Seems to have impactauto·emerging-category presence·captured 2026-04-24
Emerging-category presence — EV insurance
Travelers wins electric-vehicle auto queries 4/5 on Perplexity and 5/5 on Gemini. Neither EV-native insurtechs (Root, Lemonade) nor Tesla Insurance ranks first. Travelers captured EV editorial coverage early.
Query
What's the best car insurance for an electric vehicle in Seattle?
Prediction: varies — open emerging category — could be insurtech, OEM, or generalist
Per-LLM run arrays
| LLM | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Modal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| perplexity | Travelers | Travelers | Auto-Owners | Travelers | Travelers | Travelers:4/5 |
| gemini | Travelers | Travelers | Travelers | Travelers | Travelers | Travelers:5/5 |
Carriers winning this query
- Travelers
Reference pages LLMs cite
Raw data
data/probe-auto-insurance-2026-04-24.json#queryId=v-ev in the Phidea repository. Available as JSON at /api/observations.json.
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