{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"DAILY: Rivian R2 Pricing, Ford Explorer Upgraded and Lucid Names Cosmos & Earth | 13 Mar 2026","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/daily-rivian-r2-pricing-ford-explorer-upgraded-and-lucid-names-cosmos-earth-13-mar-2026","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8873733.mp3?modified=1773420370&sid=5051980&source=rss","description":"Can you help me make more podcasts? 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This can help the car use less energy."}},{"startTime":155.68,"endTime":283.5,"type":"car","title":"Ford Explorer","url":"/cars/ford/explorer","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Ford_Explorer_EV_Auto_Zuerich_2023_1X7A1325.jpg","quote":"the order books for the revised Explorer in Europe with entry level variants starting at 39,990... the explorer didn't land in Europe with much success when it first came out","canonicalId":"car:ford:explorer","priority":0.9,"confidence":1.0,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"The Ford Explorer is a midsize SUV from Ford. This segment discusses the revised Explorer for Europe, highlighting updates such as battery chemistry changes and new features.","simplifiedExplanation":"The Ford Explorer is a popular SUV made by Ford. 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