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The electric car in Cataluña · 2018

Cataluña registered 1,170 battery-electric cars in 2018, 0.6% of its market: month by month, brands, models and provinces.

DGT data · full year 2018 · new BEV passenger cars

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New vehicles · 2018

Registrations of new electric cars in Cataluña during 2018.

New BEV 2018 1,170 +24.2% (+228) vs 2017
BEV market share 0.6% +0.1 pp vs 2017
National ranking #2 = by BEV volume
National weight 18.9% 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 · 2018.

  1. 1. Nissan 41635.6%
    +63.1%(+161)
  2. 2. Smart 18816.1%
    +106.6%(+97)
  3. 3. Renault 15713.4%
    0.0%(+0)
  4. 4. Tesla 14312.2%
    -23.5%(-44)
  5. 5. Hyundai 917.8%
    +65 units
  6. 6. BMW 796.8%
    -47.0%(-70)
  7. 7. Volkswagen 423.6%
    +20.0%(+7)
  8. 8. Citroën 151.3%
    +14 units
  9. 9. Kia 151.3%
    -6 units
  10. 10. Jaguar 141.2%
    New
  11. 11. Peugeot 90.8%
    +1 units
  12. 12. Mercedes-Benz 10.1%
    +0 units

Most-registered models in Cataluña

Top 10 by BEV registrations · 2018.

  1. 1. Nissan Leaf 365
    +66.7%(+146)
  2. 2. Renault Zoe 157
    0.0%(+0)
  3. 3. Smart Forfour 107
    +83 units
  4. 4. Smart Fortwo 81
    +20.9%(+14)
  5. 5. BMW i3 79
    -47.0%(-70)
  6. 6. Tesla Model S 76
    -24.0%(-24)
  7. 7. Tesla Model X 67
    -23.0%(-20)
  8. 8. Hyundai Kona 59
    New
  9. 9. Nissan E Nv200 51
    +41.7%(+15)
  10. 10. Volkswagen E Golf 41
    +14 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 · 2018

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

  1. 1. Barcelona = +16.5% (+142) 1,0050.7%
  2. 2. Girona ▲1 +163.3% (+49) 790.4%
  3. 3. Tarragona ▼1 +59.0% (+23) 620.3%
  4. 4. Lleida = +14 units 240.3%
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Used cars · 2018

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

497 transfers 23.2% of all electric resales in Spain Rank 2 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 25050.3%
    -1.6%(-4)
  2. 2. Renault 6913.9%
    +21.1%(+12)
  3. 3. Smart 5611.3%
    +42 units
  4. 4. Tesla 418.2%
    +20.6%(+7)
  5. 5. BMW 265.2%
    -42.2%(-19)
  6. 6. Volkswagen 224.4%
    +19 units
  7. 7. Citroën 132.6%
    +8 units
  8. 8. Hyundai 61.2%
    +5 units
  9. 9. Peugeot 40.8%
    -6 units
  10. 10. Kia 30.6%
    -4 units

Most resold models in Cataluña

  1. 1. Nissan Leaf 200
    -4.3%(-9)
  2. 2. Renault Zoe 64
    +25.5%(+13)
  3. 3. Nissan E Nv200 50
    +11.1%(+5)
  4. 4. Smart Fortwo 42
    +30 units
  5. 5. BMW i3 26
    -42.2%(-19)
  6. 6. Tesla Model S 25
    +4 units
  7. 7. Volkswagen E Golf 17
    +15 units
  8. 8. Tesla Model X 16
    +3 units
  9. 9. Smart Forfour 14
    +13 units
  10. 10. Citroën E Mehari 5
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Resales by province · 2018

Where used electric cars change hands within Cataluña.

  1. 1. Barcelona 41319.3%
  2. 2. Tarragona 442.1%
  3. 3. Girona 331.5%
  4. 4. Lleida 70.3%

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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