The electric car in Canarias · 2020

Canarias registered 794 battery-electric cars in 2020, 2.6% of its market: month by month, brands, models and provinces.

DGT data · full year 2020 · new BEV passenger cars

New vehicles · 2020

Registrations of new electric cars in Canarias during 2020.

New BEV 2020 794 +83.8% (+362) vs 2019
BEV market share 2.6% +1.9 pp vs 2019
National ranking #5 = by BEV volume
National weight 4.4% of Spain’s BEV

Monthly trend in Canarias

BEV passenger cars registered per month in Canarias.

Most-registered brands in Canarias

Top 15 by BEV registrations · 2020.

  1. 1. Volkswagen 15319.3%
    +363.6%(+120)
  2. 2. Hyundai 12515.7%
    -19.4%(-30)
  3. 3. Renault 11314.2%
    +276.7%(+83)
  4. 4. Nissan 9712.2%
    +31.1%(+23)
  5. 5. Audi 486.0%
    +26 units
  6. 6. Peugeot 405.0%
    +39 units
  7. 7. Opel 364.5%
    New
  8. 8. SEAT 354.4%
    New
  9. 9. BMW 273.4%
    -42.6%(-20)
  10. 10. Kia 263.3%
    -16.1%(-5)
  11. 11. Smart 263.3%
    +4 units
  12. 12. MINI 172.1%
    New
  13. 13. Mercedes-Benz 151.9%
    +11 units
  14. 14. Mazda 121.5%
    New
  15. 15. Porsche 81.0%
    New

Most-registered models in Canarias

Top 10 by BEV registrations · 2020.

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 111
    +270.0%(+81)
  2. 2. Hyundai Kona 98
    -20.3%(-25)
  3. 3. Nissan Leaf 82
    +39.0%(+23)
  4. New
  5. New
  6. 6. Audi E Tron 42
    +20 units
  7. 7. SEAT Mii 35
    New
  8. 8. Opel Corsa 33
    New
  9. 9. BMW i3 27
    -42.6%(-20)
  10. 10. Hyundai Ioniq 27
    -15.6%(-5)

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 · 2020

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

  1. 1. Las Palmas = +94.7% (+252) 5183.1%
  2. 2. Santa Cruz de Tenerife = +66.3% (+110) 2762.1%
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Used cars · 2020

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

228 transfers 3.4% of all electric resales in Spain Rank 8 of 18

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 3414.9%
    -22.7%(-10)
  2. 2. Renault 3414.9%
    +18 units
  3. 3. BMW 2812.3%
    +18 units
  4. 4. Hyundai 2711.8%
    +9 units
  5. 5. Smart 2511.0%
    +13 units
  6. 6. Volkswagen 167.0%
    +15 units
  7. 7. Jaguar 135.7%
    +6 units
  8. 8. Audi 93.9%
    +8 units
  9. 9. Mercedes-Benz 83.5%
    +7 units
  10. 10. Opel 62.6%
    New

Most resold models in Canarias

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 33
    +18 units
  2. 2. Nissan Leaf 30
    -28.6%(-12)
  3. 3. BMW i3 28
    +18 units
  4. 4. Smart Fortwo 22
    +14 units
  5. 5. Hyundai Kona 20
    +2 units
  6. +6 units
  7. +8 units
  8. New
  9. New
  10. +6 units

Resales by province · 2020

Where used electric cars change hands within Canarias.

  1. 1. Las Palmas 1352.0%

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.
  • PHEV Plug-in hybrids by user type: private, company and fleets, with leasing, rental and taxi.
  • 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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