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

The electric car for rent-a-car fleets in Spain · 2021

How many new BEV cars are registered to rental (rent-a-car) in Spain in 2021, and which brands and models they choose.

DGT data · full year 2021 · new BEV passenger cars

Registrations · 2021 2,212 new BEV passenger cars
% of new BEV 9.2% of all new BEV passenger cars in Spain
Change vs 2020 +36.4% +590 units · full year
Leading brand Renault 546 new BEV

Change vs 2020.

The most registered brands · Rent a car (self-drive) · 2021

  1. 1. Renault 54624.7%
    +37.5%(+149)
  2. 2. Dacia 50522.8%
    New
  3. 3. Smart 35716.1%
    -32.9%(-175)
  4. 4. Peugeot 28612.9%
    -34.4%(-150)
  5. 5. Fiat 2019.1%
    +198 units
  6. 6. BMW 743.3%
    +47 units
  7. 7. Nissan 572.6%
    +78.1%(+25)
  8. 8. Citroën 381.7%
    +35 units
  9. 9. Opel 351.6%
    +27 units
  10. 10. Hyundai 251.1%
    +15 units
  11. 11. Kia 180.8%
    +17 units
  12. 12. DS 130.6%
    -13 units
  13. 13. Audi 120.5%
    -68.4%(-26)
  14. 14. Mercedes-Benz 100.5%
    -70.6%(-24)
  15. 15. Tesla 90.4%
    +8 units
  16. 16. Porsche 80.4%
    +1 units
  17. 17. Volkswagen 50.2%
    -87.8%(-36)
  18. 18. DFSK 40.2%
    New
  19. 19. Jaguar 40.2%
    +0 units
  20. 20. Ford 20.1%
    New

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

The top 5 brands make up 85.7% of this segment.

The most registered models · Rent a car (self-drive) · 2021

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 54624.7%
    +37.5%(+149)
  2. 2. Dacia Spring 50522.8%
    New
  3. 3. Smart Fortwo 22210.0%
    -0.9%(-2)
  4. 4. Peugeot e-208 2199.9%
    -42.8%(-164)
  5. 5. Fiat 500e 2019.1%
    +198 units
  6. 6. Smart Forfour 1356.1%
    -56.2%(-173)
  7. 7. BMW i3 743.3%
    +47 units
  8. 8. Nissan Leaf 562.5%
    +36 units
  9. 9. Peugeot e-2008 562.5%
    +5.7%(+3)
  10. 10. Opel Corsa 301.4%
    +22 units
  11. 11. Citroën e-C4 281.3%
    +27 units
  12. 12. Hyundai Kona II 190.9%
    New
  13. 13. Kia Niro 170.8%
    +16 units
  14. 14. DS 3 E-Tense 130.6%
    -13 units
  15. 15. Audi E Tron 120.5%
    -68.4%(-26)
  16. New
  17. 17. Tesla Model 3 90.4%
    +8 units
  18. 18. Mercedes-Benz EQV 80.4%
    -19 units
  19. 19. Porsche Taycan 80.4%
    +1 units
  20. 20. Hyundai Kona 60.3%
    -4 units

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

Rent a car (self-drive) by region · 2021

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 1,85320.3%
    +43.6%(+563)
  2. 2. Canarias 1268.4%
    +193.0%(+83)
  3. 3. Illes Balears 455.2%
    +12.5%(+5)
  4. +26 units
  5. +28 units
  6. 6. Cataluña 310.7%
    -56.9%(-41)
  7. 7. Castilla-La Mancha 264.0%
    -23.5%(-8)
  8. 8. País Vasco 253.7%
    -19.4%(-6)
  9. 9. Andalucía 90.4%
    +4 units
  10. 10. Castilla y León 40.7%
    -1 units
  11. 11. Galicia 40.7%
    +1 units
  12. 12. Aragón 30.9%
    -14 units
  13. 13. Cantabria 31.6%
    -93.6%(-44)
  14. +0 units
  15. 15. Región de Murcia 10.2%
    -2 units

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

How much rent-a-car weighs · 2021

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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