{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Service Stations of the World","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/service-stations-of-the-world","audioUrl":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/8ea731f159d4813fb97a42925b100b11b108fcd26602a1a5eae632eec2293374/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJlOWM5NTRmMi04OGVmLTQ4MDAtOTA2Yi0xN2M1OTY5NGVhZWMiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI0YWE1N2M3Zi00ODU5LTQ2NDQtOWMzMS02ZDQ5Nzk5MzgyZGUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NmY5OTQxNTBmMTJhMDMyOGEzMTk5YWUiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmEwMWQ5MDVkOWI1ZWQzMmQwYWM0OWE3L2NoYXJnaW5nLXN0YXR1cy1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTUtMTFfXzE1LTI2LTI4Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","description":"This time on the Charging Status EV Podcast, Alex is back from China after wondering around the humongous Beijing Auto Show and being one of the first people from the UK to drive the new Lepas L8. Also, some more serious chat about why we seem to just get SUVs and crossovers from China and when are we going to see something more interesting. 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