The electric car in Bizkaia province · 2021

Bizkaia registered 358 battery-electric cars in 2021, 2.8% of its market and #12 in Spain: month by month, brands and models.

Province · País Vasco · DGT data · full year 2021 · new BEV passenger cars.

How we compile the data·Data status·2 open issues

New vehicles · 2021

Registrations of new electric cars in Bizkaia during 2021.

BEV 2021 (passenger cars) 358 #12 nationally by volume · +21.8% (+64) vs 2020
BEV market share 2.8% #16 nationally by share
% of the national total 1.5% of Spain’s BEV
Total market in the area 12,979 cars registered 2021

Bizkaia vs País Vasco and Spain

BEV share of each area’s total market · 2021.

  1. Bizkaia 2.8%

Bizkaia is 0.2 pp above País Vasco and 0.1 pp below the Spain average.

Bizkaia within País Vasco

#1 of 3 by BEV volume and #1 by share · 2021.

  1. 1. Bizkaia 3582.8%
    #1 by share
  2. 2. Gipuzkoa 1912.3%
    #3 by share
  3. 3. Álava 1232.6%
    #2 by share

The bar is BEV volume; the second figure, the share of each province’s market.

Monthly trend in Bizkaia

BEV registered per month in Bizkaia.

Most-registered brands in Bizkaia

Top 10 by BEV registrations · 2021.

  1. 1. Kia 4813.4%
    +29.7%(+11)
  2. 2. Opel 4211.7%
    +27 units
  3. 3. Tesla 3810.6%
    +29 units
  4. 4. Peugeot 349.5%
    -26.1%(-12)
  5. 5. Renault 298.1%
    -53.2%(-33)
  6. 6. Hyundai 277.5%
    +2 units
  7. 7. Volkswagen 257.0%
    +4 units
  8. 8. Škoda 143.9%
    +9 units
  9. 9. Citroën 133.6%
    +10 units
  10. 10. MINI 113.1%
    -1 units

Most-registered models in Bizkaia

Top 10 by BEV registrations · 2021.

  1. 1. Kia Niro 41
    +32.3%(+10)
  2. +28 units
  3. 3. Opel Corsa 21
    +9 units
  4. 4. Renault Zoe 20
    -66.7%(-40)
  5. +3 units
  6. 6. Opel Mokka 18
    New
  7. -14 units
  8. 8. Škoda Enyaq 14
    New
  9. 9. Hyundai Kona 12
    -10 units
  10. 10. Citroën e-C4 11
    +9 units
  1. 1. Kia Niro 41
    +32.3%(+10)
  2. 2. Tesla Model 3 35
    +28 units
  3. 3. Opel Corsa 21
    +9 units
  4. 4. Renault ZOE 20
    -66.7%(-40)
  5. 5. Peugeot e-2008 19
    +3 units
  6. 6. Opel Mokka 18
    New
  7. 7. Peugeot e-208 15
    -14 units
  8. 8. Škoda Enyaq 14
    New
  9. 9. Hyundai Kona 12
    -10 units
  10. 10. Citroën e-C4 11
    +9 units

Each row adds up the variants of one model: body styles, long versions and facelifts.

Used cars · 2021

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

196 transfers 1.3% of all electric resales in Spain Rank 19 of 52

Transfers of an electric car already registered in Spain, as of 19 Oct 2026. This is a different figure from the new registrations elsewhere on this page.

Most resold brands in Bizkaia

  1. 1. Renault 6332.1%
    +41 units
  2. 2. Nissan 178.7%
    +8 units
  3. 3. Peugeot 147.1%
    New
  4. 4. BMW 136.6%
    +1 units
  5. 5. Citroën 126.1%
    +10 units
  6. 6. Tesla 84.1%
    -1 units
  7. 7. Kia 73.6%
    New
  8. 8. Smart 73.6%
    +3 units
  9. 9. Volkswagen 73.6%
    +0 units
  10. 10. Jaguar 63.1%
    +4 units

Most resold models in Bizkaia

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 60
    +38 units
  2. 2. Nissan Leaf 15
    +8 units
  3. 3. BMW i3 13
    +1 units
  4. +5 units
  5. +4 units
  6. +5 units
  7. New
  8. New
  9. 9. Fiat 500e 5
    New
  10. 10. Opel Corsa 5
    +3 units

Other provinces in País Vasco

By BEV registrations in 2021.

Data: own compilation based on DGT vehicle registration microdata, published under a CC BY 4.0 licence. Methodology · Data status · Terms of use.

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