{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"EV Scrappage Scheme, May 2026 SIMI Numbers, Ferrari Luce, MG4 Urban, Tesla Day Mondello, Toyota bZ Touring Coast to Coast Range Test, Jeep Compass Ireland Launch and Farizon V7E Irish Price Announced","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/ev-scrappage-scheme-may-2026-simi-numbers-ferrari-luce-mg4-urban-tesla-day-mondello-toyota-bz-touring-coast-to-coast-range-test-jeep-compass-ireland-launch-and-farizon-v7e-irish-price-announced","audioUrl":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67c55a712d83ccdeecd498ae/e/6a207b6d5ef62e6e7e844cfe/media.mp3","description":"Welcome back to the Nevo EV News Podcast. If it's Tuesday it must be Nevo EV News Day. My name is Derek Reilly and on this podcast we chat all about EV. Nevo is Ireland's only dedicated EV platform and we'll be covering where we were this week, what we've been driving and what we've been doing between podcasts. If you haven't already subscribed or followed us wherever you are listening please do so and if you enjoyed the episode, please leave a rating and comment, it really helps us out and it doesn't cost you anything. Let's get stuck in.New EV Scrappage Scheme Pilot for Irelandhttps://www.nevo.ie/post/irish-government-launches-8-500-ev-scrappage-scheme-what-you-need-to-knowMay 2026 SIMI Numbershttps://www.simi.ie/en/news/new-car-registrations-up-39-in-may-2026-consumers-driving-battery-electric-vehicle-growthFerrari Luce Revealedhttps://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/auto/ferrari-luceMG4 UrbanDriving Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmWvMUa3viwVs Original MG4 Video https://youtu.be/kwG2nyxifDsToyota bZ Touring (Woodland) Range Videohttps://youtu.be/4pdwgZ3RWvEJeep Compass Ireland Launchhttps://youtu.be/PccKfqul8uQFarizon V7E Irish Prices Announcedhttps://youtu.be/nQmHfOauaU8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information."},"annotations":[{"startTime":6.9,"endTime":13.7,"type":"concept","title":"EV scrappage scheme","url":"/glossary/ev-scrappage-scheme","quote":"we're going to be chatting about the announcement this morning from the government regarding a EV scrappage scheme, giving you a grant of up to eight and a half thousand euros.","canonicalId":"concept:ev-scrappage-scheme","priority":0.75,"confidence":0.92,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"An EV scrappage scheme is a government incentive that pays you to replace an older vehicle with a newer electric vehicle. The “scrappage” part means the old car is typically taken out of service (often destroyed or permanently deregistered) to encourage fleet turnover.","simplifiedExplanation":"It’s a government program that gives money to help you trade in an older car for an EV. 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