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The electric car in Cantabria · 2021

Cantabria registered 183 battery-electric cars in 2021, 2.6% of its market: month by month, which brands lead and which models are registered most.

DGT data · full year 2021 · new BEV passenger cars

Year History 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
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New vehicles · 2021

Registrations of new electric cars in Cantabria during 2021.

New BEV 2021 183 -21.8% (-51) vs 2020
BEV market share 2.6% -0.2 pp vs 2020
National ranking #15 ▼1 15 of 19 regions · 25 of 52 provinces by BEV volume
National weight 0.8% of Spain’s BEV

Monthly trend in Cantabria

BEV passenger cars registered per month in Cantabria.

Most-registered brands in Cantabria

Top 15 by BEV registrations · 2021.

  1. 1. Kia 2614.2%
    +14 units
  2. 2. Opel 2513.7%
    +13 units
  3. 3. Tesla 1910.4%
    +15 units
  4. 4. Peugeot 147.7%
    -7 units
  5. 5. Volkswagen 137.1%
    -7 units
  6. 6. Citroën 126.6%
    +9 units
  7. 7. Hyundai 126.6%
    -60.0%(-18)
  8. 8. Renault 126.6%
    -79.7%(-47)
  9. 9. Fiat 84.4%
    New
  10. 10. Mercedes-Benz 73.8%
    +5 units
  11. 11. Škoda 73.8%
    -7 units
  12. 12. Nissan 63.3%
    -10 units
  13. 13. SEAT 42.2%
    -12 units
  14. 14. Audi 31.6%
    New
  15. 15. BMW 31.6%
    -3 units

Most-registered models in Cantabria

Top 10 by BEV registrations · 2021.

  1. 1. Kia Niro 19
    +9 units
  2. 2. Tesla Model 3 19
    +15 units
  3. 3. Opel Corsa 14
    +3 units
  4. 4. Citroën e-C4 10
    +9 units
  5. 5. Opel Mokka 9
    New
  6. 6. Peugeot e-2008 9
    +0 units
  7. 7. Fiat 500e 8
    New
  8. 8. Renault Zoe 8
    -86.2%(-50)
  9. 9. Mercedes-Benz EQA 6
    New
  10. 10. Nissan Leaf 6
    -9 units

Used cars · 2021

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

131 transfers 0.9% of all electric resales in Spain Rank 16 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 Cantabria

  1. 1. Renault 5441.2%
    +44 units
  2. 2. Smart 1410.7%
    +10 units
  3. 3. Opel 96.9%
    +7 units
  4. 4. Volkswagen 96.9%
    +6 units
  5. 5. Tesla 86.1%
    +4 units
  6. 6. Hyundai 64.6%
    +2 units
  7. 7. Kia 64.6%
    +3 units
  8. 8. Citroën 53.8%
    +3 units
  9. 9. Peugeot 53.8%
    +2 units
  10. 10. BMW 32.3%
    +2 units

Most resold models in Cantabria

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 54
    +44 units
  2. 2. Smart Fortwo 14
    +10 units
  3. 3. Opel Corsa 7
    +5 units
  4. 4. Tesla Model 3 7
    New
  5. 5. Volkswagen E Golf 7
    New
  6. 6. Hyundai Kona 5
    +3 units
  7. 7. Kia Soul 5
    +2 units
  8. 8. Peugeot e-2008 4
    +3 units
  9. 9. BMW i3 3
    +2 units
  10. 10. Citroën C Zero 3
    +1 units

Data: own compilation based on DGT vehicle registration microdata, published under a CC BY 4.0 licence. Methodology · Terms of use.

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