{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Australia EV Sales April 2026: 16.46% | May Market Recommendations","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/australia-ev-sales-april-2026-16-46-may-market-recommendations","audioUrl":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2061898/episodes/19142863-australia-ev-sales-april-2026-16-46-may-market-recommendations.mp3","description":"Got a Question or Comment? Send us a Text Message!Catch up on the latest in Electric Vehicle news from Australia and around the world! Hosted by Tom & Joy Gan of Ludicrous Feed, Riz Akhtar from Carloop and Roland Lam from ZappedSupport the showCatch us LIVE on Wednesday nights 8pm Sydney time on YouTubeContact Ludicrous Feed"},"annotations":[{"startTime":0.0,"endTime":27.8,"type":"concept","title":"battery electric vehicles (BEVs)","url":"/glossary/battery-electric-vehicles-bevs","quote":"Welcome to the BEV, Battery Electric Vehicles Sales Figures update for the month of April 2026... 16.46% of all new car sales in Australia were battery electric vehicles","canonicalId":"concept:battery-electric-vehicles-bevs","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.95,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are cars that run only on electricity stored in a high-voltage battery. They don’t use a gasoline engine, so their “fuel” is electricity from charging rather than petrol.","simplifiedExplanation":"A battery electric vehicle is an EV that runs on electricity stored in a battery. 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