{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"CHINA: New Year Trips Shift Electric, Geely’s Starshine 6 PHEV and NIO Sets More Battery Swap Records | 19 Feb 2026","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/china-new-year-trips-shift-electric-geely-s-starshine-6-phev-and-nio-sets-more-battery-swap-records-19-feb-2026","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8865505.mp3?modified=1771961593&sid=5051980&source=rss","description":"Can you help me make more podcasts? 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