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The electric car in Canarias · 2021

Canarias registered 1,494 battery-electric cars in 2021, 4.1% of its market: month by month, brands, models and provinces.

DGT data · full year 2021 · new BEV passenger cars

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New vehicles · 2021

Registrations of new electric cars in Canarias during 2021.

New BEV 2021 1,494 +88.2% (+700) vs 2020
BEV market share 4.1% +1.5 pp vs 2020
National ranking #5 = by BEV volume
National weight 6.2% 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 · 2021.

  1. 1. Volkswagen 25116.8%
    +64.1%(+98)
  2. 2. Hyundai 18412.3%
    +47.2%(+59)
  3. 3. Fiat 1389.2%
    +135 units
  4. 4. Peugeot 1198.0%
    +197.5%(+79)
  5. 5. Kia 1067.1%
    +80 units
  6. 6. Opel 1057.0%
    +191.7%(+69)
  7. 7. Škoda 926.2%
    New
  8. 8. Mercedes-Benz 906.0%
    +75 units
  9. 9. Audi 896.0%
    +85.4%(+41)
  10. 10. Renault 533.5%
    -53.1%(-60)
  11. 11. BMW 392.6%
    +12 units
  12. 12. Nissan 302.0%
    -69.1%(-67)
  13. 13. Smart 302.0%
    +4 units
  14. 14. Citroën 281.9%
    +25 units
  15. 15. SEAT 221.5%
    -37.1%(-13)

Most-registered models in Canarias

Top 10 by BEV registrations · 2021.

  1. 1. Fiat 500e 138
    +135 units
  2. 2. Volkswagen ID.3 127
    +54.9%(+45)
  3. 3. Kia Niro 101
    +76 units
  4. 4. Hyundai IONIQ 5 100
    New
  5. 5. Volkswagen ID.4 98
    New
  6. 6. Škoda Enyaq 92
    New
  7. 7. Peugeot e-2008 79
    +59 units
  8. 8. Mercedes-Benz EQA 69
    New
  9. 9. Hyundai Kona 64
    -34.7%(-34)
  10. 10. Opel Mokka 58
    New

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 · 2021

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

  1. 1. Las Palmas = +73.7% (+382) 9004.0%
  2. 2. Santa Cruz de Tenerife = +115.2% (+318) 5944.3%
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Used cars · 2021

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

654 transfers 4.3% of all electric resales in Spain Rank 6 of 19

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. Smart 15924.3%
    +134 units
  2. 2. Volkswagen 649.8%
    +48 units
  3. 3. BMW 619.3%
    +33 units
  4. 4. Mercedes-Benz 609.2%
    +52 units
  5. 5. Nissan 507.6%
    +47.1%(+16)
  6. 6. Hyundai 477.2%
    +20 units
  7. 7. Renault 416.3%
    +20.6%(+7)
  8. 8. Peugeot 345.2%
    +31 units
  9. 9. Audi 314.7%
    +22 units
  10. 10. MINI 203.1%
    +17 units

Most resold models in Canarias

  1. 1. Smart Fortwo 138
    +116 units
  2. 2. BMW i3 58
    +30 units
  3. 3. Nissan Leaf 46
    +53.3%(+16)
  4. 4. Renault Zoe 36
    +9.1%(+3)
  5. 5. Hyundai Kona 32
    +12 units
  6. 6. Volkswagen ID.3 30
    New
  7. 7. Mercedes-Benz Eqc 27
    +23 units
  8. 8. Audi E Tron 24
    +15 units
  9. 9. Smart Forfour 21
    +18 units
  10. 10. MINI Cooper 20
    +17 units

Resales by province · 2021

Where used electric cars change hands within Canarias.

  1. 1. Las Palmas 3302.1%
  2. 2. Santa Cruz de Tenerife 3242.1%

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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  • PHEV Plug-in hybrids by user type: private, company and fleets, 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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