What charging an electric car at home costs in Spain
Enter the battery, how much to charge and your charge point. We tell you what it costs and when to start.
Charging a 60 kWh battery from 20% to 80% means putting in 36 kWh. On a 2.3 kW household socket the charge takes 15.7 hours and, starting at 10 pm today, 17 October, it costs €7.41 including taxes at each hour’s PVPC price. With a 7.4 kW wallbox it takes 4.9 hours, and then you really can pick the time: the best start is 11:00, for €0.85, against €8.73 if you plug in on getting home at 7 pm. The calculator uses tomorrow’s price for the part of the charge that runs past midnight, or an estimate if it is not out yet. Charger and battery losses are not included; they mean slightly more energy leaves the grid than ends up in the car. Battery size and charge levels are yours to change.
Running the charge at 20:00 (17 October 2026)
€8.46
with taxes · 0.235 €/kWh on average
Some hours use the estimated average price (Red Eléctrica has not published that day yet): not the exact price.
| Energy (60 kWh battery, 20 to 80%, at 2.3 kW) | 36.00 kWh |
| Duration | 15.65 h |
| Best start time: 9:00 | €4.99 |
| Worst start time: 18:15 | €9.05 |
| With a fixed price of 0.187 €/kWh before taxes | €8.56 |
| Per year, 2 times a week at your chosen time | €879 |
| Per year, always at the best time | €519 |
Assumptions
Energy spread evenly over the programme, PVPC price of each hour with electricity tax and VAT. If the programme runs past midnight, the next day’s price is used. Power and meter are not included: you pay them whether or not you use the appliance. Method and sources
Checked by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method and sources
Socket or wallbox
| Charge point | Power | Hours for 36 kWh |
|---|---|---|
| Household socket (10 A) | 2.3 kW | 15.7 |
| Reinforced socket (16 A) | 3.7 kW | 9.7 |
| Single-phase wallbox (32 A) | 7.4 kW | 4.9 |
On an ordinary socket a big charge fills most of the night and leaves little choice: it charges in whatever hours there are. With a wallbox the same energy fits into a few hours and can go into the cheapest slot, which on very sunny days may be midday if the car is at home. Either way, the time-of-use periods guide explains why the regulated part of the price is minimal from midnight to 8 am.
Contracted power is the other half of the sum: raising only the off-peak power costs little and stops the switch tripping with the car and the house running together.