{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"BRIEFLY: Nissa, BMW, Spanish EV Factories & more | 23 Feb 2026","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/briefly-nissa-bmw-spanish-ev-factories-more-23-feb-2026","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8865524.mp3?modified=1771962543&sid=5051980&source=rss","description":"\nIt's EV News Briefly for Monday 23 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/EVNewsDailyNISSAN SHELVES CHEAPEST LEAF FOR US 2026 https://evne.ws/3OsLQti\nBMW ENDS X4 ICE, READIES ELECTRIC IX4 https://evne.ws/4kUEivt\nSPAIN BIDS TO BECOME EUROPE’S EV FACTORY https://evne.ws/4aHd6eY\nLAMBORGHINI DUMPS LANZADOR EV, GOES ALL-IN ON PHEVS https://evne.ws/4c5Spvy\nUNECE WEIGHS RULES FOR EXTERIOR EV ENGINE SOUNDS https://evne.ws/4aHHiGJ\nEUROPE’S CAR PRICING POWER FADES FAST https://evne.ws/4aMot5s\nONLY 26% OF UK TECHNICIANS HOLD EV QUALS https://evne.ws/3ZTZA2F\nBMW DONATES 750E PHEV TO BULGARIAN TECH SCHOOL https://evne.ws/40qu8Ju\nMIRAI RESALE COLLAPSES AS HYDROGEN COSTS SOAR https://evne.ws/3MYHz07\nRAMSAY SPOTTED IN ASTON MARTIN VALHALLA IN LONDON https://evne.ws/4tS7qYh\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":205.24,"endTime":209.16,"type":"car","title":"Nissan Leaf","url":"/cars/nissan/leaf","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/2017_Nissan_LEAF_%28ZE0_MY17%29_hatchback_%282018-11-02%29_01.jpg","quote":"Nissan has postponed, but not cancelled, nor confirmed a date for the Leaf S variant. 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