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Electric car adoption trends
Our World in Data's line chart drew 54.6K views on X: 1.9x its typical post and #43 of 139 Our World in Data charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Electric cars are taking off quickly in Latin America, Five years ago, almost no one in Latin America bought an electric car. Today, the situation is different: electric cars now make up a meaningful and fast-growing share of new car sales.
Why it spread
It spread because it explained itself and rode a hot topic that week, reaching 54,570 views, 520 likes, 171 reposts, 21 quotes and 74 saves.
What worked
- The post text explains itself, opening with a plain-language contrast between almost no electric car buyers five years ago and a meaningful, fast-growing share today.
- The chart is a line chart with high self-labelling and a source line, so readers could grasp the sharp rise across several countries without extra context.
- The topic was hot that week and the account is branded, which helped a top-quarter source reach turn into an above-average quote rate.
What to borrow
We could pair our own line charts with a short before-and-now framing that states the change in words, keep labels and a source line on the chart itself, and time posts to a topic already rising that week.
Careful
Do not copy the exact numbers or assume the same lift, since the spread came from a specific hot week and a branded top-quarter source, and the post has no comment or points data to confirm deeper engagement.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Our World in Data.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this line chart.
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Approximate values. Our two readings of this chart agreed only in part (confidence 0.30 of 1), so check the original before you quote a number. The API marks it lowConfidence, and ?min_confidence=0.5 leaves it out.
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| POST | /mcp | Tool get_chart_data with this id, for Claude, Cursor and other agents | Max |
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Questions people ask
How far did Our World in Data's "Electric car adoption trends" chart travel?
54,570 views, 520 likes, 171 reposts and 74 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @OurWorldInData gets about 28.6K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A line chart. Electric car share rises sharply across several countries.
Can I use Our World in Data's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to Our World in Data. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.