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Spanish Fuel Prices Surge Nearly 2% in First Summer 'Operación Salida'

Consumer platforms now offer real-time pricing so drivers can locate the cheapest petrol, diesel or EV charging stations.

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Overview

  • Fuel prices in Spain jumped nearly 2% during the first “Operación Salida,” with diesel rising 1.78% to €1.425 and gasoline up 0.8% to over €1.50 per litre, keeping national rates below EU and eurozone averages.
  • Filling a typical 55-litre tank costs about €78.30 for diesel and €82.50 for gasoline, saving drivers roughly €3.50 and €7 compared with this time last year.
  • Diesel has now been cheaper than gasoline for 122 consecutive weeks, restoring the pricing trend before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
  • Charging 50 kWh at public electric stations ranges from €20.50 at Tesla superchargers to €32.50 at Total Energies, with app-based services adding surcharges up to 21%.
  • Consumer bodies and the government have rolled out live comparison tools, including OCU’s summer station ranking and the Ministry of Ecological Transition’s Geoportal de Hidrocarburos with five-minute price updates.