{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"DAILY: Global EV Sales Almost 2 Million, EV Consideration Up and Tesla Loses Vehicle Chiefs | 12 Nov 2025 ","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/daily-global-ev-sales-almost-2-million-ev-consideration-up-and-tesla-loses-vehicle-chiefs-12-nov-2025","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8806644.mp3?modified=1763169604&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\nGLOBAL EV SALES REACH 1.9M IN OCTOBER https://evne.ws/4p6GPUb\n\n\nEV CONSIDERATION RISING, DRIVEN BY RUNNING COSTS https://evne.ws/4oFK4SN\n\n\nTESLA CYBERTRUCK AND MODEL Y CHIEFS DEPART https://evne.ws/4p9AtTR\n\n\nTESLA SEMI UPDATED: SPECS, PRODUCTION TIMELINE https://evne.ws/48d9qkU\n\n\nFORD PAUSES F-150 LIGHTNING PRODUCTION TEMPORARILY https://evne.ws/48coyz5\n\n\nMFG RANKED SECOND IN UK EV CHARGING https://evne.ws/4hVRej6\n\n\nTHREE-YEAR USED EVS SELLING FAST https://evne.ws/480Eq6J\n\n\nVW–RIVIAN PARTNERSHIP: SSP ROLLOUT AND TESTS https://evne.ws/4nVfzXM\n\n\nUK USED CAR MARKET STRENGTHENS IN Q3 https://evne.ws/47PHh3z\n\n\nMERCEDES MAYBACH EQS DISCOUNT UP TO $50,000 https://evne.ws/4hVnp26\n\n\nSUBARU REDIRECTS ELECTRIFICATION BUDGET TOWARD HYBRIDS https://evne.ws/3JBguyC\n\n\nTOYOTA HILUX ADDS ELECTRIC PICKUP VARIANT https://evne.ws/4p857Nu\n\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":95.7,"endTime":98.1,"type":"term","title":"federal tax credit","url":"/glossary/federal-tax-credit","quote":"...demand before the end of the federal tax credit. 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