Skoda E-Citigo charging cable

The Škoda Citigo-e iV is a compact city car with a 36.8 kWh battery (32.3 kWh usable) and an unusual dual-phase onboard charger rated at 7.2 kW. Rather than drawing 32A on a single line, the charger splits its load across two phases at 16A each. This means the full 7.2 kW is only available where a multi-phase supply is present: at a public three-phase post, the Citigo charges fully in around five hours. At home on a standard single-phase wallbox, the car is limited to a single 16A phase, capping the charge rate at 3.7 kW and extending a full charge to around ten hours. DC fast charging at up to 40 kW is available via CCS2, bringing the battery from 10 to 80% in under an hour. The combined CCS2 and Type 2 charge port sits on the right rear flank.

Choosing the right charging cable

Because the Citigo's charger draws 16A per phase, an 11 kW Voldt® Type 2 charging cable is a perfect technical match: its conductors are rated for exactly the current the car requires, and it delivers the full 7.2 kW at any public three-phase post. A 22 kW cable works identically on this car and offers no speed advantage, but is worth considering if you plan to use it with a future vehicle that draws higher current. At home on a single-phase wallbox, both cables deliver the same 3.7 kW, because the bottleneck is the car's charger, not the cable.

Cable length

The right-rear port means reversing into a bay brings it closest to the charging post. At home on a short driveway, a 4 or 6-metre cable is often sufficient for a car this compact. An 8-metre cable is the practical standard for mixed home and public use. A 10-metre cable covers awkward bay layouts at supermarkets and car parks. A 15-metre cable removes all guesswork at hotel car parks and unfamiliar infrastructure.

Portable charging away from home

The Voldt® portable red CEE charging cable is where the Citigo-e iV's dual-phase charger becomes an advantage rather than a limitation. Plugged into a red three-phase CEE socket, the car draws on two of the three available phases and charges at its full 7.2 kW, bypassing the single-phase bottleneck of a home wallbox entirely. A full charge takes around five hours. Red three-phase CEE sockets are common at industrial premises, workshops, and some holiday parks with heavier electrical infrastructure.

A blue single-phase 16A CEE socket delivers 3.7 kW, the same rate as a home wallbox: a full charge in around ten hours, comfortably within an overnight window at a campsite or holiday rental.

The Voldt® Schuko portable charger draws 2.3 kW (10A safe limit) from a standard domestic socket. A full charge takes around thirteen hours. For a city car that rarely arrives home fully empty, a partial overnight top-up is often all that is needed.

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