{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"CHINA: BYD Adds Flash Charging To Atto 3,  China Set For 10 Million EV Exports and NIO ES8 Dominates SUVs | 13 May 2026","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/china-byd-adds-flash-charging-to-atto-3-china-set-for-10-million-ev-exports-and-nio-es8-dominates-suvs-13-may-2026","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8903249.mp3?modified=1778709618&sid=5051980&source=rss","description":"Can you help me make more podcasts? Consider supporting me on Patreon as the service is 100% funded by you: https://EVne.ws/patreon\nYou can read all the latest news on the blog here: https://EVne.ws/blog\nSubscribe for free and listen to the podcast on audio platforms:➤ Apple: https://EVne.ws/apple➤ YouTube Music: https://EVne.ws/youtubemusic➤ Spotify: https://EVne.ws/spotify➤ TuneIn: https://EVne.ws/tunein➤ iHeart: https://EVne.ws/iheart\nUPDATED BYD ATTO 3 REACHES DEALERS https://evne.ws/4fifZGP\nBYD EXTENDS FLASH CHARGING TO BAO SUVS https://evne.ws/4wyX8Of\nBYD TOPS TESLA IN GLOBAL BESS https://evne.ws/4udZJLO\nCHINA AUTO EXPORTS SET TO TOP 10 MILLION https://evne.ws/3RCSSgl\nNIO ES8 DOMINATES CHINA’S BIG SUV MARKET https://evne.ws/4358gol\nXIAOMI YU7 GT SHOWS UP IN CHERRY RED https://evne.ws/42xVA9h\nMAEXTRO S800 LEADS CHINA’S LUXURY SEDAN MARKET https://evne.ws/4tBy8TE\nCATL USES AI TO SPEED BATTERY R&D https://evne.ws/4uIiEy5\nHUAWEI, JAC AND MASERATI HOLD EV TALKS https://evne.ws/3PffKlw\nLI AUTO PUTS MACH 100 INTO PRODUCTION https://evne.ws/4wqmTA3\nLOTUS PLOTS HYBRID TURN WITH TYPE 135 https://evne.ws/4nzhW44\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":0.0,"endTime":149.14,"type":"term","title":"flash charging","url":"/glossary/flash-charging","quote":"Welcome back to EV News China. 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Higher voltage can make it easier to move lots of power—often helping with faster charging."}},{"startTime":1050.6,"endTime":1059.8,"type":"term","title":"0-62","url":"/glossary/0-62","quote":"The Lotus 4Me\n[1050.6s] is a 900-volt system, 1,000 horsepower, 3 seconds 0-62, starting at 75,000 US dollars equivalent.\n[1059.8s] They've got the technology they could use, but they're not.","canonicalId":"term:0-62","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“0-62” is shorthand for acceleration time from 0 to 62 mph (or sometimes 100 km/h depending on region). It’s a common performance metric used to compare how quickly cars reach highway-relevant speeds.","simplifiedExplanation":"“0-62” is how fast a car accelerates from a standstill to 62 (usually mph). Lower time generally means quicker acceleration."}},{"startTime":1067.7,"endTime":1074.9,"type":"concept","title":"mild hybrid","url":"/glossary/mild-hybrid","quote":"Lotus has chosen breadth of technologies, keeping their foot in every camp. Internal combustion, gas guzzling,\n[1074.9s] mild hybrid, even pure electric one day, but to do it all at once, that makes them an outlier.","canonicalId":"concept:mild-hybrid","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A mild hybrid uses an electric motor to assist the engine, but it typically can’t drive the car purely on electricity for long distances. It’s usually designed to improve efficiency and smoothness rather than deliver full EV-like capability.","simplifiedExplanation":"A mild hybrid is a car that uses a small electric motor to help the gas engine. It usually can’t run the car on electricity alone for long."}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"Martyn Lee","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/china-byd-adds-flash-charging-to-atto-3-china-set-for-10-million-ev-exports-and-nio-es8-dominates-suvs-13-may-2026/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}]}