The electric car in Spain in 2018
The 2018 electric passenger-car year: volume, market share, who led and where.
DGT data · full year 2018 · new BEV passenger cars
New BEV 2018
6,193
+53.8% (+2,166) vs 2017
BEV market share
0.5%
of the total market
Leading brand
Smart
1,459 BEV
Leading model
Renault Zoe
1,422 BEV
Leading province
Madrid
3,293 BEV
The year in the market
Passenger cars, all powertrains · DGT data.
| Category | 2018 | 2017 | Chg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrification | |||
| BEV electric | 6,193 | 4,027 | +53.8% (+2,166) |
| REEV | 150 | 188 | -20.2% (-38) |
| PHEV | 4,753 | 2,905 | +63.6% (+1,848) |
| HEV | 75,364 | 55,378 | +36.1% (+19,986) |
| Combustion | 1,233,782 | 1,195,619 | +3.2% (+38,163) |
| Other | 23,078 | 6,232 | +270.3% (+16,846) |
| Total | 1,343,320 | 1,264,349 | +6.2% (+78,971) |
| Fuel | |||
| Petrol | 818,878 | 631,484 | +29.7% (+187,394) |
| Diesel | 490,909 | 619,821 | -20.8% (-128,912) |
| Electric | 6,343 | 4,215 | +50.5% (+2,128) |
| Gas and other | 27,190 | 8,829 | +208.0% (+18,361) |
| Total | 1,343,320 | 1,264,349 | +6.2% (+78,971) |
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 12 most registered brands · 2018
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1. Smart ▲2 1,45923.6%+174.8%(+928)
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2. Renault ▼1 1,42223.0%+7.2%(+95)
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3. Nissan ▼1 1,37822.3%+117.7%(+745)
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4. BMW = 5318.6%+7.3%(+36)
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5. Hyundai ▲3 3996.4%+295.0%(+298)
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6. Tesla ▼1 3235.2%-16.8%(-65)
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7. Volkswagen = 2514.1%+45.9%(+79)
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8. Citroën ▼2 1372.2%-29.7%(-58)
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9. Peugeot ▲1 1151.9%+82.5%(+52)
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10. Kia ▼1 1071.7%+10.3%(+10)
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11. Jaguar New 661.1%New
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12. Mercedes-Benz ▼1 50.1%-8 units
The 20 most registered models · 2018
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1. Renault Zoe = 1,42223.0%+7.2%(+95)
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2. Nissan Leaf = 1,26120.4%+137.9%(+731)
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3. Smart Fortwo ▲1 76112.3%+82.1%(+343)
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4. Smart Forfour ▲5 69811.3%+517.7%(+585)
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5. BMW i3 ▼2 5318.6%+7.3%(+36)
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6. Volkswagen E Golf ▲2 2464.0%+62.9%(+95)
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7. Hyundai Kona New 2243.6%New
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8. Hyundai Ioniq ▲3 1752.8%+73.3%(+74)
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9. Tesla Model S ▼4 1632.6%-27.6%(-62)
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10. Tesla Model X ▼4 1602.6%-1.8%(-3)
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11. Nissan E Nv200 ▼1 1171.9%+13.6%(+14)
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12. Kia Soul = 1071.7%+10.3%(+10)
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13. Peugeot E Partner = 861.4%+152.9%(+52)
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14. Citroën e-Berlingo ▲1 661.1%+43 units
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15. Jaguar I Pace New 661.1%New
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16. Citroën C Zero ▼9 420.7%-73.8%(-118)
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17. Citroën E Mehari ▲1 290.5%+17 units
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18. Peugeot Ion ▼4 290.5%+0 units
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19. Mercedes-Benz B ▼2 50.1%-8 units
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20. Volkswagen E Up ▼4 50.1%-16 units
Map by province · 2018
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.