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They’re quieter and produce no exhaust fumes."}},{"startTime":577.0,"endTime":588.0,"type":"concept","title":"rebates","url":"/glossary/rebates","quote":"And I think a lot of people see the benefits of having the rebates returned. It's not a vast majority, but certainly a majority want to see the rebates returned.","canonicalId":"concept:rebates","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.92,"source":"openai/gpt-oss-20b","data":{"explanation":"Government rebates are financial incentives that reduce the purchase price of electric vehicles, encouraging more buyers to consider them.","simplifiedExplanation":"A rebate is a money‑back offer from the government that lowers how much you pay for an electric car. It’s like a discount to help people buy greener cars."}},{"startTime":626.0,"endTime":630.0,"type":"concept","title":"charging options","url":"/glossary/charging-options","quote":"there needs to be more charging options.","canonicalId":"concept:charging-options","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"openai/gpt-oss-20b","data":{"explanation":"Charging options refer to the availability and variety of electric vehicle charging stations, including home chargers, public fast chargers, and wireless systems.","simplifiedExplanation":"Charging options are the places where you can plug in an electric car to recharge its battery. They include home outlets, fast public chargers, and sometimes special wireless chargers."}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"Automotive News Canada","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/nov-28-2025-the-week-s-top-stories-and-cias-gm-jason-campbell-on-evs-the-2026-show/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}]}