{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"BRIEFLY: Standard Range Tesla’s, Hyundai Europe, Rivian R4/R5 & more | 08 Oct 2025","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/briefly-standard-range-tesla-s-hyundai-europe-rivian-r4-r5-more-08-oct-2025","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8788611.mp3?modified=1759925646&sid=5051980&source=rss","description":"It's EV News Briefly for Wednesday 08 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\nTESLA ANNOUNCES STANDARD EDITIONS https://evne.ws/46Z6OWe\n\n\nFORD ACKNOWLEDGES BYD BATTERY COST ADVANTAGE https://evne.ws/46Z6OWe\n\n\nFARLEY: CHINESE EVS OUTPACE FORD'S CAPABILITIES https://evne.ws/47ccFsq\n\n\nHYUNDAI EUROPE: EV EXPANSION AND PRODUCTION SHIFTS https://evne.ws/3IA9d1z\n\n\nRIVIAN CONFIRMS R3 AND R4 DEVELOPMENT https://evne.ws/438zef4\n\n\nRIVIAN TO OPEN ADVENTURE NETWORK TO ALL EVS https://evne.ws/471S0WU\n\n\nZERO MOTORCYCLES MOVES GLOBAL HQ TO NETHERLANDS https://evne.ws/4gXJIDQ\n\n\nUSED EV PRICES NEAR GASOLINE PARITY https://evne.ws/4mXOp27\n\n\nFERRARI OPENS E‑VORTEX EV TEST TRACK https://evne.ws/3KEWP0P\n\n\nELECTRIC ERA ACCELERATES EV FAST-CHARGING ROLLOUTS https://evne.ws/3WwjEpS\n\n\nDACIA HIPSTER: £13,000, 800KG, 100KM EV https://evne.ws/42vST8D\n\n\nDEBRECEN EV AND BATTERY FACTORY OPENINGS https://evne.ws/4h2tM3d\n\n\nRISING E-BIKE INJURIES AND UNREGULATED E-MOTOS https://evne.ws/4mUh3Rx\n\n\nTOYOTA REJECTS 48V MILD-HYBRIDS AS HYBRIDS https://evne.ws/48g7yZl\n\n\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":111.5,"endTime":111.5,"type":"brand","title":"Ford","url":"/glossary/ford","quote":"...the CEO, Jim Farley, saying we can't even buy them from CATL that cheap.","canonicalId":"brand:ford","priority":0.9,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"Ford is a major American automotive manufacturer known for producing a wide range of vehicles, including trucks, SUVs, and cars.","simplifiedExplanation":"Ford is a well-known car company that makes many types of vehicles, like the Ford F-150 truck and the Ford Mustang sports car."}},{"startTime":111.5,"endTime":111.5,"type":"company","title":"BYD","url":"/glossary/byd","quote":"...acknowledging that the BYD battery cost is not something they can match...","canonicalId":"company:byd","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"BYD is a Chinese company that specializes in electric vehicles and batteries, known for its vertical integration in manufacturing.","simplifiedExplanation":"BYD is a Chinese company that makes electric cars and batteries, and they are known for producing them at lower costs."}},{"startTime":126.6,"endTime":126.6,"type":"company","title":"CATL","url":"/glossary/catl","quote":"...we can't even buy them from CATL that cheap.","canonicalId":"company:catl","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"CATL, or Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, is a Chinese battery manufacturer known for producing lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.","simplifiedExplanation":"CATL is a company in China that makes batteries for electric cars, and they are one of the largest battery manufacturers in the world."}},{"startTime":147.9,"endTime":148.1,"type":"term","title":"EVs","url":"/glossary/ev","quote":"...they needed to rethink how EVs were even going to be made.","canonicalId":"term:ev","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"EVs, or electric vehicles, are cars that are powered entirely by electricity instead of gasoline or diesel. 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