The electric car in Spain in 2015

The 2015 electric passenger-car year: volume, market share, who led and where.

DGT data to 25 Aug 2026 · new BEV passenger cars.

New BEV 2015 1,160 +620.5% vs 2014
BEV market share 0.10% of the total market
Leading brand Smart 388 BEV
Leading model Smart Fortwo 388 BEV
Leading province Madrid 598 BEV

The year in the market

Passenger cars, all powertrains · DGT data.

New passenger-car mix in 2015

98.8%
  • BEV 0.1%
  • PHEV 0.1%
  • HEV 0.7%
  • Combustion 98.8%
  • Other 0.3%
Category 20152014% chg.
Electrification
BEV electric 1,160
REEV 47
PHEV 594
HEV 7,702
Combustion 1,034,263
Other 3,051
Total 1,046,817
Fuel
Petrol 384,673
Diesel 657,207
Electric 1,207
Gas and other 3,730
Total 1,046,817

Two readings of the same total: by category (electrification) and by fuel (powertrain). Each grouping adds up to the period total; they cannot be added to each other (a hybrid counts as petrol by powertrain).

Registered to

Company and private buyers don’t register the same cars. Full analysis of who registers →

Top 13 brands · 2015

  1. 1. Smart New 38833.4%
  2. 2. Renault New 31327.0%
    +663.4%
  3. 3. Nissan New 24921.5%
    +186.2%
  4. 4. Kia New 897.7%
  5. 5. BMW New 524.5%
    +116.7%
  6. 6. Volkswagen New 252.2%
    +316.7%
  7. 7. Mercedes-Benz New 141.2%
  8. 8. Tesla New 131.1%
    +1,200.0%
  9. 9. Citroën New 70.6%
  10. 10. Mitsubishi Motors New 40.3%
  11. 11. Peugeot New 30.3%
  12. 12. BYD New 20.2%
    +100.0%
  13. 13. Ford New 10.1%

Top 16 models · 2015

  1. 1. Smart Fortwo New 38833.4%
  2. 2. Renault Zoe New 31327.0%
    +702.6%
  3. 3. Nissan Leaf New 20217.4%
    +184.5%
  4. 4. Kia Soul New 897.7%
  5. 5. BMW i3 New 524.5%
    +116.7%
  6. 6. Nissan E Nv200 New 474.1%
    +193.8%
  7. 7. Volkswagen E Golf New 141.2%
    +366.7%
  8. 8. Mercedes-Benz B New 141.2%
  9. 9. Tesla Model S New 131.1%
    +1,200.0%
  10. 10. Volkswagen E Up New 110.9%
    +266.7%
  11. 11. Citroën C Zero New 70.6%
  12. 12. Mitsubishi Motors New 30.3%
  13. 13. Peugeot Ion New 30.3%
  14. 14. BYD E6 New 20.2%
    +100.0%
  15. 15. Mitsubishi Motors I Miev New 10.1%
  16. 16. Ford Focus New 10.1%

Map by province · 2015

Darker = more BEV registrations that year.

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