{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"DAILY: Nissan Shelves Cheapest LEAF, BMW Readies Electric iX4 and Spain’s Bid To Become Europes EV Factory | 23 Feb 2026","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/daily-nissan-shelves-cheapest-leaf-bmw-readies-electric-ix4-and-spain-s-bid-to-become-europes-ev-factory-23-feb-2026","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8865526.mp3?modified=1771962649&sid=5051980&source=rss","description":"Can you help me make more podcasts? 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It’s one of the coolest and most expensive cars you can own.","imageAttribution":"Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"Martyn Lee","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/daily-nissan-shelves-cheapest-leaf-bmw-readies-electric-ix4-and-spain-s-bid-to-become-europes-ev-factory-23-feb-2026/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}]}