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The electric car in Cataluña · 2021

Cataluña registered 4,191 battery-electric cars in 2021, 3.7% of its market: month by month, brands, models and provinces.

DGT data · full year 2021 · new BEV passenger cars

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New vehicles · 2021

Registrations of new electric cars in Cataluña during 2021.

New BEV 2021 4,191 +32.6% (+1,030) vs 2020
BEV market share 3.7% +1.3 pp vs 2020
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 · 2021.

  1. 1. Tesla 94222.5%
    +88.4%(+442)
  2. 2. Volkswagen 4009.5%
    +22.3%(+73)
  3. 3. Kia 3728.9%
    +87.9%(+174)
  4. 4. CUPRA 2586.2%
    +253 units
  5. 5. Hyundai 2295.5%
    -16.4%(-45)
  6. 6. Nissan 2225.3%
    -18.1%(-49)
  7. 7. Peugeot 1804.3%
    -27.4%(-68)
  8. 8. Citroën 1443.4%
    +116 units
  9. 9. Opel 1423.4%
    +100.0%(+71)
  10. 10. MINI 1333.2%
    +19.8%(+22)
  11. 11. Smart 1222.9%
    -32.6%(-59)
  12. 12. Fiat 1212.9%
    +106 units
  13. 13. Renault 1182.8%
    -60.3%(-179)
  14. 14. Audi 1172.8%
    +5.4%(+6)
  15. 15. Mercedes-Benz 1152.7%
    +87 units

Most-registered models in Cataluña

Top 10 by BEV registrations · 2021.

  1. 1. Tesla Model 3 793
    +96.3%(+389)
  2. 2. Kia Niro 296
    +69.1%(+121)
  3. 3. CUPRA Born 258
    +253 units
  4. 4. Volkswagen ID.4 218
    New
  5. 5. Nissan Leaf 189
    -16.4%(-37)
  6. 6. Volkswagen ID.3 166
    -8.8%(-16)
  7. 7. Tesla Model Y 139
    New
  8. 8. MINI Cooper 133
    +19.8%(+22)
  9. 9. Fiat 500e 121
    +106 units
  10. 10. Citroën e-C4 120
    +106 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 · 2021

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

  1. 1. Barcelona = +28.8% (+730) 3,2663.8%
  2. 2. Girona ▲1 +56.5% (+135) 3743.5%
  3. 3. Tarragona ▼1 +35.8% (+91) 3453.1%
  4. 4. Lleida = +56.1% (+74) 2063.8%
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Used cars · 2021

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

2,625 transfers 17.1% of all electric resales in Spain Rank 2 of 19

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. Renault 44416.9%
    +152.3%(+268)
  2. 2. Nissan 40515.4%
    +69.5%(+166)
  3. 3. Smart 38614.7%
    +96.9%(+190)
  4. 4. Volkswagen 2047.8%
    +179.5%(+131)
  5. 5. Tesla 1505.7%
    +64.8%(+59)
  6. 6. BMW 1375.2%
    +19.1%(+22)
  7. 7. Kia 1294.9%
    +268.6%(+94)
  8. 8. Hyundai 1264.8%
    +72.6%(+53)
  9. 9. Peugeot 1174.5%
    +112.7%(+62)
  10. 10. Citroën 823.1%
    +64 units

Most resold models in Cataluña

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 420
    +147.1%(+250)
  2. 2. Nissan Leaf 317
    +48.1%(+103)
  3. 3. Smart Forfour 228
    +192.3%(+150)
  4. 4. Smart Fortwo 158
    +33.9%(+40)
  5. 5. BMW i3 131
    +15.9%(+18)
  6. 6. Hyundai Kona 106
    +73.8%(+45)
  7. 7. Volkswagen ID.3 94
    New
  8. 8. Kia Niro 91
    +73 units
  9. 9. Volkswagen E Golf 87
    +47.5%(+28)
  10. 10. Nissan E Nv200 85
    +60 units

Resales by province · 2021

Where used electric cars change hands within Cataluña.

  1. 1. Barcelona 1,97012.8%
  2. 2. Tarragona 2831.8%
  3. 3. Girona 2381.5%
  4. 4. Lleida 1340.9%

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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