{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"KGM Musso EV, Irish Launches of Kia EV2, DS No.4 and No.8 and Nissan Micra. Nevo EV Survey and Nevo Driving Experience in Kildare ","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/kgm-musso-ev-irish-launches-of-kia-ev2-ds-no-4-and-no-8-and-nissan-micra-nevo-ev-survey-and-nevo-driving-experience-in-kildare","audioUrl":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67c55a712d83ccdeecd498ae/e/69e252230b4baf3bf24b0876/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.KGM Musso EV https://youtu.be/oK4LNMmoZ_kMercedes-Benz EQS 2027https://youtu.be/cXrRNM0SRJEKia EV2 Irish Launchhttps://youtu.be/6sVCWhAgl8MDS No.4 and No.8 Irish Launchhttps://youtu.be/6XUfjL_N76cNissan Micra Irish Launchhttps://youtu.be/GkiSeUSj_L4Last Chance to Win with the Nevo EV Surveyhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jROljg61UvaRyoNA_Ho-5RRp0JOSnykhKBb5fr7DgUM/viewform?edit_requested=true#responsesNevo Regional Driving Experiences in partnership with Bank of Irelandhttps://www.nevo.ie/nevo-driving-experience Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information."},"annotations":[{"startTime":4.62,"endTime":10.18,"type":"car","title":"Ssangyong Musso","url":"/cars/ssangyong/musso","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/00_ssangyong_musso.jpg","quote":"...episode, we're going to be chatting about the KGM Musso EV at the one  of the first electric pickups comi...","canonicalId":"car:ssangyong:musso","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The Ssangyong Musso is a pickup truck model from Ssangyong, and the podcast specifically references the Musso EV. It’s significant here because the episode is focused on early electric pickup arrivals, and the Musso EV represents one of those new entries. Pickup EVs are often discussed for how they balance practicality, battery packaging, and real-world usability.","simplifiedExplanation":"The Ssangyong Musso is a pickup truck, and the podcast is talking about the electric version (Musso EV). 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That kind of partnership can help make the event happen and may influence how people sign up."}},{"startTime":192.8,"endTime":302.94,"type":"car","title":"KGM Musso EV","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/2025_KGM_Ssangyong_Musso_EV_rear.jpg","quote":"So we have a first look first drive of the KGM Musso EV... Thanks to Colin and Caroline for letting me have the Musso EV for 24 hour test drive... Comes in same trim... front wheel drive and a four wheel drive... Electric motors. It is a 152.2 kilowatt electric motor... giving you 419 kilometers of range, 10 year, 1 million kilometer battery warranty.","canonicalId":"car:kgm:musso ev","priority":0.95,"confidence":0.98,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The KGM Musso EV is an electric version of KGM’s Musso, offered in both front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive configurations. 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