{"product_id":"volkswagen-passat-gte-ev-charging-cables","title":"Volkswagen Passat GTE and eHybrid 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. No DC at all until the 2024 car\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eMax onboard AC\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.7 kW single phase to 2023, quoted at 11 kW on the 2024 eHybrid\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eOn a UK home supply\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.7 kW on the older cars; unpublished on the 2024 car\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCharge port position\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFront central on the 2015 to 2023 GTE\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCable we recommend\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16A for a GTE. Read the section below before buying 32A for a 2024 eHybrid\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe older Passat GTE plugs in at the front, in the middle\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is worth getting right because it changes which length you need. On the 2015 to 2019 and 2019 to 2023 Passat GTE the charging flap is in the centre of the nose, not on either wing. A central front port is the friendliest arrangement there is: nothing mirrors, nothing depends on which side your charge point is, and parking nose-in puts the socket as close to the wall box as the car can manage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThose cars carry 9.9 kWh and 13 kWh gross respectively, about 10.6 kWh usable on the later one, and up to about 37 miles of electric range. Both charge at 3.7 kW single phase and neither has any DC capability whatsoever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSo the older cars are 16A cars\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA heavier lead makes no difference, because nothing downstream of the onboard charger sets the pace. Volkswagen's own published times make the point: three and a half hours from a 3.7 kW wall box on the 2019 car, five from a household socket. A 32A cable cannot improve on either.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNothing on this car takes DC. There is no rapid socket to fall back on, so the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/type-2-to-type-2-charging-cables\"\u003eType 2 lead\u003c\/a\u003e is not an accessory you might use, it is the only route electricity ever takes into the battery. Buy a used one without a cable in the boot and it is a petrol car until you do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe 2024 eHybrid, and a figure nobody publishes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 Passat eHybrid is a different machine: 19.7 kWh usable from a 25.7 kWh pack, somewhere between 62 and 84 miles of electric range depending on which of Volkswagen's own three published figures you take, DC charging for the first time at 40 to 50 kW, and an AC charger quoted at up to 11 kW.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat Volkswagen never publishes is what that charger does on a single phase. Its figures are twelve hours on a 2.3 kW household socket and two and a half on an 11 kW wallbox, with nothing in between, and the technical data tables have the same gap. The identical hardware in the Skoda Kodiaq iV is reported at about 4 kW on one phase, and a 2021 Volkswagen technical briefing on this driveline said AC charging was not being raised above the old 3.6 kW. We think 16A is very likely enough, but we will not state a figure Volkswagen does not publish. Ask a dealer before paying the difference.\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, 9.9 kWh battery\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eEmpty to full, 10.6 kWh battery\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eEmpty to full, 19.7 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 to Type 2, 16A at 3.7 kW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.7 kW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3 hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3 hours 15 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eabout 13 miles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThree pin from a 13A socket\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.3 kW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 hours 45 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 hours 15 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9 hours 45 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eabout 8 miles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType 2, three phase at 11 kW, 2024 car only\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.0 kW\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 hours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eabout 38 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. Columns are the 2015 to 2019 GTE, the 2019 to 2023 GTE and the 2024 eHybrid. Only the last can use the 11 kW row, and only across three phases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhich length for a Passat\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCentral nose port on the GTE, so nose in and 5 metres is plenty even on a 4.77 metre estate. Reverse in and the cable runs the length of the car, so \u003ca href=\"\/products\/10m-ev-charging-cables\"\u003e10 metres\u003c\/a\u003e. On the 2024 eHybrid the port is at the front but the side is read from left hand drive data and we have not confirmed it for a UK car, so check yours. 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\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 three pin unit is IEC 62752 compliant, CE marked, IP67 against water and rated -30C to +60C. 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 Volkswagen: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/volkswagen-id3-charging-cable\"\u003eVolkswagen ID.3 EV Charging Cable\u003c\/a\u003e. The full range of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/volkswagen-ev-charging-cables\"\u003eVolkswagen charging cables\u003c\/a\u003e is on one page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVolkswagen Passat GTE charging cable questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich cable does a Passat GTE need?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 16A Type 2 to Type 2 lead for any 2015 to 2023 GTE: those cars draw 3.7 kW single phase and a 32A cable would finish at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere is the charging flap on a Passat GTE?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the centre of the nose on the 2015 to 2023 cars, not on a wing. That makes nose-in parking the best case and removes any left or right question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCan a Passat GTE rapid charge?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly the 2024 eHybrid, which added CCS at 40 to 50 kW. On the 2015 to 2023 GTE there is no DC socket at all, so the Type 2 cable is the only way to charge it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWill a 32A cable help my 2024 eHybrid?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe cannot tell you honestly. Volkswagen publishes a household socket time and an 11 kW three phase time and nothing in between, and the same hardware in Skoda's cars manages only about 4 kW on one phase. 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