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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\nBYD OPENS 9,000-PLUS SHENSHAN ROLES https://evne.ws/iurtf\nCHINA JULY NEV SALES SEEN AT 980,000 https://evne.ws/9b92f\nFORD AND GEELY SET UP VALENCIA JV https://evne.ws/f60zy\nLYNK & CO 07 GT TARGETS A GAP https://evne.ws/lykpg\nXIAOMI MATCHES LI AUTO AT CATL https://evne.ws/k2b9o\nXPENG G6 HITS 200,000 GLOBAL DELIVERIES https://evne.ws/ifdtp\nIM MOTORS DEALER CRISIS HITS TRUST https://evne.ws/fa1ms\n"},"annotations":[{"id":522644,"startTime":48.6,"endTime":55.56,"type":"car","title":"Ti7 Fang Cheng Bao","url":"/cars/fangchengbao/ti7","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Fangchengbao_Ti7_001.jpg","quote":"...ustrial Park builds mid to high-end models, think Fang Cheng Bao Tai 7 plus the export focused cars the Song Plus ...","canonicalId":"car:ti7","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Ti7 is an electric vehicle model associated with the Fang Cheng Bao/BAIC-style product lineup referenced in the podcast context, positioned as a mid-to-high-end offering. 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