Spain's electric car charging network is in its infancy. Mercadona

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There are already several supermarket chains that offer charging points for electric cars in Spain. Among them Mercadona , which has just announced a new expansion with 5,000 chargers faster than those it had until now and estimated at 2,000. To do this, it has partnered with Repsol and Iberdrola. In Spain, the infrastructure to accommodate the electric car continues to be very deficient: according to the latest Electromobility Barometer from the manufacturers association Anfac, public charging points are estimated at 16,565.

They are light years away from the 45,000 planned by the sector to lead us towards the democratization of plug-in cars. An obstacle that is noticeable when buying a new car: in our market, the ZERO labels continue to take a small part of the sales. I've been testing electric cars for a decade. Charging outside the home is still hell IN MOTORPASIÓN I've Cell Phone Number List been testing electric cars for a decade. Charging outside the home is still hell Up to 7,000 charging points by the end of 2024 Mercadona electric car charging points Mercadona currently has about 2,000 charging points for electric vehicles, the vast majority of which have a fairly limited charging power: 3.7 kW. Those of this new expansion plan will be semi-fast, offering a charging power of 22 kW : the same as that enjoyed by up to 100 posts of this company, as well as those of other supermarket chains such as Ahorramás, Lidl or Carrefour.



In addition, this new network will add more than twice as many poles as it has now: the goal is to install up to 5,000 points between 2023 and 2024 . Juan Roig's chain hopes to arrive at the end of next year with all these new poles installed. How will it be recharged on these poles and where will they be? These new 5,000 chargers will be operated by its two partners in this expansion plan, in which Mercadona has invested 21 million euros. The energy companies Iberdrola and Repsol will manage the charging service, as well as their customer service. As for the payment and recharge system, it can be managed through the apps of these two firms: Iberdrola Public Recharge and Repsol Waylet. From these apps, you can also check the availability of chargers as well as find the closest ones.