{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"DAILY: EV Interest Holds Up, Honda Retreats To Hybrids and Slate Adds Jobs | 15 May 2026","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/daily-ev-interest-holds-up-honda-retreats-to-hybrids-and-slate-adds-jobs-15-may-2026","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8904065.mp3?modified=1778857634&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\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\nJD POWER SAYS EV INTEREST IS HOLDING UP https://evne.ws/4txkP6F\nHONDA SWINGS TO LOSS AS HYBRID STRATEGY HARDENS https://evne.ws/4dt4zxE\nSLATE AUTO PLANS 392 MICHIGAN JOBS https://evne.ws/3PqNc8G\nTOYOTA HILUX ADDS EV FOR 2026 https://evne.ws/4eOW2HB\nVAUXHALL MATCHES EV AND DIESEL VAN PRICES https://evne.ws/4ujX838\nTRATON RAISES €850 MILLION FOR EV DRIVE https://evne.ws/4dmsvCD\nRENAULT CLAIMS EDGE OVER CHINESE RIVALS https://evne.ws/3RsaueV\nBYD ATTO 2 DM-I PRICED FOR UK https://evne.ws/3RcIv2P\nOMODA-JAECOO MAKES A FAST UK START https://evne.ws/4tBHNJY\nPOLESTAR SAYS FUEL SHOCK DRIVES EV DEMAND https://evne.ws/4uKA9hd\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":30.7,"endTime":40.0,"type":"term","title":"battery swapping","url":"/glossary/battery-swapping","quote":"[30.7s] NIO's Gen five swap stations are starting to roll out which is [36.5s] good news for Firefly, Envo and of course NIO main brand owners.","canonicalId":"term:battery-swapping","priority":0.65,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Battery swapping is a service where an EV’s depleted battery pack is exchanged for a charged one at a dedicated station. 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That lets drivers use electricity for part of their driving, while the engine can cover longer trips or when the battery is depleted.","simplifiedExplanation":"A plug-in hybrid is a car that has both a gas engine and an electric motor. You can charge it from a plug, and it can run on electricity for some trips before the gas engine takes over."}},{"startTime":1164.0,"endTime":1169.1,"type":"term","title":"pump anxiety","url":"/glossary/pump-anxiety","quote":"michael uh loschler said pump anxiety is the new range anxiety as the main driver of people buying evs consumers now look at evs because of a variety of reasons including rising costs at the pump","canonicalId":"term:pump-anxiety","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Pump anxiety is the idea that drivers are increasingly motivated to switch to EVs because they’re worried about gasoline and diesel prices. In this segment, it’s framed as replacing range anxiety as the main emotional driver of EV purchases.","simplifiedExplanation":"Pump anxiety means people are stressed about gas and diesel prices. The hosts say that worry about fuel costs is now pushing more people toward EVs."}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"Martyn Lee","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/daily-ev-interest-holds-up-honda-retreats-to-hybrids-and-slate-adds-jobs-15-may-2026/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}]}