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The electric car in Cataluña · 2016

Cataluña registered 480 battery-electric cars in 2016, 0.3% of its market: month by month, brands, models and provinces.

DGT data · full year 2016 · new BEV passenger cars

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New vehicles · 2016

Registrations of new electric cars in Cataluña during 2016.

New BEV 2016 480 +116.2% (+258) vs 2015
BEV market share 0.3% +0.1 pp vs 2015
National ranking #2 = by BEV volume
National weight 23.6% of Spain’s BEV

Monthly trend in Cataluña

BEV passenger cars registered per month in Cataluña.

Most-registered brands in Cataluña

Top 9 by BEV registrations · 2016.

  1. 1. Nissan 27056.2%
    +143.2%(+159)
  2. 2. Renault 10421.7%
    +55.2%(+37)
  3. 3. BMW 387.9%
    +29 units
  4. 4. Kia 285.8%
    +10 units
  5. 5. Citroën 132.7%
    New
  6. 6. Tesla 122.5%
    +10 units
  7. 7. Volkswagen 102.1%
    +3 units
  8. 8. Mercedes-Benz 40.8%
    +0 units
  9. 9. SEAT 10.2%
    New

Most-registered models in Cataluña

Top 10 by BEV registrations · 2016.

  1. 1. Nissan Leaf 205
    +180.8%(+132)
  2. 2. Renault Zoe 104
    +55.2%(+37)
  3. 3. Nissan E Nv200 65
    +71.1%(+27)
  4. 4. BMW i3 38
    +29 units
  5. 5. Kia Soul 28
    +10 units
  6. 6. Citroën C Zero 12
    New
  7. 7. Tesla Model S 10
    +8 units
  8. 8. Volkswagen E Golf 5
    +3 units
  9. 9. Volkswagen E Up 5
    +0 units
  10. 10. Mercedes-Benz B 4
    +0 units

Province map by volume · Cataluña

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

Province map by market share · Cataluña

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

By province · 2016

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

  1. 1. Barcelona = +121.7% (+241) 4390.3%
  2. 2. Tarragona ▲1 +10 units 190.1%
  3. 3. Girona ▼1 +7 units 170.1%
  4. 4. Lleida = +0 units 50.1%
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Used cars · 2016

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

325 transfers 31.2% of all electric resales in Spain Rank 1 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 Cataluña

  1. 1. Nissan 18958.2%
    +96.9%(+93)
  2. 2. Renault 4212.9%
    +20.0%(+7)
  3. 3. Peugeot 216.5%
    -2 units
  4. 4. Smart 134.0%
    +9 units
  5. 5. Citroën 123.7%
    +1 units
  6. 6. Micro Vett 123.7%
    +11 units
  7. 7. BMW 103.1%
    +7 units
  8. 8. Kia 72.2%
    New
  9. 9. Mercedes-Benz 51.5%
    New
  10. 10. Volkswagen 51.5%
    +4 units

Most resold models in Cataluña

  1. 1. Nissan Leaf 148
    +62.6%(+57)
  2. 2. Nissan E Nv200 41
    +36 units
  3. 3. Renault Zoe 28
    +6 units
  4. 4. Peugeot Ion 14
    -5 units
  5. 5. Smart Fortwo 12
    +8 units
  6. 6. BMW i3 10
    +7 units
  7. 7. Kia Soul 7
    New
  8. 8. Mercedes-Benz B 5
    New
  9. 9. Citroën C Zero 3
    +1 units
  10. 10. Tesla Model S 3
    +2 units

Resales by province · 2016

Where used electric cars change hands within Cataluña.

  1. 1. Barcelona 25924.9%
  2. 2. Girona 302.9%
  3. 3. Tarragona 302.9%
  4. 4. Lleida 60.6%

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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