Iberdrola and bp pulse to build largest ultrafast charging hub in Barcelona's 22@ district
By Eve
Iberdrola and bp pulse will construct their largest ultrafast charging hub in Barcelona's 22@ innovation district. The project forms part of Barcelona's acceleration in high power charging infrastructure deployment. No specific charger count or capacity figures were disclosed in the available excerpt.
Why it matters
The hub marks a flagship urban deployment for the Iberdrola and bp pulse partnership, signalling growing confidence in high density ultrafast charging in European business districts and potentially setting a template for similar metropolitan rollouts.
Source
- Source
- mobilityportal.eu
- Original title
- “Barcelona accelerates in HPC: Iberdrola | bp pulse will build its largest ultrafast hub in the 22@ district”
- Published
- 29 April 2026 (date approximate)
- Updated
- 16 July 2026
In this story
- Topic
- EV Charging
- Place
- Spain
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