The electric car in Cataluña · 2022

Cataluña registered 5,292 battery-electric cars in 2022, 5.2% of its market: month by month, brands, models and provinces.

DGT data · full year 2022 · new BEV passenger cars

New vehicles · 2022

Registrations of new electric cars in Cataluña during 2022.

New BEV 2022 5,292 +26.3% (+1,101) vs 2021
BEV market share 5.2% +1.5 pp vs 2021
National ranking #2 = by BEV volume
National weight 16.8% 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 · 2022.

  1. 1. Tesla 1,31024.8%
    +39.1%(+368)
  2. 2. Hyundai 3897.4%
    +69.9%(+160)
  3. 3. Kia 3847.3%
    +3.2%(+12)
  4. 4. Citroën 2875.4%
    +99.3%(+143)
  5. 5. CUPRA 2635.0%
    +1.9%(+5)
  6. 6. Mercedes-Benz 2584.9%
    +124.3%(+143)
  7. 7. Volkswagen 2564.8%
    -36.0%(-144)
  8. 8. MINI 2154.1%
    +61.7%(+82)
  9. 9. Peugeot 2134.0%
    +18.3%(+33)
  10. 10. Opel 1803.4%
    +26.8%(+38)
  11. 11. MG 1783.4%
    +334.1%(+137)
  12. 12. Dacia 1713.2%
    +194.8%(+113)
  13. 13. Renault 1623.1%
    +37.3%(+44)
  14. 14. Fiat 1452.7%
    +19.8%(+24)
  15. 15. Volvo 1402.6%
    +118 units

Most-registered models in Cataluña

Top 10 by BEV registrations · 2022.

  1. 1. Tesla Model 3 693
    -12.6%(-100)
  2. 2. Tesla Model Y 605
    +335.3%(+466)
  3. 3. CUPRA Born 263
    +1.9%(+5)
  4. 4. Kia Niro 239
    -19.3%(-57)
  5. 5. Citroën e-C4 233
    +94.2%(+113)
  6. 6. MINI Cooper 215
    +61.7%(+82)
  7. +118.5%(+109)
  8. 8. Dacia Spring 171
    +194.8%(+113)
  9. +141.5%(+92)
  10. 10. Fiat 500e 145
    +19.8%(+24)

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 · 2022

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

  1. 1. Barcelona = +19.9% (+650) 3,9165.3%
  2. 2. Tarragona ▲1 +60.6% (+209) 5545.1%
  3. 3. Girona ▼1 +39.3% (+147) 5214.9%
  4. 4. Lleida = +46.1% (+95) 3015.8%
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Used cars · 2022

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

2,864 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 47316.5%
    +6.5%(+29)
  2. 2. Smart 38813.5%
    +0.5%(+2)
  3. 3. Nissan 2277.9%
    -44.0%(-178)
  4. 4. Kia 2137.4%
    +65.1%(+84)
  5. 5. Volkswagen 2017.0%
    -1.5%(-3)
  6. 6. Tesla 1846.4%
    +22.7%(+34)
  7. 7. BMW 1756.1%
    +27.7%(+38)
  8. 8. Peugeot 1435.0%
    +22.2%(+26)
  9. 9. Hyundai 1404.9%
    +11.1%(+14)
  10. 10. CUPRA 973.4%
    New

Most resold models in Cataluña

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 441
    +5.0%(+21)
  2. 2. Nissan Leaf 208
    -34.4%(-109)
  3. 3. Smart Forfour 198
    -13.2%(-30)
  4. 4. Smart Fortwo 188
    +19.0%(+30)
  5. 5. BMW i3 142
    +8.4%(+11)
  6. +21.8%(+19)
  7. 7. CUPRA Born 97
    New
  8. 8. Kia EV6 94
    New
  9. +4.7%(+4)
  10. 10. Kia Niro 84
    -7.7%(-7)

Resales by province · 2022

Where used electric cars change hands within Cataluña.

  1. 1. Barcelona 2,17113.0%
  2. 2. Girona 2881.7%
  3. 3. Tarragona 2811.7%
  4. 4. Lleida 1240.7%

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.
  • 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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