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The Focus Electric is one of the few Type 1 cars where the 32A cable genuinely pays for itself. Its onboard charger accepts 6.6 kW, well above the 3.7 kW a 16A cable can supply, so a 32A Type 1 to Type 2 lead is the one to order.
Start with the connector, because it catches people out. The Focus Electric uses a Type 1 inlet, not the Type 2 fitted to nearly everything sold since. A Type 2 to Type 2 cable will not go in. You need Type 2 at the wall box and Type 1 at the car, which is exactly what a Type 1 to Type 2 cable is.
Ford put the car on the UK price list in September 2013 at £33,580 before the plug-in car grant, and sold it here until 2015. It was aimed at fleets and barely anyone bought one: about 24 were registered in Britain, all to Ford itself, and fewer than ten are believed to survive. That five door car has 19.6 kWh usable from a 23 kWh gross pack. With 6.6 kW going in, a flat battery is full again in about three and a quarter hours. A 16A cable nearly doubles that to six hours, which is the whole case for spending a little more.
Ford later built a facelifted Focus Electric with a 33.5 kWh battery for 2017 and 2018, still on Type 1 and still charging at 6.6 kW. We have not been able to confirm that this version reached UK buyers, so treat it as a possibility rather than something you will find at a British dealer. If you do run one, the same 32A cable applies and the larger pack takes closer to five and three quarter hours.
Type 1 is a five pin single phase connector, so no three phase Type 1 cable exists and 7.4 kW is the format's hard ceiling. British homes are single phase anyway. Your actual speed is set by whichever is lowest of the car, the supply and the cable.
No other Focus plugs in. The EcoBoost Hybrid of 2020 to 2025 is a 48V mild hybrid with no charging port, and every petrol EcoBoost and diesel EcoBlue since 1998 is the same.
Type 1 to Type 2 cables are IP55 rated, Type 1 to 3 Pin cables are IP67, both come in 5m and 10m lengths, and every order includes a 2 year manufacturer's warranty and free next working day UK delivery.
| Cable Type | Max Charge Rate | Empty to Full | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type 1 to 3 Pin, 5m or 10m | 2.3 kW | 9h30m | Emergency use only |
| Type 1 to Type 2 16A, 5m or 10m | 3.7 kW | 6h00m | Holds the car back |
| Type 1 to Type 2 32A, 5m or 10m | 6.6 kW, the car's limit | 3h15m | Best fit |
| Cable Type | Max Charge Rate | Empty to Full | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type 1 to 3 Pin, 5m or 10m | 2.3 kW | 16h30m | Too slow to rely on |
| Type 1 to Type 2 16A, 5m or 10m | 3.7 kW | 10h15m | A full night |
| Type 1 to Type 2 32A, 5m or 10m | 6.6 kW, the car's limit | 5h45m | Best fit |
We have not been able to confirm that the 33.5 kWh facelift was sold to UK buyers.
A 32A Type 1 to Type 2 cable. The car has a Type 1 inlet and takes 6.6 kW, so 32A lets it charge at full speed and fills the 19.6 kWh usable battery in around three and a quarter hours. The Type 2 end plugs into your home charge point or a public post.
Yes, and this is unusual for a Type 1 car. Most take 3.7 kW or less, but the Focus Electric accepts 6.6 kW. A 16A cable caps it at 3.7 kW and turns a three and a quarter hour charge into six hours. The extra outlay buys back most of an evening every time you plug in.
The 2013 to 2015 car needs about 3h15m from empty on a 32A cable, drawing 6.6 kW into 19.6 kWh usable. A 16A cable makes that roughly six hours, and a three pin lead at 2.3 kW takes about nine and a half. The later 33.5 kWh car takes around 5h45m on 32A.
No. The car's socket is Type 1, so a Type 2 to Type 2 cable cannot be plugged into it whatever adapter you are tempted by. Order the Type 1 to Type 2 cable, which carries a Type 2 plug for the charge point and a Type 1 plug for the car itself.
No. Only the Focus Electric has a charging socket. The EcoBoost Hybrid sold from 2020 to 2025 is a 48V mild hybrid that recovers energy under braking and never needs plugging in, and every petrol EcoBoost and diesel EcoBlue Focus built since 1998 has no charging port at all.
Five metres works if your wall box sits within a couple of paces of where the car rests. Given how few Focus Electrics remain, many owners rely on public posts rather than a home unit, and 10m gives you room when the bay layout is not in your favour. Charge speed is identical either way.
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