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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 OVERTAKES TESLA IN EUROPE’S TOP EV MARKETS https://evne.ws/4aPoE1A\nGEELY GALAXY V900 MPV PRE-SALES OPEN, TARGETING BYD DENZA D9 https://evne.ws/4jrdZfA\nNIO BUILDS ITS MILLIONTH ELECTRIC CAR https://evne.ws/45vUkFu\nMORGAN STANLEY EXPECTS CATL CELLS TO HAVE DEGRADE THE LEAST https://evne.ws/4q5mdfX\nLI AUTO REORGANSIES FOLLOWING TOUGH 2025 https://evne.ws/3YYDSKf\nWESTERN CARMAKERS DEFY CHINA’S REQUESTS TO COOL PRICE WAR https://evne.ws/3Yt73Fa\nONE-PEDAL DRIVING IS PUT ON NOTICE https://evne.ws/3LpIK7Z\nDREAME’S FIRST CAR CHASES HYPERCAR NUMBERS https://evne.ws/3N7uNwa\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":159.8,"endTime":164.4,"type":"concept","title":"EV market","url":"/glossary/ev-markets","quote":"Welcome to EV News China, the podcast dedicated to the world's largest electric vehicle market each day.","canonicalId":"concept:ev-markets","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"The EV market refers to the sector of the automotive industry focused on electric vehicles. 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