{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"What's going on with the petrol car ban? #293","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/what-s-going-on-with-the-petrol-car-ban-293","audioUrl":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO7170056690.mp3","description":"Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel discuss the latest news from the world of cars and motorsport. This includes a delay to the EU's petrol and diesel car ban, JLR confirming it has not terminated Chief Creative Officer Gerry McGovern's employment despite widespread reports, and what seems to be a new rival series to Formula 1. They also reflect on another productive year for The Intercooler's online car magazine by looking back at the most popular stories from 2025. Christmas gift subscriptions – https://www.the-intercooler.com/gift-subscriptions/Find out more about JBR Capital here – https://www.jbrcapital.comUse coupon code Ti10 to get 10% off your Supernatural Car Care order – https://supernaturalcarcare.com/\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":240.8,"endTime":249.8,"type":"concept","title":"2030 petrol and diesel ban","url":"/glossary/2030-petrol-and-diesel-ban","quote":"So news then. There's been a hell of a lot going on. Can we start with the the 2030 petrol and diesel ban? Because that's been chopping back and forth all over the place a lot over the last week or so.","canonicalId":"concept:2030-petrol-and-diesel-ban","priority":0.9,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"The 2030 petrol and diesel ban refers to the UK government's plan to prohibit the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles starting in 2030, with hybrid vehicles following in 2035. 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