Electric cars for hire with driver in Spain · 2026
How many new BEV cars are registered to chauffeur hire in Spain in 2026, and which brands and models they choose.
DGT data to 25 Aug 2026 · year 2026 (partial) · new BEV passenger cars.
Change vs the same date in 2025.
Chauffeur hire year by year · 2015–2026
New BEV passenger-car registrations to chauffeur hire each year, in volume or as a % of all new BEV that year.
* 2026 is still in progress: data to 25 Aug 2026.
The leader each year · Chauffeur hire
The most-registered brand within this segment each year, with its new BEV passenger cars.
- 2015 BYD 1
- 2016 Tesla 22
- 2017 Tesla 26
- 2018 Nissan 5
- 2019 Tesla 1
- 2020 Kia 2
- 2021 Mercedes-Benz 6
- 2022 Tesla 10
- 2023 Tesla 136
- 2024 Tesla 178
- 2025 BYD 1,721
- 2026* BYD 893
* 2026 is still in progress: data to 25 Aug 2026.
The figures year by year · Chauffeur hire
New BEV passenger-car registrations to chauffeur hire, how much of all new BEV they accounted for each year, and how they changed.
| Year | Registrations | % of new BEV | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 2,057 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 4,001 | 3.8% | +539.1% |
| 2024 | 626 | 1.1% | +251.7% |
| 2023 | 178 | 0.3% | +584.6% |
| 2022 | 26 | 0.1% | +85.7% |
| 2021 | 14 | 0.1% | +366.7% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0.0% | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0.0% | -75.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | 0.1% | -69.2% |
| 2017 | 26 | 0.6% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 23 | 1.1% | +2,200.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0.1% |
Change over the previous year. * 2026 is in progress (data to 25 Aug 2026): its change is to the same date.
Top brands · Chauffeur hire · 2026
- 1. BYD 89343.4%
- 2. Kia 27113.2%
- 3. Tesla 26813.0%
- 4. Toyota 1768.6%
- 5. Hyundai 1447.0%
- 6. Leapmotor 723.5%
- 7. Deepal 532.6%
- 8. Geely 512.5%
- 9. Ford 311.5%
- 10. Mercedes-Benz 211.0%
- 11. KG Mobility 140.7%
- 12. Nissan 130.6%
- 13. Citroën 70.3%
- 14. Lynk & Co 60.3%
- 15. Omoda 50.2%
Change vs the same period in 2025.
The % is the share within this segment, not of all new BEV.
The top 5 brands make up 85.2% of this segment.
Top models · Chauffeur hire · 2026
- 1. BYD Seal 80038.9%
- 2. Kia EV4 23811.6%
- 3. Tesla Model 3 2019.8%
- 4. Toyota bZ4X 1688.2%
- 5. Hyundai IONIQ 5 1276.2%
- 6. Tesla Model Y 673.3%
- 7. Deepal S05 522.5%
- 8. Geely E5 512.5%
- 9. Leapmotor T03 492.4%
- 10. BYD Sealion 7 241.2%
- 11. Ford Capri 211.0%
- 12. Leapmotor B10 180.9%
- 13. Kia EV3 180.9%
- 14. BYD Seal U 180.9%
- 15. BYD Dolphin Surf 170.8%
Change vs the same period in 2025.
The % is the share within this segment, not of all new BEV.
How much chauffeur hire weighs · 2026
New BEV passenger cars by segment, with chauffeur hire highlighted. The name links to its page.
- Private 53,26265.5%
- Companies 28,04234.5%
- Leasing 10,01712.3%
- Rent a car (self-drive) 2,9043.6%
- Chauffeur hire 2,0572.5%
- Taxi 7520.9%
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%.
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Overview
The key figures for electric cars in Spain, with the monthly and year-to-date summary.
02Market
The total passenger-car market by technology: market share, trend and transition.
03DGT activity
The latest registrations, updated daily, straight from DGT data.
05Used cars
Used electric cars: domestic resale in Spain and used imports.
06Groups
The industry: the carmaking groups and the rise of Chinese brands.
07Brands
Every brand ranked by BEV registrations: ranking, market share and detail page.
08Regions
Electric car registrations by region and province.
09Technical data
Range, power and consumption of the cars actually registered, per DGT/ITV records.
10Historical
The full electric car time series and the yearbook by year and month.