The electric car in Cataluña · 2019

Cataluña registered 2,412 battery-electric cars in 2019, 1.3% of its market: month by month, brands, models and provinces.

DGT data · full year 2019 · new BEV passenger cars

New vehicles · 2019

Registrations of new electric cars in Cataluña during 2019.

New BEV 2019 2,412 +106.2% (+1,242) vs 2018
BEV market share 1.3% +0.7 pp vs 2018
National ranking #2 = by BEV volume
National weight 23.3% of Spain’s BEV

Monthly trend in Cataluña

BEV passenger cars registered per month in Cataluña.

Most-registered brands in Cataluña

Top 15 by BEV registrations · 2019.

  1. 1. Tesla 72530.1%
    +407.0%(+582)
  2. 2. Nissan 60925.2%
    +46.4%(+193)
  3. 3. Hyundai 26611.0%
    +192.3%(+175)
  4. 4. Smart 1948.0%
    +3.2%(+6)
  5. 5. BMW 1586.6%
    +100.0%(+79)
  6. 6. Renault 1415.8%
    -10.2%(-16)
  7. 7. Audi 953.9%
    New
  8. 8. Volkswagen 883.6%
    +109.5%(+46)
  9. 9. Kia 692.9%
    +54 units
  10. 10. SEAT 301.2%
    New
  11. 11. Citroën 160.7%
    +1 units
  12. 12. Jaguar 160.7%
    +2 units
  13. 13. Mercedes-Benz 20.1%
    +1 units
  14. 14. Peugeot 20.1%
    -7 units
  15. 15. Tazzari 10.0%
    New

Most-registered models in Cataluña

Top 10 by BEV registrations · 2019.

  1. 1. Tesla Model 3 542
    New
  2. 2. Nissan Leaf 471
    +29.0%(+106)
  3. 3. Hyundai Kona 248
    +320.3%(+189)
  4. 4. BMW i3 158
    +100.0%(+79)
  5. 5. Renault Zoe 141
    -10.2%(-16)
  6. +170.6%(+87)
  7. 7. Smart Forfour 106
    -0.9%(-1)
  8. +43.3%(+29)
  9. 9. Audi E Tron 95
    New
  10. 10. Smart Fortwo 88
    +8.6%(+7)

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 · 2019

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

  1. 1. Barcelona = +104.7% (+1,052) 2,0571.5%
  2. 2. Tarragona ▲1 +127.4% (+79) 1410.8%
  3. 3. Girona ▼1 +70.9% (+56) 1350.7%
  4. 4. Lleida = +55 units 790.9%
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Used cars · 2019

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

906 transfers 22.1% of all electric resales in Spain Rank 2 of 18

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 27830.7%
    +11.2%(+28)
  2. 2. Smart 17919.8%
    +219.6%(+123)
  3. 3. Renault 12013.2%
    +73.9%(+51)
  4. 4. Tesla 9910.9%
    +141.5%(+58)
  5. 5. BMW 778.5%
    +51 units
  6. 6. Volkswagen 485.3%
    +26 units
  7. 7. Hyundai 364.0%
    +30 units
  8. 8. Kia 222.4%
    +19 units
  9. 9. Citroën 151.7%
    +2 units
  10. 10. Peugeot 141.5%
    +10 units

Most resold models in Cataluña

  1. 1. Nissan Leaf 250
    +25.0%(+50)
  2. 2. Smart Fortwo 123
    +192.9%(+81)
  3. 3. Renault Zoe 118
    +84.4%(+54)
  4. 4. BMW i3 77
    +51 units
  5. +36 units
  6. +41 units
  7. +27 units
  8. -44.0%(-22)
  9. 9. Hyundai Kona 22
    +21 units
  10. 10. Tesla Model X 20
    +4 units

Resales by province · 2019

Where used electric cars change hands within Cataluña.

  1. 1. Barcelona 70917.3%
  2. 2. Tarragona 962.3%
  3. 3. Girona 701.7%
  4. 4. Lleida 310.8%

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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