The electric car for private owners in Spain · 2017

How many new BEV cars are registered to private owners in Spain in 2017, and which brands and models they choose.

DGT data · full year 2017 · new BEV passenger cars

Registrations · 2017 992 new BEV passenger cars
% of new BEV 24.6% of all new BEV passenger cars in Spain
Change vs 2016 +164.5% +617 units · full year
Leading brand Smart 218 new BEV

Change vs 2016. Includes the self-employed, who register as individuals.

The most registered brands · Private · 2017

  1. 1. Smart 21822.0%
    +216 units
  2. 2. Renault 19719.9%
    +155.8%(+120)
  3. 3. BMW 18618.8%
    +220.7%(+128)
  4. 4. Nissan 12913.0%
    -15.7%(-24)
  5. 5. Tesla 11311.4%
    +103 units
  6. 6. Hyundai 737.4%
    New
  7. 7. Kia 484.8%
    -2.0%(-1)
  8. 8. Volkswagen 242.4%
    +20 units
  9. 9. Citroën 30.3%
    -14 units
  10. 10. Mercedes-Benz 10.1%
    -3 units

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

The top 5 brands make up 85.0% of this segment.

The most registered models · Private · 2017

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 19719.9%
    +155.8%(+120)
  2. 2. BMW i3 18618.8%
    +220.7%(+128)
  3. 3. Smart Fortwo 16416.5%
    +162 units
  4. 4. Nissan Leaf 12712.8%
    -14.2%(-21)
  5. 5. Hyundai Ioniq 737.4%
    New
  6. 6. Tesla Model X 575.7%
    +53 units
  7. 7. Tesla Model S 565.6%
    +50 units
  8. 8. Smart Forfour 545.4%
    New
  9. 9. Kia Soul 484.8%
    -2.0%(-1)
  10. 10. Volkswagen E Golf 222.2%
    +19 units
  11. 11. Citroën C Zero 20.2%
    -15 units
  12. 12. Nissan E Nv200 20.2%
    -3 units
  13. 13. Volkswagen E Up 20.2%
    +1 units
  14. 14. Citroën E Mehari 10.1%
    New
  15. 15. Mercedes-Benz B 10.1%
    -3 units

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

Private by region · 2017

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 43020.5%
    +198.6%(+286)
  2. 2. Cataluña 26227.8%
    +142.6%(+154)
  3. 3. Andalucía 6437.9%
    +46 units
  4. 4. Illes Balears 4631.7%
    +21 units
  5. +28 units
  6. 6. Canarias 4140.6%
    +20 units
  7. 7. País Vasco 2317.8%
    +19 units
  8. 8. Galicia 2143.8%
    +11 units
  9. 9. Aragón 1140.7%
    +9 units
  10. 10. Castilla y León 1123.4%
    +5 units
  11. 11. Región de Murcia 1133.3%
    +6 units
  12. 12. Castilla-La Mancha 1015.6%
    +3 units
  13. +3 units
  14. +3 units
  15. 15. Cantabria 428.6%
    +1 units
  16. 16. Extremadura 225.0%
    +1 units
  17. New

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

How much private owners weighs · 2017

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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