The electric car in Spain in 2017
The 2017 electric passenger-car year: volume, market share, who led and where.
DGT data · full year 2017 · new BEV passenger cars
New BEV 2017
4,027
+98.4% (+1,997) vs 2016
BEV market share
0.3%
of the total market
Leading brand
Renault
1,327 BEV
Leading model
Renault Zoe
1,327 BEV
Leading province
Madrid
2,100 BEV
The year in the market
Passenger cars, all powertrains · DGT data.
| Category | 2017 | 2016 | Chg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrification | |||
| BEV electric | 4,027 | 2,030 | +98.4% (+1,997) |
| REEV | 188 | 130 | +44.6% (+58) |
| PHEV | 2,905 | 1,112 | +161.2% (+1,793) |
| HEV | 55,378 | 30,144 | +83.7% (+25,234) |
| Combustion | 1,195,619 | 1,129,978 | +5.8% (+65,641) |
| Other | 6,232 | 2,833 | +120.0% (+3,399) |
| Total | 1,264,349 | 1,166,227 | +8.4% (+98,122) |
| Fuel | |||
| Petrol | 631,484 | 494,357 | +27.7% (+137,127) |
| Diesel | 619,821 | 665,763 | -6.9% (-45,942) |
| Electric | 4,215 | 2,160 | +95.1% (+2,055) |
| Gas and other | 8,829 | 3,947 | +123.7% (+4,882) |
| Total | 1,264,349 | 1,166,227 | +8.4% (+98,122) |
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 · 2017
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1. Renault ▲2 1,32733.0%+230.9%(+926)
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2. Nissan ▼1 63315.7%+11.8%(+67)
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3. Smart ▲2 53113.2%+244.8%(+377)
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4. BMW = 49512.3%+155.2%(+301)
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5. Tesla ▲2 3889.6%+632.1%(+335)
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6. Citroën ▼4 1954.8%-62.1%(-319)
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7. Volkswagen ▲1 1724.3%+149 units
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8. Hyundai New 1012.5%New
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9. Kia ▼3 972.4%+10.2%(+9)
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10. Peugeot ▼1 631.6%+46 units
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11. Mercedes-Benz ▼1 130.3%-1 units
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12. SEAT ▲1 110.3%+10 units
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13. Ford New 10.0%New
The 20 most registered models · 2017
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1. Renault Zoe ▲2 1,32733.0%+230.9%(+926)
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2. Nissan Leaf = 53013.2%+11.6%(+55)
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3. BMW i3 ▲1 49512.3%+155.2%(+301)
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4. Smart Fortwo ▲1 41810.4%+171.4%(+264)
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5. Tesla Model S ▲3 2255.6%+400.0%(+180)
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6. Tesla Model X ▲7 1634.0%+155 units
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7. Citroën C Zero ▼6 1604.0%-67.6%(-334)
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8. Volkswagen E Golf ▲3 1513.7%+135 units
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9. Smart Forfour New 1132.8%New
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10. Nissan E Nv200 ▼4 1032.6%+13.2%(+12)
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11. Hyundai Ioniq New 1012.5%New
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12. Kia Soul ▼5 972.4%+10.2%(+9)
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13. Peugeot E Partner New 340.8%New
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14. Peugeot Ion ▼4 290.7%+12 units
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15. Citroën e-Berlingo New 230.6%New
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16. Volkswagen E Up ▼2 210.5%+14 units
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17. Mercedes-Benz B ▼5 130.3%-1 units
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18. Citroën E Mehari ▼9 120.3%-8 units
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19. SEAT Mii ▼2 110.3%+10 units
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20. Ford Focus New 10.0%New
Map by province · 2017
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
More views of electric car registrations in Spain.
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Overview The key figures for electric cars in Spain, with the monthly and year-to-date summary.
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Market The total passenger-car market by technology: market share, trend and transition.
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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.