The electric car in Canarias · 2023

Canarias registered 3,018 battery-electric cars in 2023, 5.6% of its market: month by month, brands, models and provinces.

DGT data · full year 2023 · new BEV passenger cars

New vehicles · 2023

Registrations of new electric cars in Canarias during 2023.

New BEV 2023 3,018 +35.0% (+782) vs 2022
BEV market share 5.6% +0.6 pp vs 2022
National ranking #5 = by BEV volume
National weight 5.5% 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 · 2023.

  1. 1. Volvo 3009.9%
    +72.4%(+126)
  2. 2. Volkswagen 2849.4%
    +45.6%(+89)
  3. 3. Peugeot 2327.7%
    +28.2%(+51)
  4. 4. Audi 2207.3%
    +94.7%(+107)
  5. 5. MG 1735.7%
    +108.4%(+90)
  6. 6. BMW 1675.5%
    +221.2%(+115)
  7. 7. Citroën 1665.5%
    +86.5%(+77)
  8. 8. Mercedes-Benz 1635.4%
    +14.8%(+21)
  9. 9. Kia 1625.4%
    -36.2%(-92)
  10. 10. CUPRA 1565.2%
    +188.9%(+102)
  11. 11. Opel 1484.9%
    -14.5%(-25)
  12. 12. Hyundai 1214.0%
    -36.0%(-68)
  13. 13. Dacia 1063.5%
    +96.3%(+52)
  14. 14. Fiat 1013.3%
    -24.1%(-32)
  15. 15. Renault 993.3%
    +20.7%(+17)

Most-registered models in Canarias

Top 10 by BEV registrations · 2023.

  1. 1. Volvo Xc40 216
    +100.0%(+108)
  2. 2. CUPRA Born 156
    +188.9%(+102)
  3. 3. MG MG4 EV 110
    +101 units
  4. +66.7%(+44)
  5. 5. Dacia Spring 106
    +96.3%(+52)
  6. +75 units
  7. 7. Fiat 500e 100
    -24.8%(-33)
  8. +92.2%(+47)
  9. 9. BMW iX1 95
    +94 units
  10. 10. Kia Niro 87
    -39.2%(-56)

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 · 2023

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

  1. 1. Las Palmas = +35.9% (+486) 1,8415.2%
  2. 2. Santa Cruz de Tenerife = +33.6% (+296) 1,1776.3%
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Used cars · 2023

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

1,149 transfers 6.8% of all electric resales in Spain Rank 5 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. Mercedes-Benz 17315.1%
    +44.2%(+53)
  2. 2. BMW 998.6%
    +47.8%(+32)
  3. 3. Volkswagen 917.9%
    +71.7%(+38)
  4. 4. Renault 807.0%
    -24.5%(-26)
  5. 5. Audi 766.6%
    +81.0%(+34)
  6. 6. Peugeot 756.5%
    +66.7%(+30)
  7. 7. Fiat 696.0%
    +68.3%(+28)
  8. 8. Smart 595.1%
    -48.2%(-55)
  9. 9. Kia 554.8%
    +71.9%(+23)
  10. 10. Nissan 464.0%
    -9.8%(-5)

Most resold models in Canarias

  1. +33.3%(+18)
  2. 2. Fiat 500e 69
    +68.3%(+28)
  3. 3. BMW i3 56
    +21.7%(+10)
  4. 4. Renault Zoe 55
    -43.3%(-42)
  5. New
  6. 6. Audi E Tron 42
    +19 units
  7. 7. Nissan Leaf 40
    -9.1%(-4)
  8. +20 units
  9. 9. Smart Fortwo 37
    -57.5%(-50)
  10. +13 units

Resales by province · 2023

Where used electric cars change hands within Canarias.

  1. 1. Las Palmas 7154.2%

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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