Cepsa, Ionity unveil their first high-power chargers in Portugal

After launching the first HPC corridor in the Iberian Peninsula, both companies inaugurate four new electric chargers on the highway connecting Lisbon and southern Portugal.

Head of international development in Cepsa's commercial area, José Aramburu.

Cepsa in partnership with IONITY continues to advance in developing the most extensive public intercity electric mobility network on the Iberian Peninsula with the inauguration of the first two service stations with high power charging points in Portugal, according to a press release.

This is a new milestone in the partnership signed between the two companies in 2018, after launching the first high-power charging corridor on the Iberian Peninsula linking the cities of Madrid and Barcelona at the end of 2020.

The new facilities are located at two Cepsa’s service stations in the Portuguese town of Almodôvar (in the Beja district), on both sides of the A-2 highway, which connects Lisbon with southern Portugal. These facilities are equipped with two recharging points each with a capability up to 350 kW, and are prepared for four additional high-power chargers to be installed depending on demand.

The inauguration of these facilities also marks the launch of the Via Verde Eletric, a project of Brisa (the main private operator of Portuguese highways), in which Cepsa and IONITY have ownership, to create the largest long-distance electric charging network in Portugal with the installation of high-power electric chargers at the main service areas on Portuguese highways.

Portugal will have IONITY chargers at 10 Cepsa’s service stations this year. With the inauguration of these two new installations, there are now 30 IONITY chargers installed at 11 Cepsa’s service stations on the Iberian Peninsula. Throughout 2021, 35 Cepsa’s service stations located in the main peninsular corridors will have these chargers.

Cepsa's network comprises more than 1,800 service stations in Spain and Portugal.

IONITY is the leading pan-European high-power charging network formed by the BMW Group, Mercedes Benz AG, Ford Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Group, and Volkswagen Group.