Guide: Travelling Mallorca in an Electric 7-Seater
Mallorca is probably the best place in Spain to drive an electric car. The island measures around a hundred kilometres from east to west, real distances between Palma and any tourist spot are short, and the charging network has grown a lot in recent years.
Even so, anyone who has never driven electric arrives with questions: will the battery last a full day of coves? Where do you charge? Does all the luggage fit with seven of you? This guide answers what customers actually ask us before renting.
Real-world range: distances in Mallorca are short
A full day of sightseeing in Mallorca rarely goes beyond 150 kilometres. Palma–Mondragó is about 60, Palma–Sóller about 35, Palma–Alcúdia about 55. In other words: most days are done on a single charge with plenty of battery to spare.
What drains the battery most isn't the kilometres but the mountains and the air conditioning in August. The Serra de Tramuntana climbs do use energy, yes, but regenerative braking on the descents returns a significant part of it. On a round trip to Sóller the final balance is better than most people expect.
Our practical tip: leave home with a high charge, plug in during the lunch stop and never drop below 15% out of habit, just as you wouldn't drive with the fuel warning light on.
Where to charge on the island
Palma has the largest concentration of chargers, including several fast ones on approach roads and at shopping centres. Outside the capital you'll find charging points in Sóller, Port de Sóller, Inca, Manacor, Alcúdia, Port de Pollença, Felanitx and Santanyí, among others.
Many hotels and agritourism properties have installed their own chargers: if your accommodation has one, logistics sort themselves out, since you charge overnight and start every day at full battery.
With every rental we hand over a guide to Mallorca's charging points, with the locations we use ourselves and the ones worth avoiding in high season. Apps from the main charging networks let you check availability in real time before making a detour.
One trick: make use of stops you're already going to make. Lunch in Sóller, a morning in Alcúdia or leaving the car while you take the tram to the port are all natural one- or two-hour windows, more than enough to recover a good chunk of the battery.
A genuine seven seats and room for luggage
The Volkswagen ID Buzz we rent out isn't a camper: it has no kitchen, bed or camping module. It's a seven-seat family car with a design recognisable from a hundred metres away, rented exactly as it comes from the factory.
In practice that means three rows of seats, sliding doors on both sides, a high step-in and a boot that swallows a family's worth of beach gear. With the third row folded, the load space is huge: boards, dismantled bikes or large suitcases fit in without any tricks.
The interior is bright, with light fabrics and lots of glass. For trips with children this is a detail that matters: the views are visible from every row and there's no boxed-in feeling in the back.
How much it costs and how it drives
Charging an electric car in Mallorca is noticeably cheaper than filling a fuel tank for the same distance, and there are free or very cheap charging points in some municipal car parks and shops. You also skip the mental checklist of finding a petrol station before returning the car.
Driving electric is easy and takes five minutes to learn: there are no gears, throttle response is instant, and lifting your foot brakes the car and recovers energy automatically. On the winding roads of the Tramuntana that smoothness makes the trip much more comfortable for everyone.
What's worth knowing: in a large vehicle you need to drive slowly on the narrow roads of the interior and the north coast, and choose spacious car parks in villages rather than trying to squeeze into the old town.
Requirements and home delivery
You need a valid driving licence and must be the registered driver on the request. We only operate in the Balearic Islands, with our base and main pickup point in Palma de Mallorca.
We also bring the car to you and collect it afterwards: our home delivery service in Mallorca skips the hassle of going to a desk with your suitcases. We arrive with the car charged, walk you through the essentials of electric driving and leave you the charging guide.
If it's your first electric trip, let us know when you send your request and we'll spend a few extra minutes at handover answering questions. After a couple of days driving around the island, you won't want to go back.