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The electric car in Spain in 2016

The 2016 electric passenger-car year: volume, market share, who led and where.

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

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New BEV 2016 2,031 +75.1% vs 2015
BEV market share 0.20% of the total market
Leading brand Nissan 566 BEV
Leading model Citroën C Zero 494 BEV
Leading province Madrid 1,176 BEV

The year in the market

Passenger cars, all powertrains · DGT data.

New passenger-car mix in 2016

96.9%
  • BEV 0.2%
  • PHEV 0.1%
  • HEV 2.6%
  • Combustion 96.9%
  • Other 0.2%
Category 20162015% chg.
Electrification
BEV electric 2,0311,160+75.1%
REEV 13047+176.6%
PHEV 1,111594+87.0%
HEV 30,1447,702+291.4%
Combustion 1,130,0141,034,263+9.3%
Other 2,8333,051-7.1%
Total 1,166,2631,046,817+11.4%
Fuel
Petrol 494,376384,673+28.5%
Diesel 665,780657,207+1.3%
Electric 2,1611,207+79.0%
Gas and other 3,9463,730+5.8%
Total 1,166,2631,046,817+11.4%

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

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Top 14 brands · 2016

  1. 1. Nissan ▲2 56627.9%
    +127.3%
  2. 2. Citroën ▲7 51425.3%
    +7,242.9%
  3. 3. Renault ▼1 40119.7%
    +28.1%
  4. 4. BMW ▲1 1949.6%
    +273.1%
  5. 5. Smart ▼4 1547.6%
    -60.3%
  6. 6. Kia ▼2 884.3%
    -1.1%
  7. 7. Tesla ▲1 532.6%
    +307.7%
  8. 8. Volkswagen ▼2 231.1%
    -8.0%
  9. 9. Peugeot ▲2 170.8%
    +466.7%
  10. 10. Mercedes-Benz ▼3 140.7%
    +0.0%
  11. 11. BYD ▲1 40.2%
    +100.0%
  12. 12. Mitsubishi Motors ▼2 10.0%
    -75.0%
  13. 13. New 10.0%
  14. 14. Porsche New 10.0%

Top 18 models · 2016

  1. 1. Citroën C Zero ▲10 49424.3%
    +6,957.1%
  2. 2. Nissan Leaf ▲1 47523.4%
    +135.1%
  3. 3. Renault Zoe ▼1 40119.7%
    +28.1%
  4. 4. BMW i3 ▲1 1949.6%
    +273.1%
  5. 5. Smart Fortwo ▼4 1547.6%
    -60.3%
  6. 6. Nissan E Nv200 = 914.5%
    +93.6%
  7. 7. Kia Soul ▼3 884.3%
    -1.1%
  8. 8. Tesla Model S ▲1 452.2%
    +246.2%
  9. 9. Citroën E Mehari New 201.0%
  10. 10. Peugeot Ion ▲3 170.8%
    +466.7%
  11. 11. Volkswagen E Golf ▼4 160.8%
    +14.3%
  12. 12. Mercedes-Benz B ▼4 140.7%
    +0.0%
  13. 13. Tesla Model X New 80.4%
  14. 14. Volkswagen E Up ▼4 70.3%
    -36.4%
  15. 15. BYD E6 ▼1 40.2%
    +100.0%
  16. 16. Porsche New 10.0%
  17. 17. Mitsubishi Motors I Miev ▼2 10.0%
    +0.0%
  18. 18. Mii New 10.0%

Map by province · 2016

Darker = more BEV registrations that year.

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