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The electric car for private owners in Spain · 2019

How many new BEV cars are registered to private owners in Spain in 2019, and which brands and models they choose.

DGT data · full year 2019 · 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
Registrations · 2019 3,397 new BEV passenger cars
% of new BEV 32.8% of all new BEV passenger cars in Spain
Change vs 2018 +109.3% +1,774 units · full year
Leading brand Tesla 1,266 new BEV

Change vs 2018. Includes the self-employed, who register as individuals.

See the history of Private, year by year →

The most registered brands · Private · 2019

  1. 1. Tesla 1,26637.3%
    +1,246.8%(+1,172)
  2. 2. Hyundai 61718.2%
    +149.8%(+370)
  3. 3. Nissan 38511.3%
    -34.2%(-200)
  4. 4. Smart 2527.4%
    +18.9%(+40)
  5. 5. BMW 2497.3%
    +47.3%(+80)
  6. 6. Volkswagen 2316.8%
    +196.2%(+153)
  7. 7. Kia 1865.5%
    +295.7%(+139)
  8. 8. Renault 1554.6%
    -8.3%(-14)
  9. 9. Jaguar 240.7%
    +19 units
  10. 10. Audi 160.5%
    New
  11. 11. Citroën 60.2%
    -8 units
  12. 12. Mercedes-Benz 50.1%
    +4 units
  13. 13. Peugeot 40.1%
    +2 units
  14. 14. Tazzari 10.0%
    New

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

The top 5 brands make up 81.5% of this segment.

The most registered models · Private · 2019

  1. 1. Tesla Model 3 1,15434.0%
    New
  2. 2. Hyundai Kona 52515.5%
    +236.5%(+369)
  3. 3. Nissan Leaf 37110.9%
    -34.6%(-196)
  4. 4. BMW i3 2497.3%
    +47.3%(+80)
  5. 5. Volkswagen E Golf 2176.4%
    +185.5%(+141)
  6. 6. Kia Niro 1745.1%
    New
  7. 7. Smart Fortwo 1664.9%
    +38.3%(+46)
  8. 8. Renault Zoe 1554.6%
    -8.3%(-14)
  9. 9. Hyundai Ioniq 922.7%
    +1.1%(+1)
  10. 10. Smart Forfour 862.5%
    -6.5%(-6)
  11. 11. Tesla Model S 581.7%
    +38.1%(+16)
  12. 12. Tesla Model X 541.6%
    +3.8%(+2)
  13. 13. Jaguar I Pace 240.7%
    +19 units
  14. 14. Audi E Tron 160.5%
    New
  15. 15. Nissan E Nv200 140.4%
    -4 units
  16. 16. Volkswagen E Up 140.4%
    +12 units
  17. 17. Kia Soul 120.4%
    -74.5%(-35)
  18. 18. Mercedes-Benz Eqc 50.1%
    New
  19. 19. Citroën C Zero 40.1%
    -2 units
  20. 20. Peugeot Ion 30.1%
    +2 units

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

Private by region · 2019

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 1,06221.3%
    +65.2%(+419)
  2. 2. Cataluña 97940.6%
    +151.0%(+589)
  3. 3. Comunidad Valenciana 21144.7%
    +142.5%(+124)
  4. 4. Canarias 20747.9%
    +179.7%(+133)
  5. 5. Andalucía 20344.3%
    +190.0%(+133)
  6. 6. Illes Balears 13046.1%
    +73.3%(+55)
  7. 7. País Vasco 11252.6%
    +89.8%(+53)
  8. 8. Galicia 9452.2%
    +84.3%(+43)
  9. 9. Castilla-La Mancha 6837.0%
    +126.7%(+38)
  10. 10. Castilla y León 6847.5%
    +100.0%(+34)
  11. 11. Comunidad Foral de Navarra 6863.5%
    +46 units
  12. 12. Aragón 5948.4%
    +63.9%(+23)
  13. 13. Región de Murcia 5751.4%
    +67.6%(+23)
  14. 14. Cantabria 2863.6%
    +22 units
  15. 15. Principado de Asturias 2818.3%
    +24 units
  16. 16. Extremadura 1450.0%
    +8 units
  17. 17. La Rioja 842.1%
    New
  18. 18. Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta 133.3%
    +0 units

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

How much private owners weighs · 2019

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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