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The electric car in Spain in 2021

The 2021 electric passenger-car year: volume, market share, who led and where.

DGT data · full year 2021 · new BEV passenger cars

Year History 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
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2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Month · 2021 December November October September August July June May April March February January
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Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan
New BEV 2021 24,119 +32.9% (+5,967) vs 2020
BEV market share 2.8% of the total market
Leading brand Tesla 3,206 BEV
Leading model Tesla Model 3 2,853 BEV
Leading province Madrid 9,143 BEV

The year in the market

Passenger cars, all powertrains · DGT data.

New passenger-car mix in 2021

24.3%66.9%
  • BEV 2.8%
  • PHEV 4.2%
  • HEV 24.3%
  • Combustion 66.9%
  • Other 1.8%
Category 20212020Chg.
Electrification
BEV electric 24,11918,152+32.9% (+5,967)
REEV 2119+2 units
PHEV 36,49820,171+80.9% (+16,327)
HEV 208,624131,357+58.8% (+77,267)
Combustion 574,474685,632-16.2% (-111,158)
Other 15,37114,175+8.4% (+1,196)
Total 859,107869,506-1.2% (-10,399)
Fuel
Petrol 604,137555,230+8.8% (+48,907)
Diesel 215,356281,675-23.5% (-66,319)
Electric 24,14018,171+32.8% (+5,969)
Gas and other 15,47414,430+7.2% (+1,044)
Total 859,107869,506-1.2% (-10,399)

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 · 2021

  1. 1. Tesla ▲4 3,20613.3%
    +118.8%(+1,741)
  2. 2. Kia ▲6 2,1278.8%
    +137.7%(+1,232)
  3. 3. Volkswagen ▼1 2,1068.7%
    -3.9%(-85)
  4. 4. Peugeot = 1,9558.1%
    +1.6%(+30)
  5. 5. Renault ▼4 1,7857.4%
    -28.1%(-697)
  6. 6. Hyundai ▼3 1,5226.3%
    -23.2%(-461)
  7. 7. Smart ▼1 1,0634.4%
    -22.1%(-302)
  8. 8. Dacia New 1,0594.4%
    New
  9. 9. Opel ▲3 1,0324.3%
    +142.3%(+606)
  10. 10. Fiat ▲8 1,0024.2%
    +403.5%(+803)
  11. 11. Mercedes-Benz = 8563.5%
    +74.7%(+366)
  12. 12. MINI ▼2 8253.4%
    +18.7%(+130)
  13. 13. Nissan ▼6 7953.3%
    -23.6%(-245)
  14. 14. Citroën ▲6 7713.2%
    +323.6%(+589)
  15. 15. Škoda ▲1 5722.4%
    +122.6%(+315)
  16. 16. BMW ▼3 5552.3%
    +39.4%(+157)
  17. 17. Audi ▼3 5412.2%
    +57.7%(+198)
  18. 18. SEAT ▼9 5262.2%
    -39.5%(-343)
  19. 19. Ford New 3551.5%
    New
  20. 20. CUPRA New 3361.4%
    +331 units

The 20 most registered models · 2021

  1. 1. Tesla Model 3 ▲3 2,85311.8%
    +134.6%(+1,637)
  2. 2. Kia Niro ▲7 1,7177.1%
    +134.6%(+985)
  3. 3. Renault Zoe ▼2 1,3735.7%
    -43.4%(-1,052)
  4. 4. Dacia Spring New 1,0594.4%
    New
  5. 5. Peugeot e-208 ▼2 1,0284.3%
    -16.8%(-207)
  6. 6. Fiat 500e New 1,0024.2%
    +403.5%(+803)
  7. 7. Volkswagen ID.4 New 9984.1%
    New
  8. 8. Volkswagen ID.3 ▼3 9163.8%
    -9.7%(-98)
  9. 9. MINI Cooper ▲2 8253.4%
    +18.7%(+130)
  10. 10. Peugeot e-2008 ▲3 8153.4%
    +29.8%(+187)
  11. 11. Smart Fortwo ▼3 7593.1%
    +3.5%(+26)
  12. 12. Nissan Leaf ▼6 6852.8%
    -22.6%(-200)
  13. 13. Mercedes-Benz EQA New 6672.8%
    New
  14. 14. Citroën e-C4 New 6212.6%
    +392.9%(+495)
  15. 15. Škoda Enyaq New 5332.2%
    New
  16. 16. SEAT Mii ▼9 5262.2%
    -39.4%(-342)
  17. 17. Hyundai Kona II New 5122.1%
    +508 units
  18. 18. Opel Corsa ▼2 4822.0%
    +21.7%(+86)
  19. 19. Opel Mokka New 4691.9%
    New
  20. 20. Hyundai IONIQ 5 New 4331.8%
    New

Map by province · 2021

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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