{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"CHINA: Yangwang U9 Xtreme Track Record, BYD Kei Car and China Average NEV Price Drops | 22 Oct 2025","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/china-yangwang-u9-xtreme-track-record-byd-kei-car-and-china-average-nev-price-drops-22-oct-2025","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8794589.mp3?modified=1761139602&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\n\n\nYou can read all the latest news on the blog here: https://EVne.ws/blog\n\n\nSubscribe for free and listen to the podcast on audio platforms:\n➤ Apple: https://EVne.ws/apple\n➤ YouTube Music: https://EVne.ws/youtubemusic\n➤ Spotify: https://EVne.ws/spotify\n➤ TuneIn: https://EVne.ws/tunein\n➤ iHeart: https://EVne.ws/iheart\n\n\nBYD YANGWANG U9 XTREME SETS NÜRBURGRING RECORDS https://evne.ws/3WOomPY\n\n\nBYD PREVIEWS JAPAN K‑CAR MODEL https://evne.ws/48BImg2\n\n\nCHINA NEV AVERAGE PRICE DROPS TO RMB 158,000 https://evne.ws/4qlTFiL\n\n\nCHINA NEV PRODUCTION, SALES HIT RECORD https://evne.ws/4qspl6k\n\n\nCHINA'S EV CHARGING NETWORK HITS 18.06M https://evne.ws/3JlhCGd\n\n\nCHINA'S EV BATTERY OUTPUT HITS 1,122 GWH https://evne.ws/4opdeos\n\n\nCHINA PRIORITIZES ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INVESTMENT https://evne.ws/4nW6ajs\n\n\nGWM TANK 400 UPDATE STARTS PRE-SALES https://evne.ws/4hn2Zir\n\n\nMG4 530 SMART EDITION SWITCHES TO CATL https://evne.ws/4qlToML\n\n\nOMODA 4: COMPACT SUV WITH EV OPTION https://evne.ws/48ZOsqT\n\n\nDONGFENG ADVANCES SOLID-STATE BATTERY R&D AND SUPPLY CHAIN https://evne.ws/43nG9kO\n\n\nNEXPERIA CHINA DEFIES DUTCH HEADQUARTERS https://evne.ws/4oRq9A7\n\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":60.0,"endTime":65.0,"type":"concept","title":"NEV","url":"/glossary/nev","quote":"...BYD's K-Car, and China's average NEV price drops.","canonicalId":"concept:nev","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"NEV stands for New Energy Vehicle, which includes electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. 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