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The electric car in Canarias · 2018

Canarias registered 172 battery-electric cars in 2018, 0.3% of its market: month by month, brands, models and provinces.

DGT data · full year 2018 · new BEV passenger cars

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New vehicles · 2018

Registrations of new electric cars in Canarias during 2018.

New BEV 2018 172 +70.3% (+71) vs 2017
BEV market share 0.3% +0.1 pp vs 2017
National ranking #6 ▲1 by BEV volume
National weight 2.8% of Spain’s BEV

Monthly trend in Canarias

BEV passenger cars registered per month in Canarias.

Most-registered brands in Canarias

Top 12 by BEV registrations · 2018.

  1. 1. Renault 5129.7%
    +32 units
  2. 2. Nissan 4626.7%
    +21 units
  3. 3. Hyundai 2112.2%
    New
  4. 4. BMW 179.9%
    -6 units
  5. 5. Kia 127.0%
    +4 units
  6. 6. Smart 105.8%
    -9 units
  7. 7. Tesla 52.9%
    +0 units
  8. 8. Jaguar 31.7%
    New
  9. 9. Volkswagen 31.7%
    New
  10. 10. Mercedes-Benz 21.2%
    +1 units
  11. 11. Citroën 10.6%
    New
  12. 12. Peugeot 10.6%
    +0 units

Most-registered models in Canarias

Top 10 by BEV registrations · 2018.

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 51
    +32 units
  2. 2. Nissan Leaf 44
    +23 units
  3. 3. BMW i3 17
    -6 units
  4. 4. Hyundai Kona 16
    New
  5. 5. Kia Soul 12
    +4 units
  6. 6. Smart Fortwo 7
    -7 units
  7. 7. Hyundai Ioniq 5
    New
  8. 8. Jaguar I Pace 3
    New
  9. 9. Smart Forfour 3
    -2 units
  10. 10. Tesla Model X 3
    +1 units

Province map by volume · Canarias

Darker = more BEV registrations. Tap a province for its page.

Province map by market share · Canarias

Darker = higher provincial BEV share. Tap a province for its page.

By province · 2018

Canarias’s provinces by BEV volume. Tap one for its page.

  1. 1. Las Palmas = +100.0% (+56) 1120.3%
  2. 2. Santa Cruz de Tenerife = +33.3% (+15) 600.3%
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Used cars · 2018

Transfers of electric cars already registered in Spain that change hands in Canarias. A different figure, with a different cut-off date.

52 transfers 2.4% of all electric resales in Spain Rank 10 of 17

Transfers of an electric car already registered in Spain, as of 25 Sep 2026. This is a different figure from the new registrations elsewhere on this page.

Most resold brands in Canarias

  1. 1. Nissan 1834.6%
    +1 units
  2. 2. Renault 1223.1%
    +0 units
  3. 3. Smart 917.3%
    +8 units
  4. 4. BMW 59.6%
    +1 units
  5. 5. Kia 35.8%
    +2 units
  6. 6. Mercedes-Benz 35.8%
    New
  7. 7. Mitsubishi Motors 11.9%
    +0 units
  8. 8. Tesla 11.9%
    +0 units

Most resold models in Canarias

  1. 1. Nissan Leaf 15
    +0 units
  2. 2. Renault Zoe 11
    +3 units
  3. 3. Smart Fortwo 7
    +6 units
  4. 4. BMW i3 5
    +1 units
  5. 5. Kia Soul 3
    +2 units
  6. 6. Mercedes-Benz B 3
    New
  7. 7. Nissan E Nv200 3
    +1 units
  8. 8. Smart Forfour 1
    New
  9. 9. Tesla Model S 1
    +0 units

Resales by province · 2018

Where used electric cars change hands within Canarias.

  1. 1. Las Palmas 371.7%
  2. 2. Santa Cruz de Tenerife 150.7%

Transfers of an electric car already registered in Spain, as of 25 Sep 2026. This is a different figure from the new registrations elsewhere on this page.

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.

  • Overview The key figures for electric cars in Spain, with the monthly and year-to-date summary.
  • Market The total passenger-car market by technology: market share, trend and transition.
  • DGT activity The latest registrations, updated daily, straight from DGT data.
  • Use Private, company and fleet registrations of new electric cars, with leasing, rental and taxi.
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  • Used cars Used electric cars: resales in Spain and used imports.
  • Groups The industry: the carmaking groups and the rise of Chinese brands.
  • Brands Every brand ranked by BEV registrations: ranking, market share and detail page.
  • Regions Electric car registrations by region and province.
  • Technical data Range, power and consumption of the cars actually registered, per DGT/ITV records.
  • Historical The full electric car time series and the yearbook by year and month.
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