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The electric car in Cataluña · 2023

Cataluña registered 9,004 battery-electric cars in 2023, 7.7% of its market: month by month, brands, models and provinces.

DGT data · full year 2023 · new BEV passenger cars

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New vehicles · 2023

Registrations of new electric cars in Cataluña during 2023.

New BEV 2023 9,004 +70.1% (+3,712) vs 2022
BEV market share 7.7% +2.5 pp vs 2022
National ranking #2 = by BEV volume
National weight 16.4% 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 · 2023.

  1. 1. Tesla 3,21435.7%
    +145.3%(+1,904)
  2. 2. MG 7698.5%
    +332.0%(+591)
  3. 3. Kia 4755.3%
    +23.7%(+91)
  4. 4. CUPRA 4424.9%
    +68.1%(+179)
  5. 5. Mercedes-Benz 3644.0%
    +41.1%(+106)
  6. 6. Peugeot 3564.0%
    +67.1%(+143)
  7. 7. Volvo 2973.3%
    +112.1%(+157)
  8. 8. Dacia 2953.3%
    +72.5%(+124)
  9. 9. Volkswagen 2943.3%
    +14.8%(+38)
  10. 10. Citroën 2933.3%
    +2.1%(+6)
  11. 11. Audi 2863.2%
    +175.0%(+182)
  12. 12. BMW 2793.1%
    +125.0%(+155)
  13. 13. MINI 1721.9%
    -20.0%(-43)
  14. 14. Renault 1691.9%
    +4.3%(+7)
  15. 15. Smart 1621.8%
    +48.6%(+53)

Most-registered models in Cataluña

Top 10 by BEV registrations · 2023.

  1. 1. Tesla Model Y 1,787
    +195.4%(+1,182)
  2. 2. Tesla Model 3 1,316
    +89.9%(+623)
  3. 3. MG MG4 EV 598
    +1,358.5%(+557)
  4. 4. CUPRA Born 411
    +56.3%(+148)
  5. 5. Dacia Spring 295
    +72.5%(+124)
  6. 6. Kia Niro 261
    +9.2%(+22)
  7. 7. Kia EV6 196
    +36.1%(+52)
  8. 8. Volvo Xc40 193
    +80.4%(+86)
  9. 9. MINI Cooper 172
    -20.0%(-43)
  10. 10. Peugeot e-208 156
    +85.7%(+72)

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 · 2023

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

  1. 1. Barcelona = +72.6% (+2,844) 6,7607.8%
  2. 2. Tarragona = +70.0% (+388) 9427.4%
  3. 3. Girona = +61.0% (+318) 8397.0%
  4. 4. Lleida = +53.8% (+162) 4638.0%
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Used cars · 2023

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

2,994 transfers 17.6% 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 38112.7%
    -19.5%(-92)
  2. 2. Tesla 35111.7%
    +90.8%(+167)
  3. 3. Smart 2598.7%
    -33.2%(-129)
  4. 4. BMW 2307.7%
    +31.4%(+55)
  5. 5. Nissan 2197.3%
    -3.5%(-8)
  6. 6. Volkswagen 2117.0%
    +5.0%(+10)
  7. 7. Kia 1625.4%
    -23.9%(-51)
  8. 8. Peugeot 1495.0%
    +4.2%(+6)
  9. 9. Mercedes-Benz 1324.4%
    +59.0%(+49)
  10. 10. Citroën 1194.0%
    +24.0%(+23)

Most resold models in Cataluña

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 307
    -30.4%(-134)
  2. 2. Nissan Leaf 190
    -8.7%(-18)
  3. 3. Tesla Model 3 165
    +85.4%(+76)
  4. 4. Smart Fortwo 163
    -13.3%(-25)
  5. 5. BMW i3 122
    -14.1%(-20)
  6. 6. Kia EV6 92
    -2.1%(-2)
  7. 7. MINI Cooper 82
    +57 units
  8. 8. Peugeot e-208 81
    +12.5%(+9)
  9. 9. Smart Forfour 80
    -59.6%(-118)
  10. 10. Tesla Model S 72
    +67.4%(+29)

Resales by province · 2023

Where used electric cars change hands within Cataluña.

  1. 1. Barcelona 2,16812.7%
  2. 2. Girona 3382.0%
  3. 3. Tarragona 3352.0%
  4. 4. Lleida 1530.9%

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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