{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"The WORST Cars We'd Happily own (don't judge us) | Ep 77 | Drive Torque Podcast","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/the-worst-cars-we-d-happily-own-don-t-judge-us-ep-77-drive-torque-podcast","audioUrl":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2118480/episodes/18298515-the-worst-cars-we-d-happily-own-don-t-judge-us-ep-77-drive-torque-podcast.mp3","description":"Don't forget to send us your questions or subject for future episodes.Subscribe/Follow, give us a rating and give us a follow on Instagram for all the latest Podcast news - https://www.instagram.com/drivetorque...Cheers and see you at the next one 👊"},"annotations":[{"startTime":210.0,"endTime":214.56,"type":"term","title":"pence per mile charging","url":"/glossary/pence-per-mile-charging","quote":"So the first thing is she's introducing pence per mile charging for EVs,","canonicalId":"term:pence-per-mile-charging","priority":0.9,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"Pence per mile charging refers to a pricing model for electric vehicles (EVs) where users are charged a fee based on the distance they drive, measured in miles. 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