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The electric car in Cataluña · 2020

Cataluña registered 3,161 battery-electric cars in 2020, 2.5% of its market: month by month, brands, models and provinces.

DGT data · full year 2020 · new BEV passenger cars

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New vehicles · 2020

Registrations of new electric cars in Cataluña during 2020.

New BEV 2020 3,161 +31.1% (+749) vs 2019
BEV market share 2.5% +1.1 pp vs 2019
National ranking #2 = by BEV volume
National weight 17.4% 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 · 2020.

  1. 1. Tesla 50015.8%
    -31.0%(-225)
  2. 2. Volkswagen 32710.3%
    +271.6%(+239)
  3. 3. Renault 2979.4%
    +110.6%(+156)
  4. 4. Hyundai 2748.7%
    +3.0%(+8)
  5. 5. Nissan 2718.6%
    -55.5%(-338)
  6. 6. Peugeot 2487.8%
    +246 units
  7. 7. SEAT 2257.1%
    +650.0%(+195)
  8. 8. Kia 1986.3%
    +187.0%(+129)
  9. 9. Smart 1815.7%
    -6.7%(-13)
  10. 10. Audi 1113.5%
    +16.8%(+16)
  11. 11. MINI 1113.5%
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  12. 12. Opel 712.2%
    New
  13. 13. BMW 662.1%
    -58.2%(-92)
  14. 14. Mazda 622.0%
    New
  15. 15. Škoda 461.5%
    New

Most-registered models in Cataluña

Top 10 by BEV registrations · 2020.

  1. 1. Tesla Model 3 404
    -25.5%(-138)
  2. 2. Renault Zoe 289
    +105.0%(+148)
  3. 3. Hyundai Kona 253
    +2.0%(+5)
  4. 4. Nissan Leaf 226
    -52.0%(-245)
  5. 5. SEAT Mii 224
    +646.7%(+194)
  6. 6. Volkswagen ID.3 182
    +181 units
  7. 7. Kia Niro 175
    +177.8%(+112)
  8. 8. Peugeot e-208 152
    New
  9. 9. MINI Cooper 111
    New
  10. 10. Audi E Tron 107
    +12.6%(+12)

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 · 2020

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

  1. 1. Barcelona = +23.3% (+479) 2,5362.6%
  2. 2. Tarragona = +80.1% (+113) 2542.0%
  3. 3. Girona = +77.0% (+104) 2391.9%
  4. 4. Lleida = +67.1% (+53) 1322.1%
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Used cars · 2020

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

1,180 transfers 17.5% 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 23920.3%
    -14.0%(-39)
  2. 2. Smart 19616.6%
    +9.5%(+17)
  3. 3. Renault 17614.9%
    +46.7%(+56)
  4. 4. BMW 1159.7%
    +49.4%(+38)
  5. 5. Tesla 917.7%
    -8.1%(-8)
  6. 6. Hyundai 736.2%
    +102.8%(+37)
  7. 7. Volkswagen 736.2%
    +52.1%(+25)
  8. 8. Peugeot 554.7%
    +41 units
  9. 9. Audi 383.2%
    New
  10. 10. Kia 353.0%
    +13 units

Most resold models in Cataluña

  1. 1. Nissan Leaf 214
    -14.4%(-36)
  2. 2. Renault Zoe 170
    +44.1%(+52)
  3. 3. Smart Fortwo 118
    -4.1%(-5)
  4. 4. BMW i3 113
    +46.8%(+36)
  5. 5. Smart Forfour 78
    +41.8%(+23)
  6. 6. Hyundai Kona 61
    +39 units
  7. 7. Volkswagen E Golf 59
    +34.1%(+15)
  8. 8. Tesla Model S 47
    -23.0%(-14)
  9. 9. Audi E Tron 38
    New
  10. 10. Nissan E Nv200 25
    -3 units

Resales by province · 2020

Where used electric cars change hands within Cataluña.

  1. 1. Barcelona 94814.1%
  2. 2. Girona 941.4%
  3. 3. Tarragona 931.4%
  4. 4. Lleida 450.7%

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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