Charge your electric car in Madrid
Charging an electric car in Madrid has stopped being a coverage problem and become an organisation problem: there are thousands of points between the M-30 ring road, the Castellana and Gran Vía axes, the shopping centres on the outskirts and the EMT car parks, but they are split across dozens of different operators, each with its own app and card. Cargea brings that whole network together on a single map with real-time availability, so you can see at a glance which charger is free before you leave home, filter by connector and power output, and start charging and pay from your phone without carrying ten RFID cards in the glovebox. Whether you drive through the city centre inside the low-emission zone every day or head out on the A-1 or A-6 motorways, you find the point that suits you and always pay with the same method.
Areas to charge your electric car in Madrid
City centre (low-emission zone)
Inside the low-emission zone EVs get access and parking advantages; AC points in EMT car parks and on-street rotation dominate here.
Castellana – Chamartín axis
A corridor with a good density of semi-fast chargers, handy for topping up while you work or run an errand.
Exit corridors (A-1, A-2, A-6)
Fast and ultra-fast charging points at petrol stations and service areas so you start a trip with the battery high.
Shopping centres on the outskirts
Destination charging while you shop at the large retail parks in Las Rozas, Alcorcón or San Sebastián de los Reyes.
Connectors and power output
In Madrid you'll find CCS2 for fast charging on corridors and major axes, Type 2 (AC) in urban and destination car parks, and the odd residual CHAdeMO. Filter by connector and power in the app so you never arrive at a point that isn't compatible with your car.
How much charging costs
The price varies a lot by operator and power: AC charging in car parks usually sits at €0.30–0.55/kWh and fast charging on corridors can reach €0.80/kWh at peak times. In Cargea you see the price before you plug in so you can decide whether it's worth it.
Charging your electric car in Madrid: common questions
Mainly at supermarkets and shopping centres offering courtesy charging while you shop, with time limits. In the Cargea map you can filter by price to find them, but always check the venue's conditions.
It depends on the operator and power. Slow or semi-fast charging in a car park is around €0.30–0.55/kWh and fast charging on urban and interurban corridors can reach €0.80/kWh. Cargea shows the price of each point before you start the session.
Yes. Vehicles with a ZERO label enter and park with advantages inside Madrid's LEZ, which makes city-centre charging especially convenient.
Not with Cargea. We bring the main Madrid operators together in a single app, with real-time availability, filters and unified payment, so you don't pile up accounts or cards.