{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"Mullet Rammstein - 23 June 2026","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/mullet-rammstein-23-june-2026","audioUrl":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f2177625-2f4d-473b-8201-052a8e795a76.mp3","description":"UK GOVERNMENT IN TALKS WITH NISSAN OVER SUNDERLANDOnce again the UK Government is in talks with Nissan about helping the company to secure the future of the Sunderland plant. At least they are demanding commitments to future production at the site in return for financial aide. Negotiations are still ongoing. If you wish to read more, click this Yahoo!Finance article link here.STELLANTIS TO BUILD FOR JLR IN THE USStellantis has reached an agreement with JLR to build their vehicles in the US. These will be from the Defender brand. Additionally both companies plan to share technology and car development with each other. To learn more, click this Autocar article link here.JLR EXPLAINS NEXT ‘REIMAGINE’ PHASECombined with the Stellantis announcement, JLR also explained the next stage of their Reimagine strategy. They are aiming for £1.7 billion in savings, which they are calling Enterprise Missions, targeting material costs, warranty expenses and fixed costs. For more on this story, click this Autocar Professional article link here.EU NOTICES PHEV TARIFFS LOOPHOLEWhilst the EU has imposed tariffs on Chinese built EVs it seemed to forget they also sell plug-in hybrids. That is set to change as the European Commission intends to slap tariffs on PHEVs akin to the various levels imposed on individual Chinese brands for EVs, albeit at lower levels. Click this electrive article link here, to read more.UK GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NEW AV CONSULTATIONThe Department for Transport has launched a new consultation about safety principles for automated vehicles. The draft principles in themselves are good and should be implemented. This will mean no AV will be on our roads as none can satisfy them all. Additionally, there were three principles that they chose to exclude, be able to drive without human monitoring, cyber resilience and explainability. These have to be included. Click this link to see the statement from the Transport Minister, Simon Lightwood MP announcing this matter.YET ANOTHER WAYMO RECALL FOR BASIC DRIVING ISSUEWaymo has recalled nearly 4,000 vehicles as it tries to update their software to stop them driving into freeway construction zones. To prevent any further issues until they can find and deploy a solution, freeway driving is being restricted. To read more, click this link from The Register here.If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCASTNEW NEW CAR NEWS -BMW i3BMW has revealed the details and specifications of the ‘First Edition’ and 50 xDrive i3s and they are impressive. Prices start at £53,005, with the ‘First Edition’ starting at £57,905. The car has a range of 563 miles, thanks to 108.7kW battery, front and rear electric motors which provide 463bhp, 476lb ft of torques enabling a 0-62mph time of 4.7 seconds. The design is based on the Neue Klasse design language. Click this Top Gear article link for more.Rolls Royce SpectreRolls Royce has upgraded the Spectre as it comes out in its ‘Series II’ form, with an extended range and a cut to charging times. There is also more power, especially if you have a Black Badge edition and activate ‘Spirited’ mode. Prices start from £300,000 but in reality, after personalisation, the costs are usually much, much higher. Click this Autocar article link here, for more.Peugeot E-208 GTIPeugeot are brining back the GTI, but this time it is electric. Leaning on their history, there will be plenty of visual reminders of their past glories, whilst underneath much engineering is taking place to move this apart from the standard E-208. Prices start at £34,995 and it will have a maximum range of 217 miles but expect closer to 160-170 in the real world. Click this EV Powered article link here, for more.LUNCHTIME READS: VAMOS A LA PLAYA PARTS 3 & 4Parts 3 and 4 are now out, from Driven To Write, on the theme of beach cars. You will learn about Italian offerings in the first link, which you can get to by clicking here. Then you will find out what Germany used to get their towels to the beach first, by clicking this link here.LIST OF THE WEEK: 1996 - A GOLDEN YEAR FOR NEW SPORTS CARSAntony Ingram once again has produced another cracking list for Hagerty. He selects a few of the more choice sports cars that you could’ve bought new in 1996. Click this link to view your options and see if you agree with Alan’s choice.AND FINALLY: MOTORING ART BY VAL BIROVal Biro was prompted to start writing about his adventures in a 1926 Austin Heavy 12-4 Clifton tourer by those who heard him recount his stories. He did so, as children’s books that many of you listeners have probably read when you were younger. But the art work is what we are focusing on as that helped make the words more vivid. Click this Classic & Sports Car article link here, to learn more."},"annotations":[{"id":443106,"startTime":229.96,"endTime":234.98,"type":"car","title":"Jeep Brand","url":"/cars/jeep/grand-cherokee","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Jeep_Grand_Cherokee_%28WL%29_4xe_IMG_7801.jpg","quote":"...ie up with JLR. Now, obviously, Stellantis on the Jeep brand JLR, Land Rover near the Twain shall meet. 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Here, they’re talking about how Waymo’s cars handled (or struggled with) road work areas."}},{"id":443134,"startTime":1602.0,"endTime":1608.0,"type":"term","title":"recall","url":"/glossary/recall","quote":"But yeah, it's they're having to recall\na total about 3,800, about 3,871 vehicles","canonicalId":"term:recall","priority":0.8,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A recall is a manufacturer action to fix a safety-related problem or defect affecting a set of vehicles. In automated driving contexts, recalls can be triggered by software behavior that doesn’t handle certain scenarios correctly.","simplifiedExplanation":"A recall is when a company asks owners to get a fix because something could be unsafe or not work correctly. 