Bar = average % change over crisis weeks. Tick = peak week. All values vs Feb 28 baseline.
Regrouped by EV-interest tier
III.
Pump-price trajectory & search response
Average vs peak pump-price shockEach country once. X = avg over crisis weeks, Y = worst single week. Gap = how much intervention pulled prices back.EV search vs pump-priceY = weekly Google Trends delta on each country's top-growth local EV term.
Direct HitPolicy AbsorbedIndirect Hit
Coloured by EV-interest tier
Average vs peak pump-price shockSame axes, dots coloured by observed EV-interest tier.EV search vs pump-priceSame axes. Spots markets where interest runs ahead of, or lags, the pump-price shock.
HighModerateLowNo signal
IV.
Monthly BEV sales
Countries with crisis-flagged March 2026 YoY. 2024 in stone, 2025 in ink, 2026 in crisis red.
202420252026
Heat scale · weekly peak Δ (%)≥25≥50≥100≥200— no signal logged