Electric mobility in Spain is progressing, but at a pace that still raises as many expectations as questions. By December 1, 2025, the public network of charging stations reached 49,771 operational unitsaccording to data from Aedive, the sector’s employers’ association. This is a figure which, on paper, represents growth 9.67% compared to the end of 2024 and confirms that the installation of chargers is already part of the national energy landscape.
But the real debate is whether this increase will be enough to absorb the avalanche of electric cars expected for 2025 and 2026. Demand grows, pushes and transforms, and much of the success – or frustration – of the country’s electric transition is played out in this constant tension between supply and need.
High power takes control
The Aedive report specifies what type of infrastructure pulls the cart: the high power charging. The points between 50 and 250 kW were shot 99.56%a jump almost doubled which reflects what type of electric mobility is beginning to consolidate: that of intercity travel, users who demand speed and operators who seek to compete in performance with gasoline and diesel.
For their part, the points of more than 250 kWthose capable of restoring up to 80% of the battery in just a few minutes, have increased by 54.10%. Also fast charging infrastructure, among 22 and 50 kW— show notable progress, 16.48%.
Spain, with this data, begins to draw a map where highways and main roads are no longer uncertain territory for those who drive an electric vehicle. This is one of the pillars that the sector considers essential for the electric car to leave the urban environment and become a realistic alternative for all types of travel.
Catalonia, Madrid and Andalusia, the charging triangle
Catalonia, Madrid and Andalusia maintain their leadership in terms of the volume of public terminals. Between the three they concentrate almost 49% of the totala photograph which once again puts territorial differences in the deployment of infrastructure on the table. This is no coincidence: these are the three regions which have the largest vehicle fleet, the highest population density and the most active operators.
However, the challenge is not just for large communities. Aedive has been warning for months about the need to reduce “electric islands”, these areas where the presence of charging stations remains rare, which limits the adoption of electric vehicles and, above all, conditions mobility between provinces.
Where should we be in 2025 and 2026? The uncomfortable question
The figure of 49,771 chargers is relevant, but the context is decisive. In 2025 and 2026, sales of electric vehicles – driven by the entry into force of more demanding European objectives and by the expansion of the offer in general brands – are expected to increase. For the first time, they exceed 200,000 new electric vehicles in a single year.
This is not an optimistic forecast; This is the trend that is marking the European market and that Spain is obliged to follow if it does not want to find itself on the margins of the continent. Countries like France, Germany or the Netherlands already manage much higher infrastructure densities, not only in terms of total points, but also in installed power per vehicle.
If Spain wants to maintain an adequate ratio – around a public charging station for 8 to 10 electric vehiclesrecommended by the EU, is expected to close 2026 with between 80,000 and 100,000 public charging stationsa figure that is far away today. To achieve this, it would practically be necessary double the pace of deployment from last year.
High power, where the competitiveness of electric mobility really comes into play, is also expected to be doubled in the next 18 months to avoid traffic jams during holidays, vacations and major intercity routes.
An industry that steps on the accelerator
Despite doubts, the industry remains optimistic. The director of Aedive, Arturo Pérez de Lucíaunderlines the “firm and sustained commitment” of the operators, who – he assures – are accelerating their deployment throughout the peninsula. And it’s true: the major players in the sector have increased investments, alliances and projects in recent months.
But operators cannot do this alone. Within the sector itself, they recognize that infrastructure no longer depends solely on private investment, but on administrative agility, the simplification of permits and the expansion of public incentives. The equation is clear: more chargers, faster and with fewer obstacles.
Spain is moving forward, but the clock is ticking faster than the works
With current figures, Spain demonstrates that public charging infrastructures are progressing, developing and becoming more professional. But the European electricity transition is progressing even faster. If the country wants to live up to the electricity generation that will arrive in 2025 and 2026, it will have to accelerate like never before.
Because as in any race, it is not enough to keep moving forward: you have to do it at the right pace. And this pace, today, is imposed by the most electrified countries in Europe, which are already at a different speed.
Stocks like the one you just signed with Ford Spain with Thunder, Like and similar to the agreements that the operator already had with KIA, they are necessary and almost obligatory to promote this reality, offering reduced prices on its network and a charging experience aimed at offering complete solutions to electric mobility such as electricity, large charging spaces for electric vehicles, payment methods and good network coverage.
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