{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"DAILY: Pump Prices Rise, Cupra Born Refreshed and Ford EV Sales Crater | 05 Mar 2026","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/daily-pump-prices-rise-cupra-born-refreshed-and-ford-ev-sales-crater-05-mar-2026","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8870738.mp3?modified=1772824973&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\nMIDDLE EAST CONFLICT LIFTS UK FUEL AND ENERGY COSTS https://evne.ws/40f83xE\nEUROPEAN FLEETS COULD SAVE €246BN BY 2030 https://evne.ws/4sxj8WX\nCUPRA BORN FACELIFT BRINGS SHARP NOSE, SMALL TWEAKS https://evne.ws/474KXxB\nFORD EV SALES SINK 71% AFTER LIGHTNING EXIT https://evne.ws/4b8DL4m\nLUCID PATCHES GRAVITY SOFTWARE AGAIN https://evne.ws/46K3miY\nMITSUBISHI READIES LEAF-BASED EV FOR CANADA https://evne.ws/4udwrND\nALPITRONIC UNVEILS HYC400 SERIES 2 CHARGER https://evne.ws/4u4s9bo\nAPTERA SHOWS FIRST VALIDATION-LINE VEHICLE PHOTO https://evne.ws/4aT8QdE\nGEELY TARGETS DEFENDER WITH GALAXY BATTLESHIP https://evne.ws/4cxtRvQ\nEU UNVEILS LOCAL-CONTENT RULES FOR CLEAN TECH https://evne.ws/4ucuIYT\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":72.4,"endTime":79.7,"type":"term","title":"Brent crude","url":"/glossary/brent-crude","quote":"Brent crude surged past $84 per barrel on Wednesday its highest point since the US struck Iranian nuclear facilities last June","canonicalId":"term:brent-crude","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.95,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"Brent crude is a major trading classification of sweet light crude oil that serves as a benchmark price for purchases of oil worldwide. 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