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Who registers the new electric car in Spain: private, company and fleets · 2018

How many new electric cars each type of owner registers in Spain in 2018 — private individuals, companies, leasing (renting), rental fleets and taxis — with the brand and model ranking for each. In Spain, company and fleet channels move a large share of the BEV market, so who registers a car tells you as much as how many.

DGT data · full year 2018 · new BEV passenger cars

Year History 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
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2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
New BEV · 2018 6,193 passenger cars registered in Spain
Private 1,623 +63.6% (+631) · 26.2% of new BEV
Companies 4,570 +50.6% (+1,535) · 73.8% of new BEV
Leasing 1,870 +41.8% (+551) · 30.2% of new BEV

Change vs 2017.

Who registers the new BEV · 2018

Private and company add up to 100% of new BEV passenger cars.

Private
1,62326.2%
Company
4,57073.8%

How much each owner type registers · 2018

New BEV passenger cars in each segment. The name links to its page.

  1. Companies 4,57073.8%
  2. Leasing 1,87030.2%
  3. Private 1,62326.2%
  4. Rent a car (self-drive) 78512.7%
  5. Taxi 641.0%
  6. Chauffeur hire 80.1%

The small figure is the % of new BEV. The segments overlap: leasing, rental and taxi sit inside company, so the bars don’t add up to 100%.

Private

1,623 new BEV to private owners · 2018.

The most registered brands

  1. 1. Nissan 5859.4%
    +353.5%(+456)
  2. 2. Hyundai 2474.0%
    +238.4%(+174)
  3. 3. Smart 2123.4%
    -2.8%(-6)
  4. 4. BMW 1692.7%
    -9.1%(-17)
  5. 5. Renault 1692.7%
    -14.2%(-28)
  6. 6. Tesla 941.5%
    -16.8%(-19)
  7. 7. Volkswagen 781.3%
    +54 units
  8. 8. Kia 470.8%
    -2.1%(-1)
  9. 9. Citroën 140.2%
    +11 units
  10. 10. Jaguar 50.1%
    New

The most registered models

  1. 1. Nissan Leaf 567
    +346.5%(+440)
  2. 2. BMW i3 169
    -9.1%(-17)
  3. 3. Renault Zoe 169
    -14.2%(-28)
  4. 4. Hyundai Kona 156
    New
  5. 5. Smart Fortwo 120
    -26.8%(-44)
  6. 6. Smart Forfour 92
    +70.4%(+38)
  7. 7. Hyundai Ioniq 91
    +24.7%(+18)
  8. 8. Volkswagen E Golf 76
    +54 units
  9. 9. Tesla Model X 52
    -8.8%(-5)
  10. 10. Kia Soul 47
    -2.1%(-1)

Company

4,570 new BEV to companies (legal entities) · 2018.

The most registered brands

  1. 1. Renault 1,25320.2%
    +10.9%(+123)
  2. 2. Smart 1,24720.1%
    +298.4%(+934)
  3. 3. Nissan 79312.8%
    +57.3%(+289)
  4. 4. BMW 3625.8%
    +17.2%(+53)
  5. 5. Tesla 2293.7%
    -16.7%(-46)
  6. 6. Volkswagen 1732.8%
    +16.9%(+25)
  7. 7. Hyundai 1522.5%
    +124 units
  8. 8. Citroën 1232.0%
    -35.9%(-69)
  9. 9. Peugeot 1131.8%
    +79.4%(+50)
  10. 10. Jaguar 611.0%
    New

The most registered models

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 1,253
    +10.9%(+123)
  2. 2. Nissan Leaf 694
    +72.2%(+291)
  3. 3. Smart Fortwo 641
    +152.4%(+387)
  4. 4. Smart Forfour 606
    +927.1%(+547)
  5. 5. BMW i3 362
    +17.2%(+53)
  6. 6. Volkswagen E Golf 170
    +31.8%(+41)
  7. 7. Tesla Model S 121
    -28.4%(-48)
  8. 8. Tesla Model X 108
    +1.9%(+2)
  9. 9. Nissan E Nv200 99
    -2.0%(-2)
  10. 10. Peugeot E Partner 85
    +150.0%(+51)

The leading brand in each owner type · 2018

The most registered brand within each segment, with its new BEV passenger cars.

Companies Renault 1,253
Leasing Smart 711
Private Nissan 585
Rent a car (self-drive) Smart 474
Taxi Nissan 50
Chauffeur hire Nissan 5

Leasing and rental: the layers inside company

How companies register. The layers overlap — a car can be both on leasing and registered to a company — so they don’t add up.

