The electric car for private owners in Spain · 2018

How many new BEV cars are registered to private owners in Spain in 2018, and which brands and models they choose.

DGT data · full year 2018 · new BEV passenger cars

Registrations · 2018 1,623 new BEV passenger cars
% of new BEV 26.2% of all new BEV passenger cars in Spain
Change vs 2017 +63.6% +631 units · full year
Leading brand Nissan 585 new BEV

Change vs 2017. Includes the self-employed, who register as individuals.

The most registered brands · Private · 2018

  1. 1. Nissan 58536.0%
    +353.5%(+456)
  2. 2. Hyundai 24715.2%
    +238.4%(+174)
  3. 3. Smart 21213.1%
    -2.8%(-6)
  4. 4. BMW 16910.4%
    -9.1%(-17)
  5. 5. Renault 16910.4%
    -14.2%(-28)
  6. 6. Tesla 945.8%
    -16.8%(-19)
  7. 7. Volkswagen 784.8%
    +54 units
  8. 8. Kia 472.9%
    -2.1%(-1)
  9. 9. Citroën 140.9%
    +11 units
  10. 10. Jaguar 50.3%
    New
  11. 11. Peugeot 20.1%
    New
  12. 12. Mercedes-Benz 10.1%
    +0 units

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

The top 5 brands make up 85.2% of this segment.

The most registered models · Private · 2018

  1. 1. Nissan Leaf 56734.9%
    +346.5%(+440)
  2. 2. BMW i3 16910.4%
    -9.1%(-17)
  3. 3. Renault Zoe 16910.4%
    -14.2%(-28)
  4. 4. Hyundai Kona 1569.6%
    New
  5. 5. Smart Fortwo 1207.4%
    -26.8%(-44)
  6. 6. Smart Forfour 925.7%
    +70.4%(+38)
  7. 7. Hyundai Ioniq 915.6%
    +24.7%(+18)
  8. 8. Volkswagen E Golf 764.7%
    +54 units
  9. 9. Tesla Model X 523.2%
    -8.8%(-5)
  10. 10. Kia Soul 472.9%
    -2.1%(-1)
  11. 11. Tesla Model S 422.6%
    -25.0%(-14)
  12. 12. Nissan E Nv200 181.1%
    +16 units
  13. 13. Citroën E Mehari 70.4%
    +6 units
  14. 14. Citroën C Zero 60.4%
    +4 units
  15. 15. Jaguar I Pace 50.3%
    New
  16. 16. Volkswagen E Up 20.1%
    +0 units
  17. New
  18. 18. Mercedes-Benz B 10.1%
    +0 units
  19. 19. Peugeot E Partner 10.1%
    New
  20. 20. Peugeot Ion 10.1%
    New

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

Private by region · 2018

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 64319.5%
    +49.5%(+213)
  2. 2. Cataluña 39033.3%
    +48.9%(+128)
  3. +97.7%(+43)
  4. 4. Illes Balears 7534.2%
    +63.0%(+29)
  5. 5. Canarias 7443.0%
    +80.5%(+33)
  6. 6. Andalucía 7032.3%
    +9.4%(+6)
  7. 7. País Vasco 5946.5%
    +36 units
  8. 8. Galicia 5132.5%
    +30 units
  9. 9. Aragón 3645.0%
    +25 units
  10. 10. Castilla y León 3433.0%
    +23 units
  11. 11. Región de Murcia 3452.3%
    +23 units
  12. 12. Castilla-La Mancha 3033.3%
    +20 units
  13. +16 units
  14. 14. Cantabria 637.5%
    +2 units
  15. 15. Extremadura 65.7%
    +4 units
  16. -1 units
  17. New
  18. +0 units

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

How much private owners weighs · 2018

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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