Ultra-rapid electric vehicle (EV) chargepoint operator InstaVolt has opened its sixth Portuguese charging station in Mourão.
The new site features two 160kW ultra-rapid chargers, located at Mourão’s municipal car park, which is near the A6 motorway connecting Lisbon to Madrid via the Alqueva region.
It is also around 15km from the Spanish border, and is aimed at cross-border traffic between Portugal and Spain.
It comes alongside growing EV adoption across the Iberian peninsula, with sales of such vehicles up 134.9% in Spain across the first half of 2025, which is one of the fastest growth rates in Europe. Battery EV registrations in Portugal were also up 40.97% year-on-year in January 2025.
As a result of the growth, InstaVolt is rolling out its UK model of public charging to European drivers, which is also accessible for UK EV owners who are making trips onto the continent, it said.
The firm now has more than 2,100 chargers across the UK and Europe, and is committed to rolling out 11,000 ultra-rapid chargers in the UK and Ireland, and 5,000 across our international market by 2030.
Delvin Lane, CEO of InstaVolt said:
“Our arrival in Mourão marks another move in our expansion across Iberia. Portugal and Spain are growing EV markets, and drivers here need the same dependable, convenient, easy charging options that have made InstaVolt a trusted name in the UK.
“We’re proud to bring our experience and simplicity-first approach to more drivers in Europe.”
Image courtesy of InstaVolt