  • Company 4,570baseline
  • Leasing (renting) 1,87040.9% of company
  • Rental 79317.4% of company

All on the same scale, with company as the baseline. Leasing and rental are layers inside company: they’re compared against it, not a split of it.

Leasing (renting)

Car on a monthly fee

1,870

30.2% of new BEV

The most registered brands

  1. 1. Smart 71111.5%
    +434.6%(+578)
  2. 2. Renault 5909.5%
    -19.3%(-141)
  3. 3. BMW 1592.6%
    +50.0%(+53)
  4. 4. Nissan 1462.4%
    +49.0%(+48)
  5. 5. Volkswagen 1252.0%
    +89.4%(+59)
  6. 6. Tesla 520.8%
    +36 units
  7. 7. Citroën 320.5%
    -78.8%(-119)
  8. 8. Hyundai 190.3%
    +17 units
  9. 9. Peugeot 140.2%
    +7 units
  10. 10. Kia 130.2%
    +7 units

Rental

Rent-a-car and chauffeur hire

793

12.8% of new BEV

The most registered brands

  1. 1. Smart 4757.7%
    +468 units
  2. 2. Renault 2754.4%
    -46.9%(-243)
  3. 3. BMW 130.2%
    -78.7%(-48)
  4. 4. Tesla 90.1%
    -83.0%(-44)
  5. 5. Citroën 50.1%
    -96.4%(-134)
  6. 6. Jaguar 50.1%
    New
  7. 7. Nissan 50.1%
    New
  8. 8. Hyundai 30.0%
    +2 units
  9. 9. Peugeot 30.0%
    New

Rental in detail: self-drive vs chauffeur hire · 2018

Rental is two different businesses: rent-a-car (self-drive, A01) and chauffeur hire (A02 — not ride-hailing such as Uber or Cabify). Top brands in each.

Self-drive (A01) · rent-a-car

  1. 1. Smart 4747.7%
    +467 units
  2. 2. Renault 2754.4%
    -46.9%(-243)
  3. 3. BMW 130.2%
    -78.7%(-48)
  4. 4. Tesla 70.1%
    -20 units
  5. 5. Citroën 50.1%
    -96.4%(-134)
  6. 6. Jaguar 50.1%
    New
  7. 7. Hyundai 30.0%
    +2 units
  8. 8. Peugeot 30.0%
    New

Chauffeur hire (A02)

  1. 1. Nissan 50.1%
    New
  2. 2. Tesla 20.0%
    -24 units
  3. 3. Smart 10.0%
    New

The models in each owner type · 2018

Which model each owner type chooses. The segments overlap — a car can be both on leasing and registered to a company.

Leasing (renting)

Leasing (renting) · 2015: 79 → 2026: 11,673

1,870 registrations · 30.2% of new BEV

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 590
    -19.3%(-141)
  2. 2. Smart Forfour 421
    +393 units
  3. 3. Smart Fortwo 290
    +176.2%(+185)
  4. 4. BMW i3 159
    +50.0%(+53)
  5. 5. Nissan Leaf 126
    +43.2%(+38)
  6. 6. Volkswagen E Golf 123
    +89.2%(+58)
  7. 7. Tesla Model X 31
    +21 units
  8. 8. Tesla Model S 21
    +15 units
  9. 9. Nissan E Nv200 20
    +10 units
  10. 10. Citroën C Zero 17
    -88.4%(-129)

Rental (rent-a-car + chauffeur hire)

Rental (rent-a-car + chauffeur hire) · 2015: 434 → 2026: 5,982

793 registrations · 12.8% of new BEV

  1. 1. Smart Forfour 286
    +283 units
  2. 2. Renault Zoe 275
    -46.9%(-243)
  3. 3. Smart Fortwo 189
    +185 units
  4. 4. BMW i3 13
    -78.7%(-48)
  5. 5. Tesla Model S 8
    -84.3%(-43)
  6. 6. Jaguar I Pace 5
    New
  7. 7. Nissan Leaf 5
    New
  8. 8. Citroën C Zero 4
    -97.0%(-131)
  9. 9. Hyundai Ioniq 3
    +2 units
  10. 10. Peugeot Ion 3
    New

Taxi (A04)

Taxi (A04) · 2015: 7 → 2026: 926

64 registrations · 1.0% of new BEV

  1. 1. Nissan Leaf 43
    +39 units
  2. 2. Hyundai Ioniq 13
    +7 units
  3. 3. Nissan E Nv200 7
    New
  4. 4. Tesla Model S 1
    +0 units

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

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