On 9 Jun 2025 at 18:24, John O'Connor via EV wrote: > We will be moving across the pond soon and i am wondering how the ev > charge systems work. In particular in Portugal. I know there are > charge points in many if not all of the petrol stations and i assume > they are on something similar to the ChargePoint network here in the > USA. Does anyone know from experience if that is so and how to `join´ > a network?
Hi John, congrats on your impending move. I hear good things about Portugal. Also they seem pretty serious about EVs. in 2024, EVs were almost 20% of their vehicle sales. We're in France, not Portugal, so I don't know how much help we'll be. But here charging has expanded rapidly. Most of the autoroute fuel stops have AC at 22kW and DC at 150-350kW. Even small towns have public charging points, often AC only, but you may need a map to find them. The big grocery chains are adding charging. Lidl's is reasonably priced. This thread has some thoughts on multi-network charging cards and apps in Spain and Portugal: https://www.speakev.com/threads/charging-in-europe-spain-portugal.175390/ We've been fairly satisfied with Chargemap (website, app, card). They impose a surcharge but IMO it's far from excessive. chargemap dot com One other thing to remember is that you need less public charging here because EU rail travel is infinitely better than in the US. Parking at the train stations can be pricey, but many times there's much cheaper parking a short walk away. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Most actors are deepfake combinations of prize hams. -- Dorothy Gambrell, "Cat and Girl" = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
