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Accessories & Gear

Cables, adapters and the kit that is actually worth buying.

Most EV accessories are unnecessary. A few are genuinely useful, and one or two are safety-relevant enough that buying the cheapest option is a bad idea.

We separate the two. Where we earn a commission on a link we say so on the page, next to the recommendation rather than buried in a footer.

All accessories & gear guides

4 articles

A domestic three-pin plug and a portable charging unit on a garage floor beside a coiled cable.

Gear5 min · 29 Jul

Do you need a granny cable?

A long charging cable laid out in an S curve on a clean concrete floor under strong directional light.

Gear7 min · 21 Jul

EV charging cables: which one you actually need

A flat-lay of electric vehicle accessories on a dark surface, including cables, adapters and a tyre inflator.

Gear6 min · 13 Jul

EV accessories worth buying, and the ones to skip

A neatly coiled heavy-duty charging cable beside a canvas storage bag on a plain concrete surface.

Gear4 min · 10 Jul

Charging cable organisers and storage

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