Registrations/Use/Rent a car (self-drive)

The electric car for rent-a-car fleets in Spain · 2020

How many new BEV cars are registered to rental (rent-a-car) in Spain in 2020, and which brands and models they choose.

DGT data · full year 2020 · new BEV passenger cars

Registrations · 2020 1,622 new BEV passenger cars
% of new BEV 8.9% of all new BEV passenger cars in Spain
Change vs 2019 +63.7% +631 units · full year
Leading brand Smart 532 new BEV

Change vs 2019.

The most registered brands · Rent a car (self-drive) · 2020

  1. 1. Smart 53232.8%
    -10.3%(-61)
  2. 2. Peugeot 43626.9%
    New
  3. 3. Renault 39724.5%
    +74.1%(+169)
  4. 4. Volkswagen 412.5%
    +32 units
  5. 5. Audi 382.3%
    +29 units
  6. 6. Mercedes-Benz 342.1%
    New
  7. 7. Nissan 322.0%
    +28 units
  8. 8. BMW 271.7%
    -77.9%(-95)
  9. 9. DS 261.6%
    New
  10. 10. Mazda 201.2%
    New
  11. 11. Hyundai 100.6%
    +1 units
  12. 12. Opel 80.5%
    New
  13. 13. Porsche 70.4%
    New
  14. 14. Jaguar 40.2%
    -8 units
  15. 15. Citroën 30.2%
    +0 units
  16. 16. Fiat 30.2%
    New
  17. 17. Kia 10.1%
    New
  18. 18. SEAT 10.1%
    New
  19. 19. Škoda 10.1%
    New
  20. 20. Tesla 10.1%
    -1 units

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

The top 5 brands make up 89.0% of this segment.

The most registered models · Rent a car (self-drive) · 2020

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 39724.5%
    +74.1%(+169)
  2. 2. Peugeot e-208 38323.6%
    New
  3. 3. Smart Forfour 30819.0%
    -20.4%(-79)
  4. 4. Smart Fortwo 22413.8%
    +8.7%(+18)
  5. 5. Peugeot e-2008 533.3%
    New
  6. 6. Volkswagen ID.3 402.5%
    New
  7. 7. Audi E Tron 382.3%
    +29 units
  8. 8. BMW i3 271.7%
    -77.9%(-95)
  9. 9. Mercedes-Benz EQV 271.7%
    New
  10. 10. DS 3 E-Tense 261.6%
    New
  11. 11. Mazda Mx 30 201.2%
    New
  12. 12. Nissan Leaf 201.2%
    +17 units
  13. 13. Nissan E Nv200 120.7%
    +11 units
  14. 14. Hyundai Kona 100.6%
    +1 units
  15. 15. Opel Corsa 80.5%
    New
  16. 16. Mercedes-Benz Eqc 70.4%
    New
  17. 17. Porsche Taycan 70.4%
    New
  18. 18. Jaguar I Pace 40.2%
    -8 units
  19. 19. Fiat 500e 30.2%
    New
  20. 20. Citroën C Zero 20.1%
    New

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

Rent a car (self-drive) by region · 2020

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 1,29016.6%
    +55.6%(+461)
  2. 2. Cataluña 722.3%
    +35.8%(+19)
  3. 3. Cantabria 4720.1%
    New
  4. 4. Canarias 435.4%
    +16 units
  5. 5. Illes Balears 408.0%
    +30 units
  6. 6. Castilla-La Mancha 344.9%
    New
  7. 7. País Vasco 315.8%
    +22 units
  8. New
  9. 9. Aragón 176.1%
    New
  10. -84.7%(-50)
  11. 11. Andalucía 50.4%
    +4 units
  12. 12. Castilla y León 51.2%
    New
  13. 13. La Rioja 47.4%
    New
  14. 14. Galicia 30.6%
    +0 units
  15. 15. Región de Murcia 31.1%
    New
  16. New

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

How much rent-a-car weighs · 2020

New BEV passenger cars by segment, with rent-a-car 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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