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The electric car in Cataluña · 2017

Cataluña registered 942 battery-electric cars in 2017, 0.5% of its market: month by month, brands, models and provinces.

DGT data · full year 2017 · new BEV passenger cars

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New vehicles · 2017

Registrations of new electric cars in Cataluña during 2017.

New BEV 2017 942 +96.2% (+462) vs 2016
BEV market share 0.5% +0.2 pp vs 2016
National ranking #2 = by BEV volume
National weight 23.4% of Spain’s BEV

Monthly trend in Cataluña

BEV passenger cars registered per month in Cataluña.

Most-registered brands in Cataluña

Top 12 by BEV registrations · 2017.

  1. 1. Nissan 25527.1%
    -5.6%(-15)
  2. 2. Tesla 18719.9%
    +175 units
  3. 3. Renault 15716.7%
    +51.0%(+53)
  4. 4. BMW 14915.8%
    +292.1%(+111)
  5. 5. Smart 919.7%
    New
  6. 6. Volkswagen 353.7%
    +25 units
  7. 7. Hyundai 262.8%
    New
  8. 8. Kia 212.2%
    -7 units
  9. 9. SEAT 111.2%
    +10 units
  10. 10. Peugeot 80.8%
    New
  11. 11. Citroën 10.1%
    -12 units
  12. 12. Mercedes-Benz 10.1%
    -3 units

Most-registered models in Cataluña

Top 10 by BEV registrations · 2017.

  1. 1. Nissan Leaf 219
    +6.8%(+14)
  2. 2. Renault Zoe 157
    +51.0%(+53)
  3. 3. BMW i3 149
    +292.1%(+111)
  4. 4. Tesla Model S 100
    +90 units
  5. 5. Tesla Model X 87
    +85 units
  6. 6. Smart Fortwo 67
    New
  7. 7. Nissan E Nv200 36
    -44.6%(-29)
  8. 8. Volkswagen E Golf 27
    +22 units
  9. 9. Hyundai Ioniq 26
    New
  10. 10. Smart Forfour 24
    New

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 · 2017

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

  1. 1. Barcelona = +96.6% (+424) 8630.6%
  2. 2. Tarragona = +20 units 390.2%
  3. 3. Girona = +13 units 300.2%
  4. 4. Lleida = +5 units 100.1%
See the national map →

Used cars · 2017

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

440 transfers 29.7% of all electric resales in Spain Rank 2 of 16

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 25457.7%
    +34.4%(+65)
  2. 2. Renault 5713.0%
    +35.7%(+15)
  3. 3. BMW 4510.2%
    +35 units
  4. 4. Tesla 347.7%
    +31 units
  5. 5. Smart 143.2%
    +1 units
  6. 6. Peugeot 102.3%
    -11 units
  7. 7. Mercedes-Benz 81.8%
    +3 units
  8. 8. Kia 71.6%
    +0 units
  9. 9. Citroën 51.1%
    -7 units
  10. 10. Volkswagen 30.7%
    -2 units

Most resold models in Cataluña

  1. 1. Nissan Leaf 209
    +41.2%(+61)
  2. 2. Renault Zoe 51
    +23 units
  3. 3. BMW i3 45
    +35 units
  4. 4. Nissan E Nv200 45
    +9.8%(+4)
  5. 5. Tesla Model S 21
    +18 units
  6. 6. Tesla Model X 13
    New
  7. 7. Smart Fortwo 12
    +0 units
  8. 8. Mercedes-Benz B 8
    +3 units
  9. 9. Kia Soul 7
    +0 units
  10. 10. Peugeot Ion 6
    -8 units

Resales by province · 2017

Where used electric cars change hands within Cataluña.

  1. 1. Barcelona 38425.9%
  2. 2. Girona 261.8%
  3. 3. Tarragona 231.6%
  4. 4. Lleida 70.5%

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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