UGREEN Nexode 55909B 90 W Retractable Car Charger

Overview

A laptop and a phone can charge together in the car, with the phone cable built into the charger so there is no loose lead on the dashboard. The UGREEN Nexode 55909B is a 90 W car charger for 12 to 24 V sockets with an integrated retractable USB-C cable of about 0.7 m, plus a USB-C port and a USB-A port. The built-in cable gives up to 60 W and the ports up to 30 W each.

Is it right for you?

• Suits a USB-C laptop that charges at 60 W or less on the retractable cable, with a phone on a port at up to 30 W at the same time.
• Laptops that need more than 60 W will charge slowly: the strongest single output is the 60 W cable. Do not choose it for a laptop that must receive more than 60 W in normal use.
• Suits iPhone 15, 16 and 17 series, Samsung Galaxy phones with PPS, iPads and tablets, 12 V cars and SUVs and 24 V trucks and buses. Lightning iPhones use the USB-C or USB-A port with your own cable.
• With all three outputs in use, the cable keeps 60 W and each port drops to 7.5 W, which suits topping up small devices rather than tablets or computers.

Key features

• Integrated retractable USB-C cable, about 0.7 m, with eight lock positions, up to 60 W.
• USB-C port up to 30 W and USB-A port up to 30 W.
• Cable plus one port: 60 W plus 30 W, 90 W in total. All three: 60 W plus 7.5 W plus 7.5 W.
• Protocols PD 3.0, PPS, QC 3.0 and 2.0, SCP, FCP, AFC, Apple 5 V 2.4 A and BC1.2, depending on port and device.
• Input 12 to 24 V DC, up to 11 A.
• Output over-current and short-circuit protection; input under-voltage and over-voltage protection.

What else you need

A separate cable for each port you intend to use. The retractable USB-C cable is built in.

Before you buy

• It does not provide 90 W from one connector.
• The vehicle socket and its fuse must be able to supply the load; a weak or damaged socket causes intermittent charging.
• Charging power falls as a battery nears full or becomes warm; this tapering is normal. A printed wattage is a ceiling, not a promise that every device will draw it.
• The charger body can feel warm in normal use. Stop using it if heat becomes excessive or comes with a smell, deformation or repeated cut-outs.
• Not described as waterproof: protect it from spills, condensation and wet cleaning. The integrated lead is not described as user-replaceable, so protect it from sharp bends and uncontrolled retraction.
• It is not an AC inverter, has no battery and its ports are for power only, not data, CarPlay or Android Auto.