The electric car for private buyers in Spain · 2020
How many new BEV cars are registered to private buyers in Spain in 2020, and which brands and models they choose.
DGT data to 25 Aug 2026 · year 2020 · new BEV passenger cars.
Change vs 2019. Includes the self-employed, who register as individuals.
Private year by year · 2015–2026
New BEV passenger-car registrations to private buyers 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 · Private
The most-registered brand within this segment each year, with its new BEV passenger cars.
- 2015 Renault 110
- 2016 Nissan 153
- 2017 Smart 218
- 2018 Nissan 585
- 2019 Tesla 1,266
- 2020 Tesla 906
- 2021 Tesla 2,323
- 2022 Tesla 2,986
- 2023 Tesla 10,137
- 2024 Tesla 13,640
- 2025 Tesla 13,356
- 2026* BYD 8,476
* 2026 is still in progress: data to 25 Aug 2026.
The figures year by year · Private
New BEV passenger-car registrations to private buyers, how much of all new BEV they accounted for each year, and how they changed.
| Year | Registrations | % of new BEV | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 53,262 | 65.5% | +57.0% |
| 2025 | 61,103 | 58.7% | +81.9% |
| 2024 | 33,598 | 57.0% | +30.6% |
| 2023 | 25,719 | 46.9% | +67.1% |
| 2022 | 15,392 | 48.9% | +56.3% |
| 2021 | 9,850 | 40.8% | +90.0% |
| 2020 | 5,183 | 28.6% | +52.6% |
| 2019 | 3,397 | 32.8% | +109.3% |
| 2018 | 1,623 | 26.2% | +63.6% |
| 2017 | 992 | 24.6% | +163.8% |
| 2016 | 376 | 18.5% | +51.6% |
| 2015 | 248 | 21.4% |
Change over the previous year. * 2026 is in progress (data to 25 Aug 2026): its change is to the same date.
Top brands · Private · 2020
The % is the share within this segment, not of all new BEV.
The top 5 brands make up 62.2% of this segment.
Top models · Private · 2020
- 1. Tesla Model 3 81515.7%
- 2. Mii 61611.9%
- 3. Kia Niro 4438.5%
- 4. Hyundai Kona 3977.7%
- 5. MINI Cooper 3196.2%
- 6. Volkswagen E Up 2875.5%
- 7. Peugeot e-208 2504.8%
- 8. Volkswagen ID.3 2494.8%
- 9. Peugeot e-2008 2444.7%
- 10. Nissan Leaf 2033.9%
- 11. Volkswagen E Golf 1913.7%
- 12. Škoda Citigoe Iv 1753.4%
- 13. BMW i3 1733.3%
- 14. Smart Fortwo 1122.2%
- 15. Renault Zoe 1092.1%
The % is the share within this segment, not of all new BEV.
How much private buyers weighs · 2020
New BEV passenger cars by segment, with private buyers highlighted. The name links to its page.
- Companies 12,96971.4%
- Private 5,18328.6%
- Leasing 3,90621.5%
- Rent a car (self-drive) 1,6228.9%
- Taxi 330.2%
- Chauffeur hire 30.0%
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
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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.