The electric car for private owners in Spain · 2016

How many new BEV cars are registered to private owners in Spain in 2016, and which brands and models they choose.

DGT data · full year 2016 · new BEV passenger cars

Registrations · 2016 375 new BEV passenger cars
% of new BEV 18.5% of all new BEV passenger cars in Spain
Change vs 2015 +52.4% +129 units · full year
Leading brand Nissan 153 new BEV

Change vs 2015. Includes the self-employed, who register as individuals.

The most registered brands · Private · 2016

  1. 1. Nissan 15340.8%
    +273.2%(+112)
  2. 2. Renault 7720.5%
    -30.0%(-33)
  3. 3. BMW 5815.5%
    +42 units
  4. 4. Kia 4913.1%
    +16.7%(+7)
  5. 5. Citroën 174.5%
    +16 units
  6. 6. Tesla 102.7%
    +7 units
  7. 7. Mercedes-Benz 41.1%
    +1 units
  8. 8. Volkswagen 41.1%
    -10 units
  9. 9. Smart 20.5%
    -12 units
  10. 10. Peugeot 10.3%
    +0 units

The % is the share within this segment, not of all new BEV.

The top 5 brands make up 94.4% of this segment.

The most registered models · Private · 2016

  1. 1. Nissan Leaf 14839.5%
    +311.1%(+112)
  2. 2. Renault Zoe 7720.5%
    -30.0%(-33)
  3. 3. BMW i3 5815.5%
    +42 units
  4. 4. Kia Soul 4913.1%
    +16.7%(+7)
  5. 5. Citroën C Zero 174.5%
    +16 units
  6. 6. Tesla Model S 61.6%
    +3 units
  7. 7. Nissan E Nv200 51.3%
    +0 units
  8. 8. Mercedes-Benz B 41.1%
    +1 units
  9. 9. Tesla Model X 41.1%
    New
  10. 10. Volkswagen E Golf 30.8%
    -4 units
  11. 11. Smart Fortwo 20.5%
    -12 units
  12. 12. Peugeot Ion 10.3%
    +0 units
  13. 13. Volkswagen E Up 10.3%
    -6 units

The % is the share within this segment, not of all new BEV.

Private by region · 2016

On the right, how much of each region’s electric car market this segment takes. The bar is volume; the percentage is the segment’s weight in that region.

  1. 1. Comunidad de Madrid 14412.2%
    +92.0%(+69)
  2. 2. Cataluña 10822.5%
    +103.8%(+55)
  3. 3. Illes Balears 2549.0%
    +9 units
  4. 4. Canarias 2131.8%
    +5 units
  5. 5. Andalucía 1832.7%
    -11 units
  6. +0 units
  7. 7. Galicia 1050.0%
    +4 units
  8. 8. Castilla-La Mancha 723.3%
    +1 units
  9. 9. Castilla y León 624.0%
    +0 units
  10. 10. Región de Murcia 550.0%
    +2 units
  11. 11. País Vasco 414.3%
    -3 units
  12. 12. Cantabria 350.0%
    +1 units
  13. +2 units
  14. 14. Aragón 220.0%
    +0 units
  15. -4 units
  16. 16. Extremadura 125.0%
    +0 units

Sorted by volume. A small region can have a high segment weight without appearing near the top.

How much private owners weighs · 2016

New BEV passenger cars by segment, with private owners highlighted. The name links to its page.

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%.

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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  • Market The total passenger-car market by technology: market share, trend and transition.
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