Charging system for charging a load (R LOAD), in particular an electric car, with a) a charging cable with a1) a plug adapted for detachably connecting a charging source to a load (R LOAD) and for forming a transfer point (9, 10) to the load (R LOAD), a2) a first charging line (R CABLE,HIGH) adapted for conducting a charging current (I LOAD) to the load (R LOAD), a3) a second charging line (R CABLE,LOW) adapted to return the charging current (I LOAD) from the load (R LOAD), and b) an electric meter adapted for electrical consumption measurement at the electrical load (R LOAD), with b1) a current measuring device adapted for measuring a charging current (I LOAD) which flows via the charging cable to the transfer point (9, 10) for the load (R LOAD), the transfer point (9, 10) being located in the plug of the charging cable, and b2) a voltage measuring device adapted for voltage measurement, characterized in c) that the voltage measuring device is also adapted to measure the voltage directly at the transfer point (9, 10) of the charging cable in order to determine line losses in the charging cable, in particular to take the line losses into account when calculating the consumption, and d) that the charging cable comprises the following: d1) a first measuring line adapted for measuring the charging voltage directly at the transfer point (9, 10) in the plug, the first measuring line extending along the charging cable to the transfer point (9, 10) in the plug, d2) a second measuring line adapted for measuring the charging voltage directly at the transfer point (9, 10) in the plug, the second measuring line extending along the charging cable to the transfer point (9, 10) in the plug. a) a charging cable with a1) a plug adapted for detachably connecting a charging source to a load (R LOAD) and for forming a transfer point (9, 10) to the load (R LOAD), a2) a first charging line (R CABLE,HIGH) adapted for conducting a charging current (I LOAD) to the load (R LOAD), a3) a second charging line (R CABLE,LOW) adapted to return the charging current (I LOAD) from the load (R LOAD), and a1) a plug adapted for detachably connecting a charging source to a load (R LOAD) and for forming a transfer point (9, 10) to the load (R LOAD), a2) a first charging line (R CABLE,HIGH) adapted for conducting a charging current (I LOAD) to the load (R LOAD), a3) a second charging line (R CABLE,LOW) adapted to return the charging current (I LOAD) from the load (R LOAD), and b) an electric meter adapted for electrical consumption measurement at the electrical load (R LOAD), with b1) a current measuring device adapted for measuring a charging current (I LOAD) which flows via the charging cable to the transfer point (9, 10) for the load (R LOAD), the transfer point (9, 10) being located in the plug of the charging cable, and b2) a voltage measuring device adapted for voltage measurement, characterized in b1) a current measuring device adapted for measuring a charging current (I LOAD) which flows via the charging cable to the transfer point (9, 10) for the load (R LOAD), the transfer point (9, 10) being located in the plug of the charging cable, and b2) a voltage measuring device adapted for voltage measurement, c) that the voltage measuring device is also adapted to measure the voltage directly at the transfer point (9, 10) of the charging cable in order to determine line losses in the charging cable, in particular to take the line losses into account when calculating the consumption, and d) that the charging cable comprises the following: d1) a first measuring line adapted for measuring the charging voltage directly at the transfer point (9, 10) in the plug, the first measuring line extending along the charging cable to the transfer point (9, 10) in the plug, d2) a second measuring line adapted for measuring the charging voltage directly at the transfer point (9, 10) in the plug, the second measuring line extending along the charging cable to the transfer point (9, 10) in the plug. d1) a first measuring line adapted for measuring the charging voltage directly at the transfer point (9, 10) in the plug, the first measuring line extending along the charging cable to the transfer point (9, 10) in the plug, d2) a second measuring line adapted for measuring the charging voltage directly at the transfer point (9, 10) in the plug, the second measuring line extending along the charging cable to the transfer point (9, 10) in the plug.