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The electric car in Spain in 2020

The 2020 electric passenger-car year: volume, market share, who led and where.

DGT data · full year 2020 · new BEV passenger cars

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New BEV 2020 18,152 +75.2% (+7,791) vs 2019
BEV market share 2.1% of the total market
Leading brand Renault 2,482 BEV
Leading model Renault Zoe 2,425 BEV
Leading province Madrid 7,778 BEV

The year in the market

Passenger cars, all powertrains · DGT data.

New passenger-car mix in 2020

15.1%78.9%
  • BEV 2.1%
  • PHEV 2.3%
  • HEV 15.1%
  • Combustion 78.9%
  • Other 1.6%
Category 20202019Chg.
Electrification
BEV electric 18,15210,361+75.2% (+7,791)
REEV 1911+8 units
PHEV 20,1715,529+264.8% (+14,642)
HEV 131,357104,782+25.4% (+26,575)
Combustion 685,6321,141,473-39.9% (-455,841)
Other 14,17527,835-49.1% (-13,660)
Total 869,5061,289,991-32.6% (-420,485)
Fuel
Petrol 555,230863,087-35.7% (-307,857)
Diesel 281,675386,119-27.0% (-104,444)
Electric 18,17110,372+75.2% (+7,799)
Gas and other 14,43030,413-52.6% (-15,983)
Total 869,5061,289,991-32.6% (-420,485)

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 20 most registered brands · 2020

  1. 1. Renault ▲4 2,48213.7%
    +136.4%(+1,432)
  2. 2. Volkswagen ▲4 2,19112.1%
    +126.6%(+1,224)
  3. 3. Hyundai ▲1 1,98310.9%
    +70.4%(+819)
  4. 4. Peugeot ▲8 1,92510.6%
    +3,828.6%(+1,876)
  5. 5. Tesla ▼4 1,4658.1%
    -28.6%(-586)
  6. 6. Smart ▼3 1,3657.5%
    -5.8%(-84)
  7. 7. Nissan ▼5 1,0405.7%
    -41.4%(-734)
  8. 8. Kia = 8954.9%
    +121.0%(+490)
  9. 9. SEAT ▲5 8694.8%
    +2,796.7%(+839)
  10. 10. MINI ▲6 6953.8%
    +689 units
  11. 11. Mercedes-Benz ▲2 4902.7%
    +942.6%(+443)
  12. 12. Opel New 4262.3%
    New
  13. 13. BMW ▼6 3982.2%
    -56.2%(-511)
  14. 14. Audi ▼4 3431.9%
    +107.9%(+178)
  15. 15. Mazda New 3191.8%
    New
  16. 16. Škoda New 2571.4%
    New
  17. 17. Porsche New 2001.1%
    New
  18. 18. Fiat New 1991.1%
    New
  19. 19. DS ▼4 1941.1%
    +171 units
  20. 20. Citroën ▼9 1821.0%
    +73.3%(+77)

The 20 most registered models · 2020

  1. 1. Renault Zoe ▲2 2,42513.4%
    +131.0%(+1,375)
  2. 2. Hyundai Kona ▲2 1,7759.8%
    +77.3%(+774)
  3. 3. Peugeot e-208 New 1,2356.8%
    New
  4. 4. Tesla Model 3 ▼3 1,2166.7%
    -28.0%(-472)
  5. 5. Volkswagen ID.3 New 1,0145.6%
    +1,013 units
  6. 6. Nissan Leaf ▼4 8854.9%
    -40.9%(-612)
  7. 7. SEAT Mii ▲13 8684.8%
    +2,793.3%(+838)
  8. 8. Smart Fortwo = 7334.0%
    +7.3%(+50)
  9. 9. Kia Niro = 7324.0%
    +110.3%(+384)
  10. 10. Volkswagen E Golf ▼5 7013.9%
    -25.3%(-238)
  11. 11. MINI Cooper New 6953.8%
    +689 units
  12. 12. Smart Forfour ▼5 6323.5%
    -17.5%(-134)
  13. 13. Peugeot e-2008 New 6283.5%
    New
  14. 14. Volkswagen E Up New 4762.6%
    +449 units
  15. 15. BMW i3 ▼9 3982.2%
    -56.2%(-511)
  16. 16. Opel Corsa New 3962.2%
    New
  17. 17. Mazda Mx 30 New 3191.8%
    New
  18. 18. Audi E Tron ▼4 3151.7%
    +90.9%(+150)
  19. 19. Mercedes-Benz EQV New 2581.4%
    New
  20. 20. Škoda Citigoe Iv New 2571.4%
    New

Map by province · 2020

Darker = more BEV registrations that year.

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Data: own compilation based on DGT vehicle registration microdata, published under a CC BY 4.0 licence. Methodology · Terms of use.

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