{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"CHINA: BYD Unlocks Battery Future, China Price War Cooling and Lotus Enters Low Tariff Canada | 10 Mar 2026","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/china-byd-unlocks-battery-future-china-price-war-cooling-and-lotus-enters-low-tariff-canada-10-mar-2026","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8872098.mp3?modified=1773160622&sid=5051980&source=rss","description":"Can you help me make more podcasts? 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