{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"BRIEFLY: Australia, MG, VW & more | 22 Feb 2026","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/briefly-australia-mg-vw-more-22-feb-2026","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8865519.mp3?modified=1771962313&sid=5051980&source=rss","description":"\nIt's EV News Briefly for Sunday 22 February 2026, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.Patreon supporters fund this show, get the episodes ad free, as soon as they're ready and are part of the EV News Daily Community. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/EVNewsDailyAUSTRALIA APPROVES TESLA MODEL Y L https://evne.ws/46lxGjG\nMG HITS ONE MILLION EUROPEAN DELIVERIES https://evne.ws/4rxJuaY\nVW TOPS EUROPE’S BEV CHART AS RIVALS SURGE https://evne.ws/3ZRtYe4\nEUROPE CAR SALES FALL 3.6% AS EVS RISE https://evne.ws/3ZNBdng\nPENNDOT UNLOCKS $100M FOR COMMUNITY EV CHARGING https://evne.ws/4kQUs8V\nJAECOO 8 SHS TARGETS EUROPE’S BIG PHEV SUVS https://evne.ws/3ZNSNrh\nEASEE AND SUBARU TEST OFF-GRID EV CHARGING IN ARCTIC https://evne.ws/4b1uRqF\nSÃO PAULO LAW BACKS SOME CONDO EV CHARGERS https://evne.ws/4avQIGy\nUS AUTO INDUSTRY DRIFTS TOWARDS EV BACKWATER https://evne.ws/4qPFLnW\nL-CHARGE PUTS 60KW DC FAST CHARGING IN TRUCK https://evne.ws/4tRUUIm\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":212.8,"endTime":215.4,"type":"car","title":"MG ZS","url":"/cars/mg/zs","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/2024_MG_ZS_1.5_COM_in_Moon_White%2C_06-22-2024.jpg","quote":"MG has chalked up one million customer deliveries in Europe. 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