Registrations/Technical data

The technical reality of the electric car

Range, weight and consumption as measured (DGT/ITV data, not brochure specs) for the new electric passenger cars registered in Spain — and how the market is opening up.

DGT/ITV data to 25 Aug 2026 · year 2026 (partial).

Median range 480 km ×2.4 since 2014
Median weight 2,355 kg of the new electric passenger car
Median consumption 158 Wh/km lower is better
Efficiency per tonne 67 Wh/km·t -13.0% since 2014

Measured range, year by year

DGT range (km) of the new electric passenger car: the median and the band between the 25th and 75th percentile of cars.

The weight of the electric car

Weight (kg) of the new electric passenger car: the median and the p25–p75 band. Batteries are heavy, and cars keep growing in size.

Consumption: flat in raw terms, better per tonne

Raw consumption (Wh/km) barely moves because cars weigh more; consumption per tonne — the motor’s actual efficiency — does improve.

Which body types are going electric

Split of new BEV by body type, year by year (100%). SUVs and people-carriers keep gaining ground.

Who offers the most range

Median DGT range by brand (2026), highest to lowest.

  1. 1. Mercedes-Benz 608 km
  2. 2. Volkswagen 556 km
  3. 3. Tesla 534 km
  4. 4. BMW 510 km
  5. 5. Hyundai 465 km
  6. 6. MG 450 km
  7. 7. Kia 440 km
  8. 8. BYD 430 km
  9. 9. Peugeot 416 km
  10. 10. Renault 407 km
  11. 11. MINI 390 km
  12. 12. Citroën 325 km

The market map: weight against range

Each dot is a model; its size is its registrations. Bottom-left, the city cars; top-right, the big, big-battery models.

This is DGT/ITV data for the cars actually registered (BEV, new passenger cars), not brochure specs. DGT range can differ from the maker’s WLTP figure (WLTP is usually somewhat higher). p25/p50/p75 percentiles over what was registered each period.

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