Considering a trip in Spain? Charging advice
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 3:32 pm
I really enjoyed reading about Andreas's experience driving to Italy and it occurred to me that since I live in Spain it may be helpful to share what the charging experience is like here and some recommendations to make it relatively stress free.
I've taken 2 screenshots from my phone which shows you the applications I have installed, note I have a UK iTunes account, but all of these were available without any shenanigans. I'd recommend installing these before you travel as the process is always overly complicated and asks for a lot of information, unnecessarily. I find that outside of Ionity the networks are more region based which is a pain.
We use EasyCharger, Ionity and Wenea and gets us comfortably Barcelona to Madrid and Barcelona to Bilbao (our primary long distance travel). All of these chargers are visible in the Chargemap app. The car has virtually none of the chargers in its database, so don't panic.
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From the first image, Chargemap is the "go to" application for locating chargers, it's accurate but does display chargers that it considers being installed but are actually live. I try to update these as I drive around.
EasyCharger is a very reliable network, 30c per kw/h and requires the app to activate. 55 kw/h max. - app activated although is supposed to support plug and go (doesn't)
Wenea offers 55 and 100 kw/h chargers, charging more for the 100kw/h around 40c - app activated
AMBElectrolineras - Catalunya and free, even 50 kw/h charging - app activated
EVCharge - also seem to be essentially Catalunya and some are free, others not - app activated
Electromaps - supports multiple charger networks with a single card, RFID activated
Cargacoches - asks you for fart too much information, expensive and we've not used them
From the 2nd image
RecargaPublica and Juicepass are run by the electric companies and are very expensive, Ionity is cheaper than both - both App activated.
I hope that's of some use/interest.
I've taken 2 screenshots from my phone which shows you the applications I have installed, note I have a UK iTunes account, but all of these were available without any shenanigans. I'd recommend installing these before you travel as the process is always overly complicated and asks for a lot of information, unnecessarily. I find that outside of Ionity the networks are more region based which is a pain.
We use EasyCharger, Ionity and Wenea and gets us comfortably Barcelona to Madrid and Barcelona to Bilbao (our primary long distance travel). All of these chargers are visible in the Chargemap app. The car has virtually none of the chargers in its database, so don't panic.
and
From the first image, Chargemap is the "go to" application for locating chargers, it's accurate but does display chargers that it considers being installed but are actually live. I try to update these as I drive around.
EasyCharger is a very reliable network, 30c per kw/h and requires the app to activate. 55 kw/h max. - app activated although is supposed to support plug and go (doesn't)
Wenea offers 55 and 100 kw/h chargers, charging more for the 100kw/h around 40c - app activated
AMBElectrolineras - Catalunya and free, even 50 kw/h charging - app activated
EVCharge - also seem to be essentially Catalunya and some are free, others not - app activated
Electromaps - supports multiple charger networks with a single card, RFID activated
Cargacoches - asks you for fart too much information, expensive and we've not used them
From the 2nd image
RecargaPublica and Juicepass are run by the electric companies and are very expensive, Ionity is cheaper than both - both App activated.
I hope that's of some use/interest.