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A mere 53000 and five pounds for the fifty X drive, by the way.","canonicalId":"term:electric-three-series","priority":0.45,"confidence":0.55,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“Electric three series” is a shorthand for an electric version of BMW’s 3 Series concept—BMW’s mid-size, rear-wheel-drive-focused model line—rather than a literal model name. The point is that the car is being positioned as an EV that targets the 3 Series buyer, with range and battery size doing the heavy lifting."}},{"id":443141,"startTime":1892.6,"endTime":1908.4,"type":"term","title":"maximum range","url":"/glossary/maximum-range","quote":"Yeah, now what you will get for that money is a 500 and 63 miles of maximum range. I'll repeat that 500 and 63 miles.","canonicalId":"term:maximum-range","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Maximum range is the estimated distance an EV can travel on a full charge under specified test conditions. It’s a key spec because it reflects how much energy the battery can store and how efficiently the car uses it.","simplifiedExplanation":"Maximum range is the farthest the car is expected to go on one full battery charge. It’s basically the EV’s “how far can I drive” number, based on testing and efficiency."}},{"id":443142,"startTime":1912.8,"endTime":1916.7,"type":"term","title":"large battery","url":"/glossary/large-battery","quote":"I will state, though, that it does come from a very large battery.","canonicalId":"term:large-battery","priority":0.4,"confidence":0.88,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A large battery in an EV means more stored electrical energy, which typically allows for longer driving range. The tradeoff is that bigger batteries add weight and cost, so manufacturers balance range goals against efficiency and packaging.","simplifiedExplanation":"A large battery means the car can store more electricity. 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More kWh generally means the car can travel farther before it needs charging."}},{"id":443144,"startTime":1925.1,"endTime":1925.1,"type":"term","title":"brake horsepower","url":"/glossary/brake-horsepower","quote":"[1919.8s] It's got a electric motor in front and rear axles, which will give a total\n[1925.1s] of 400 and 63 brake horsepower, 400 and 76","canonicalId":"term:brake-horsepower","priority":0.6,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Brake horsepower (bhp) is a measurement of engine power taken at the crankshaft. For EVs, it’s often used as a familiar power figure even though the underlying measurement is electrical/torque-based rather than a traditional engine dyno.","simplifiedExplanation":"Brake horsepower (bhp) is a way of describing how much power the car makes. 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More torque usually helps with quick acceleration."}},{"id":443146,"startTime":1930.0,"endTime":1933.3,"type":"concept","title":"naught to 62 time","url":"/glossary/naught-to-62-time","quote":"[1928.5s] pound foot of the talks and will enable a naught to 62 time of four\n[1933.3s] point seven seconds.","canonicalId":"concept:naught-to-62-time","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“Naught to 62” is shorthand for how long it takes a car to accelerate from 0 to 62 mph (about 100 km/h). It’s a common performance metric because it captures real-world launch and mid-acceleration behavior.","simplifiedExplanation":"“Naught to 62” tells you how fast the car goes from 0 to 62 mph. Lower time usually means quicker acceleration."}},{"id":443147,"startTime":1941.7,"endTime":1946.3,"type":"term","title":"400 kilowatt charger","url":"/glossary/400-kilowatt-charger","quote":"[1937.4s] Not only that, though, it's not just you've got a massive range, but if you\n[1941.7s] can find a 400 kilowatt charger and all the environmental conditions\n[1946.3s] are optimum, you will be able to charge in just ten minutes to 200 and","canonicalId":"term:400-kilowatt-charger","priority":0.65,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"A 400 kW charger refers to very fast DC fast-charging infrastructure. Higher charger power can reduce charging time, but the car’s battery and charging curve also determine how much energy it can actually accept at that moment.","simplifiedExplanation":"A 400 kW charger is a very powerful fast charger. Using one can make charging much quicker, but the car still has limits on how fast it can take in energy."}},{"id":443148,"startTime":1987.8,"endTime":1992.6,"type":"term","title":"AC","quote":"[1984.1s] That will come at 57900 and five pounds.\n[1987.8s] You get a bit more kit on that as well as you can charge up to 22\n[1992.6s] kilowatts on AC rather than eleven kilowatts, which is for the rest of the range.","canonicalId":"term:ac","priority":0.6,"confidence":0.8,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"AC (alternating current) is the type of electricity commonly supplied by standard charging stations. EVs typically convert AC to DC inside the vehicle (or via onboard electronics), which is why AC charging is usually slower than DC fast charging.","simplifiedExplanation":"AC means alternating current, the more common type of power at many charging points. EVs usually charge more slowly on AC than on the fastest DC chargers."}},{"id":443149,"startTime":1997.7,"endTime":2004.1,"type":"term","title":"class design language","url":"/glossary/class-design-language","quote":"[1992.6s] kilowatts on AC rather than eleven kilowatts, which is for the rest of the range.\n[1997.7s] Obviously, the exterior is using the newer class design language, which is\n[2004.1s] better than what we've had recently.","canonicalId":"term:class-design-language","priority":0.6,"confidence":0.7,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“Design language” is an automaker’s consistent set of styling cues—shapes, lighting signatures, and proportions—used across a model range. The host is saying the exterior follows a newer styling direction compared with what they’ve seen recently.","simplifiedExplanation":"“Design language” just means the brand’s recognizable look—its styling theme. 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