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The electric car in Spain in 2023

The 2023 electric passenger-car year: volume, market share, who led and where.

DGT data · full year 2023 · new BEV passenger cars

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New BEV 2023 54,845 +74.3% (+23,385) vs 2022
BEV market share 5.9% of the total market
Leading brand Tesla 13,260 BEV
Leading model Tesla Model Y 6,843 BEV
Leading province Madrid 20,943 BEV

The year in the market

Passenger cars, all powertrains · DGT data.

New passenger-car mix in 2023

31.1%54.4%
  • BEV 5.9%
  • PHEV 5.8%
  • HEV 31.1%
  • Combustion 54.4%
  • Other 2.9%
Category 20232022Chg.
Electrification
BEV electric 54,84531,460+74.3% (+23,385)
REEV 39-6 units
PHEV 54,10540,171+34.7% (+13,934)
HEV 290,642227,665+27.7% (+62,977)
Combustion 508,946489,741+3.9% (+19,205)
Other 27,36215,773+73.5% (+11,589)
Total 935,903804,819+16.3% (+131,084)
Fuel
Petrol 703,484588,339+19.6% (+115,145)
Diesel 150,173169,182-11.2% (-19,009)
Electric 54,84831,469+74.3% (+23,379)
Gas and other 27,39815,829+73.1% (+11,569)
Total 935,903804,819+16.3% (+131,084)

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

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The 20 most registered brands · 2023

  1. 1. Tesla = 13,26024.2%
    +188.8%(+8,669)
  2. 2. MG ▲13 4,0697.4%
    +331.5%(+3,126)
  3. 3. Mercedes-Benz ▲1 3,0975.6%
    +59.2%(+1,152)
  4. 4. Citroën ▲3 2,9415.4%
    +65.8%(+1,167)
  5. 5. Peugeot ▲1 2,9285.3%
    +59.2%(+1,089)
  6. 6. Kia ▼4 2,7465.0%
    +12.3%(+300)
  7. 7. Volkswagen ▲3 2,5654.7%
    +76.9%(+1,115)
  8. 8. BMW ▲4 2,4314.4%
    +118.4%(+1,318)
  9. 9. Fiat ▼4 2,0673.8%
    +10.8%(+202)
  10. 10. Dacia ▲4 2,0133.7%
    +94.5%(+978)
  11. 11. Volvo ▲2 1,8793.4%
    +80.3%(+837)
  12. 12. Audi ▲4 1,7843.3%
    +124.7%(+990)
  13. 13. Renault ▼4 1,7633.2%
    +13.3%(+207)
  14. 14. Opel ▼6 1,6523.0%
    +0.8%(+13)
  15. 15. MINI ▼4 1,3302.4%
    +6.1%(+77)
  16. 16. Hyundai ▼13 1,2612.3%
    -41.0%(-876)
  17. 17. CUPRA = 1,2442.3%
    +62.6%(+479)
  18. 18. Smart = 1,0561.9%
    +59.3%(+393)
  19. 19. Ford ▲1 7801.4%
    +56.0%(+280)
  20. 20. Polestar New 6551.2%
    +248.4%(+467)

The 20 most registered models · 2023

  1. 1. Tesla Model Y ▲1 6,84312.5%
    +266.9%(+4,978)
  2. 2. Tesla Model 3 ▼1 6,12311.2%
    +129.2%(+3,451)
  3. 3. MG MG4 EV New 3,0955.6%
    +1,424.6%(+2,892)
  4. 4. Fiat 500e ▼1 2,0223.7%
    +8.5%(+158)
  5. 5. Dacia Spring ▲2 2,0133.7%
    +94.5%(+978)
  6. 6. Kia Niro ▼2 1,4662.7%
    -3.1%(-47)
  7. 7. MINI Cooper ▼1 1,3302.4%
    +6.1%(+77)
  8. 8. Citroën e-C4 ▼3 1,2752.3%
    -10.3%(-147)
  9. 9. Citroën e-Berlingo New 1,2172.2%
    +301.7%(+914)
  10. 10. CUPRA Born ▲5 1,2132.2%
    +58.6%(+448)
  11. 11. Volvo Xc40 ▲3 1,1752.1%
    +52.8%(+406)
  12. 12. Volkswagen ID.4 ▲4 1,1682.1%
    +52.7%(+403)
  13. 13. Mercedes-Benz EQA ▼1 1,1592.1%
    +40.1%(+332)
  14. 14. Kia EV6 ▼4 1,1412.1%
    +24.8%(+227)
  15. 15. Peugeot e-208 ▲2 1,0932.0%
    +63.6%(+425)
  16. 16. Renault Megane New 1,0852.0%
    +95.1%(+529)
  17. 17. BMW iX1 New 1,0181.9%
    +1,015 units
  18. 18. Peugeot e-2008 ▼7 9561.7%
    +15.2%(+126)
  19. 19. Mercedes-Benz EQE Berlina New 7821.4%
    +316.0%(+594)
  20. 20. Ford Mustang Mach-E New 7801.4%
    +56.0%(+280)

Map by province · 2023

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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