Ajuntament de Barcelona is committed to furthering sustainable mobility in the city. With the goal of providing the infrastructure needed to boost e-mobility, it created the Endolla Barcelona service and has already become the largest public e-mobility network in Spain and southern Europe.
Following a cumulative investment of €25 million up to 2023, Endolla Barcelona has hit the milestone of 1,000 charging stations throughout the city, in line with a far-reaching, equitable expansion strategy that stays ahead of anticipated demand to support Barcelona residents in the transition to electric vehicles. Of this total investment, a significant portion has been channelled through European funding programmes. Specifically, a project worth €8,098,256 was submitted to the MOVES Singulares II 2022 call, from which a grant of €3,239,302.40 was obtained, funded by the European Next Generation EU funds. This support has made it possible to accelerate the deployment of charging infrastructure and strengthen the city’s commitment to more sustainable mobility.
Thanks to these efforts, Endolla Barcelona now reaches all neighbourhoods equally, providing residents with an extensive network of efficient charging stations powered by 100% renewable energy. It currently has 3,300 active users and an average of 14,000 top-ups per month.
The Endolla network prepared for the future of electromobility
Over the next five years, BSM plans to invest at least €15 million to keep growing and supporting the needs of the general public. In line with this goal, work is under way to add 2,000 new charging stations in Aparcaments BSM car parks starting next year. This means the city will be prepared to reach 3,000 stations as demand grows.
Greater power for faster charging
Although Endolla’s model focuses on slow, planned charging, it also needs to offer fast charging and “opportunity” charging. That’s why Endolla Barcelona plans to triple the power of its on-street charging stations to 160 kW. This will help encourage use of the network by Barcelona residents who don’t have charging stations at their homes or workplaces and among non-residents who commute to Barcelona in electric vehicles.
Endolla Barcelona will also double the power of the charging stations in Aparcaments BSM car parks to 7.4 kW. In this case, the goal is to reduce charging times while maintaining the commitment to sustainable charging, defined as planned charging that, using energy intelligently, takes advantage of off-peak hours. It’s estimated that the increase in power will make it possible to reduce vehicle charging times by half. The increases will gradually be deployed over the coming months.
An accessible network open to everyone
Convenience, accessibility and proximity are key principles of Endolla Barcelona’s growth strategy. The network is working to reach agreements with other e-mobility operators that will make it possible for these companies’ clients to also use Endolla Barcelona charging stations from their regular apps without having to sign up for the service.
Endolla Barcelona seeks to provide solutions for new urban mobility habits and needs. As such, over the course of 2024, it will work to create a battery swapping network for electric motorcycles in Aparcaments BSM car Parks.
This initiative is one of Endolla Barcelona’s public-private partnership innovation projects to jointly tackle some of the main challenges that must be addressed to facilitate the adoption of electric vehicles. Smart energy management and the development of new solutions for vehicle charging are some of the lines of work already under way.
