The electric car in Spain in 2016
The 2016 electric passenger-car year: volume, market share, who led and where.
DGT data · full year 2016 · new BEV passenger cars
New BEV 2016
2,030
+75.5% (+873) vs 2015
BEV market share
0.2%
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.
| Category | 2016 | 2015 | Chg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrification | |||
| BEV electric | 2,030 | 1,157 | +75.5% (+873) |
| REEV | 130 | 47 | +176.6% (+83) |
| PHEV | 1,112 | 597 | +86.3% (+515) |
| HEV | 30,144 | 7,702 | +291.4% (+22,442) |
| Combustion | 1,129,978 | 1,034,248 | +9.3% (+95,730) |
| Other | 2,833 | 3,051 | -7.1% (-218) |
| Total | 1,166,227 | 1,046,802 | +11.4% (+119,425) |
| Fuel | |||
| Petrol | 494,357 | 384,668 | +28.5% (+109,689) |
| Diesel | 665,763 | 657,197 | +1.3% (+8,566) |
| Electric | 2,160 | 1,204 | +79.4% (+956) |
| Gas and other | 3,947 | 3,733 | +5.7% (+214) |
| Total | 1,166,227 | 1,046,802 | +11.4% (+119,425) |
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
Companies and private owners don’t register the same cars. Full analysis of who registers →
The 13 most registered brands · 2016
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1. Nissan ▲2 56627.9%+127.3%(+317)
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2. Citroën ▲7 51425.3%+507 units
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3. Renault ▼1 40119.8%+28.1%(+88)
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4. BMW ▲1 1949.6%+273.1%(+142)
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5. Smart ▼4 1547.6%-60.3%(-234)
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6. Kia ▼2 884.3%-1.1%(-1)
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7. Tesla ▲1 532.6%+40 units
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8. Volkswagen ▼2 231.1%-2 units
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9. Peugeot ▲1 170.8%+14 units
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10. Mercedes-Benz ▼3 140.7%+0 units
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11. BYD = 40.2%+2 units
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12. Mitsubishi Motors ▲1 10.0%+0 units
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13. SEAT New 10.0%New
The 17 most registered models · 2016
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1. Citroën C Zero ▲10 49424.3%+487 units
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2. Nissan Leaf ▲1 47523.4%+135.1%(+273)
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3. Renault Zoe ▼1 40119.8%+28.1%(+88)
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4. BMW i3 ▲1 1949.6%+273.1%(+142)
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5. Smart Fortwo ▼4 1547.6%-60.3%(-234)
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6. Nissan E Nv200 = 914.5%+93.6%(+44)
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7. Kia Soul ▼3 884.3%-1.1%(-1)
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8. Tesla Model S ▲1 452.2%+32 units
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9. Citroën E Mehari New 201.0%New
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10. Peugeot Ion ▲2 170.8%+14 units
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11. Volkswagen E Golf ▼3 160.8%+2 units
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12. Mercedes-Benz B ▼5 140.7%+0 units
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13. Tesla Model X New 80.4%New
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14. Volkswagen E Up ▼4 70.3%-4 units
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15. BYD E6 ▼2 40.2%+2 units
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16. Mitsubishi Motors I Miev ▼1 10.0%+0 units
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17. SEAT Mii New 10.0%New
Map by province · 2016
Darker = more BEV registrations that year.
Data: own compilation based on DGT vehicle registration microdata, published under a CC BY 4.0 licence. Methodology · Terms of use.
Keep exploring
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DGT activity The latest registrations, updated daily, straight from DGT data.
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Use Private, company and fleet registrations of new electric cars, with leasing, rental and taxi.
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PHEV Plug-in hybrids by user type: private, company and fleets, with leasing, rental and taxi.
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Used cars Used electric cars: resales in Spain and used imports.
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Groups The industry: the carmaking groups and the rise of Chinese brands.
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Brands Every brand ranked by BEV registrations: ranking, market share and detail page.
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Regions Electric car registrations by region and province.
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Technical data Range, power and consumption of the cars actually registered, per DGT/ITV records.
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Historical The full electric car time series and the yearbook by year and month.