{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"BRIEFLY: California, Germany, Ford & more | 06 Feb 2026","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/briefly-california-germany-ford-more-06-feb-2026","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8859451.mp3?modified=1770738761&sid=5051980&source=rss","description":"\nIt's EV News Briefly for Friday 06 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/EVNewsDailyCALIFORNIA MOVES TO FILL WASHINGTON’S EV INCENTIVE GAP https://evne.ws/4aCQbT3\nGERMANY’S CAR PLANTS TIP TOWARDS BATTERY POWER https://evne.ws/46u4HtX\nFORD OVERTAKES TESLA IN BRITAIN’S EV SALES https://evne.ws/4qou1sw\nIONIQ 3 SPY SHOTS REVEAL HYUNDAI’S NEXT MASS-MARKET EV https://evne.ws/4tvwDb0\nNIO TESTS FIREFLY HATCHBACK ON BRITISH ROADS https://evne.ws/4aubkxQ\nSTELLANTIS-BACKED LEAPMOTOR SURGES ON EUROPEAN PUSH https://evne.ws/4bFHubP\nSTELLANTIS HIT BY BATTERY BOTTLENECK FOR KEY PEUGEOTS https://evne.ws/3ZulWrg\nCHERY ADDS LEPAS BRAND TO CROWDED UK EV MARKET https://evne.ws/4a5ghy1\nWOMEN LEFT BEHIND IN BRITAIN’S EV SWITCH https://evne.ws/4aBTMkm\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":242.7,"endTime":245.7,"type":"term","title":"BEV","url":"/glossary/bev","quote":"1.2 million of them were pure Bev. 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