Reel device for storing an electric cable, in particular an electric cable of a vehicle such as an electric vehicle, said electric cable comprising a first plug at one end of the cable and a second plug at an opposite end of the cable, the reel device comprising: - a storage part comprising: - a central member having a central axis, wherein the central member comprises an outer surface, a first end and a second end, - a first flange provided at the first end of the central member, the first flange comprising a first inner surface, a first outer surface, and a first outer edge, - a second flange provided at the second end of the central member, the second flange comprising a second inner surface, a second outer surface, and a second outer edge, wherein the second inner surface faces the first inner surface of the first flange, wherein the storage part is configured to accommodate the electric cable on the central member between the first flange and the second flange, - a cable retainer, the reel device being characterised in that the cable retainer comprises a bridge section which is provided at a radial distance outwards from the outer surface of the central member, wherein the bridge section extends over a distance between the first outer edge and the second outer edge, wherein the cable retainer is configured to be movable in a tangential direction relative to the storage part to a target position and to engage the first plug or the one end of the electric cable with an inner engagement surface of the bridge section when the electric cable is reeled on the storage part, thereby clamping the first plug or the one end of the electric cable between the cable retainer and an underlying cable section of the electric cable in said target position, the reel device being further characterised by comprising - a hub member supported by the central member, the hub member and the storage part being configured to rotate relative to each other. - a storage part comprising: - a central member having a central axis, wherein the central member comprises an outer surface, a first end and a second end, - a first flange provided at the first end of the central member, the first flange comprising a first inner surface, a first outer surface, and a first outer edge, - a second flange provided at the second end of the central member, the second flange comprising a second inner surface, a second outer surface, and a second outer edge, wherein the second inner surface faces the first inner surface of the first flange, wherein the storage part is configured to accommodate the electric cable on the central member between the first flange and the second flange, - a central member having a central axis, wherein the central member comprises an outer surface, a first end and a second end, - a first flange provided at the first end of the central member, the first flange comprising a first inner surface, a first outer surface, and a first outer edge, - a second flange provided at the second end of the central member, the second flange comprising a second inner surface, a second outer surface, and a second outer edge, wherein the second inner surface faces the first inner surface of the first flange, wherein the storage part is configured to accommodate the electric cable on the central member between the first flange and the second flange, - a cable retainer, the reel device being characterised in that the cable retainer comprises a bridge section which is provided at a radial distance outwards from the outer surface of the central member, wherein the bridge section extends over a distance between the first outer edge and the second outer edge, wherein the cable retainer is configured to be movable in a tangential direction relative to the storage part to a target position and to engage the first plug or the one end of the electric cable with an inner engagement surface of the bridge section when the electric cable is reeled on the storage part, thereby clamping the first plug or the one end of the electric cable between the cable retainer and an underlying cable section of the electric cable in said target position, the reel device being further characterised by comprising - a hub member supported by the central member, the hub member and the storage part being configured to rotate relative to each other.