes both figures properly\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe current car is 55.4 kWh usable of 58.3 kWh total, which Vauxhall prints in exactly those words. Earlier MY23 to MY25 cars were quoted as 54 kWh with around 50.8 usable. WLTP range is 274 to 281 miles on the newer pack against 252 to 260 on the older, with the Sports Tourer a few miles behind the hatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRapid charging is claimed at 100 kW with twenty to eighty per cent in 32 minutes; EV Database measures a peak of 107 kW on the 54 kWh pack. From MY26 vehicle to load is standard for the first time.\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, 50.8 kWh battery\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eEmpty to full, 55.4 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 at 7.4 kW, a UK home charge point\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.4 kW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7 hours 45 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8 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, 16A at 3.7 kW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.7 kW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 hours 30 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 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\u003e25 hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 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. The two figures cover the earlier 54 kWh pack and the current 58 kWh one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAround eight hours from empty on a 7 kW home charge point, which is precisely one overnight window. That is a well matched car and supply.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhich length for an Astra Electric\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe socket is on the offside rear quarter, which makes this car the odd one out in the Vauxhall electric range: the Corsa, Mokka, Frontera and Grandland all charge from the nearside. Worth knowing if you are replacing one Vauxhall with another and keeping the same charge point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe should be straight that this one rests on aggregator data rather than a Vauxhall document, unlike the Corsa and Frontera where we found primary confirmation. Three independent listings agree on the offside rear, but they may share an upstream source. At 4.37 metres, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/10m-ev-charging-cables\"\u003eten metres\u003c\/a\u003e removes the risk either way. 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\u003eIt is a CE marked IEC 62196-2 cable, IP55 against the weather, rated to work between -30C and +50C.\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. 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\"\u003eLooking at another Vauxhall? Start with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/vauxhall-ampera-ev-charging-cable\"\u003eVauxhall Ampera EV Charging Cable\u003c\/a\u003e, or browse every model in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vauxhall-ev-charging-cables\"\u003eVauxhall charging cables\u003c\/a\u003e. 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\u003eVauxhall Astra Electric charging cable questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes the 11 kW charger help at home?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. It is a three phase unit and a British house has one phase, so the car takes 7.4 kW. The 11 kW only pays off at a three phase public post.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs 11 kW standard or optional?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStandard on UK cars, along with a three phase Mode 3 cable. Mainland Europe makes 7.4 kW standard with 11 kW an option.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow long does a full charge take?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout eight hours from empty on a 7 kW home charge point. Note that Vauxhall table mislabels this as a 20 to 80 per cent time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere is the charge socket?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffside rear quarter, which is the opposite flank to the Corsa, Mokka and Frontera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- faq-schema --\u003e\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Does the 11 kW charger help at home?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"No. It is a three phase unit and a British house has one phase, so the car takes 7.4 kW. 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