{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"BRIEFLY: Rivian, Global Sales, LFP Batteries & more | 16 Oct 2025","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/briefly-rivian-global-sales-lfp-batteries-more-16-oct-2025","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8792935.mp3?modified=1760717889&sid=5051980&source=rss","description":"It's EV News Briefly for Thursday 16 October 2025, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.\n\nPatreon 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/EVNewsDaily\n\n\nRIVIAN BOOSTS R2 ANNUAL CAPACITY TO 175,000 VEHICLES https://evne.ws/495HBvP\n\n\nGLOBAL SEPTEMBER PLUG-IN SALES REACH RECORD 2.1M https://evne.ws/47qJnX9\n\n\nGM TAKES $1.6B CHARGE ON CUTTING BACK EV CAPACITY https://evne.ws/47aqeY6\n\n\nSK ON EXPANDS LFP PRODUCTION IN GEORGIA https://evne.ws/4qb869n\n\n\nGREAT WALL MOTORS RELAUNCHES IN EUROPE WITH FOCUS ON HAVAL https://evne.ws/46TL3sb\n\n\nEV INCENTIVES AND DEALS STILL EXIST MID-OCTOBER  https://evne.ws/4780lZb\n\n\nCHINA SEEKS WTO TALKS OVER INDIA'S EV SUBSIDIES https://evne.ws/4nVy8fl\n\n\nEVS IN THE UK COST £350+ LESS TO RUN YEARLY https://evne.ws/4nOZraX\n\n\nFACTORY IN ROMANIA STARTS GLC ELECTRIC DRIVE ASSEMBLY https://evne.ws/4nRUb6z\n\n\nNEW YORK INVESTS NEARLY $80M IN ZERO-EMISSION BUSES https://evne.ws/48slD60\n\n\nFIRST U.S. HOME INSTALLATIONS OF BIDIRECTIONAL WALLBOX CHARGERS https://evne.ws/4qht4DI\n\n\nOREGON’S FIRST SOLAR-PLUS-STORAGE FAST CHARGERS https://evne.ws/46TA0za\n\n\nEVERYTHING ELECTRIC FARNBOROUGH: 25,703 ATTENDEES WEEKEND https://evne.ws/43fUyzl\n\n\nWARATAH SUPER BATTERY REACHES FULL OUTPUT https://evne.ws/3W858oq\n\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":85.8,"endTime":90.0,"type":"company","title":"SK","quote":"SK, the battery energy company, is expanding LFP capacity at their Georgia plant in the United States...","canonicalId":"company:sk","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"SK is a South Korean conglomerate known for its energy solutions, including battery production for electric vehicles (EVs).","simplifiedExplanation":"SK is a big company from South Korea that makes batteries for electric cars."}},{"startTime":90.0,"endTime":95.0,"type":"concept","title":"LFP packs","url":"/glossary/lfp-packs","quote":"...with a new four-year deal to supply a Colorado-based firm with LFP packs.","canonicalId":"concept:lfp-packs","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"LFP stands for Lithium Iron Phosphate, a type of battery chemistry used in electric vehicles. 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