The electric car in Spain since 2015
From a token market to more than a hundred thousand registrations a year: the full series of the electric passenger car, year by year.
DGT data to 25 Aug 2026 · new BEV passenger cars.
How much it has grown
The volume of electric passenger cars year by year, and the two numbers that sum up the progression: how many times it has multiplied, and when it crossed each market-share threshold.
The electric curve · 2015–2026
New BEV passenger cars registered each year.
Two stages
Each stretch’s cumulative total: what was registered in the early years against the recent period.
The electric thresholds
The year the BEV crossed each market-share level (new passenger cars).
Who has led
Who topped registrations each year, and how the list of most-registered models has turned over.
The most registered of each year
The most registered brand and model each year.
| Year | Leading brand | Leading model |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BYD 11,286 | Tesla Model 3 5,779 |
| 2025 | Tesla 16,020 | Tesla Model 3 9,954 |
| 2024 | Tesla 16,688 | Tesla Model 3 11,050 |
| 2023 | Tesla 13,260 | Tesla Model Y 6,843 |
| 2022 | Tesla 4,591 | Tesla Model 3 2,672 |
| 2021 | Tesla 3,206 | Tesla Model 3 2,853 |
| 2020 | Renault 2,482 | Renault Zoe 2,425 |
| 2019 | Tesla 2,051 | Tesla Model 3 1,688 |
| 2018 | Smart 1,459 | Renault Zoe 1,422 |
| 2017 | Renault 1,327 | Renault Zoe 1,327 |
| 2016 | Nissan 566 | Citroën C Zero 494 |
| 2015 | Smart 388 | Smart Fortwo 388 |
How the model top 10 changed
The 10 most registered models in 2015 against 2026: from the pioneers to today’s leaders.
2015
- 1. Smart Fortwo 388
- 2. Renault Zoe 313
- 3. Nissan Leaf 202
- 4. Kia Soul 89
- 5. BMW i3 52
- 6. Nissan E Nv200 47
- 7. Volkswagen E Golf 14
- 8. Mercedes-Benz B 14
- 9. Tesla Model S 13
- 10. Volkswagen E Up 11
2026
- 1. Tesla Model 3 5,779
- 2. Tesla Model Y 3,715
- 3. BYD Dolphin Surf 3,538
- 4. Kia EV3 3,098
- 5. Toyota C-HR+ 2,841
- 6. BYD ATTO 2 2,560
- 7. Renault 5 2,179
- 8. Deepal S05 2,084
- 9. Citroën e-C3 2,080
- 10. Škoda Elroq 1,700
Explore year by year
Each annual report brings the brand and model ranking, the market summary and that year’s map by province.
2015
1,160 BEV · 0.10% market share
2016
2,031 BEV · 0.20% market share
2017
4,027 BEV · 0.30% market share
2018
6,193 BEV · 0.50% market share
2019
10,361 BEV · 0.80% market share
2020
18,152 BEV · 2.10% market share
2021
24,120 BEV · 2.80% market share
2022
31,462 BEV · 3.90% market share
2023
54,846 BEV · 5.90% market share
2024
58,912 BEV · 5.80% market share
2025
104,061 BEV · 9.00% market share
2026
81,304 BEV · 10.20% market share
Keep exploring
More views of electric car registrations in Spain.
Overview
The key figures for electric cars in Spain, with the monthly and year-to-date summary.
02Market
The total passenger-car market by technology: market share, trend and transition.
03DGT activity
The latest registrations, updated daily, straight from DGT data.
06Used cars
Used electric cars: domestic resale in Spain and used imports.
07Groups
The industry: the carmaking groups and the rise of Chinese brands.
08Brands
Every brand ranked by BEV registrations: ranking, market share and detail page.
09Regions
Electric car registrations by region and province.
10Technical data
Range, power and consumption of the cars actually registered, per DGT/ITV records.