{"podcast":{"title":"Marketplace Morning Report","slug":"marketplace-morning-report-479901","podcast_index_feed_id":479901,"rss_url":"https://feeds.publicradio.org/public_feeds/marketplace-morning-report","website_url":"https://www.marketplace.org/","image_url":"https://img.apmcdn.org/48bb35ce89047b6e421303a4e0b6f81a39dded13/square/587d1f-20250303-marketplace-morning-report-podcast-2000.jpg","author":"Marketplace","episode_count":50,"summary":"Get up to speed on the news each morning with our daily radio show and podcast, “Marketplace Morning Report,” hosted by Kimberly Adams. We give you the economy without the anxiety, in the amount of time it takes to brew a cup of coffee. Start your day with us, on air or by downloading our podcast, for context and perspective on the economic news that matters to you.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T04:20:42.636388+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-morning-report-479901"},"episode":{"title":"Cheaper EVs are on the way","slug":"cheaper-evs-are-on-the-way","published_at":"2026-05-29T15:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-morning-report-479901/cheaper-evs-are-on-the-way","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-morning-report-479901","url":"https://www.marketplace.org/episode/2026/05/29/cheaper-evs","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/marketplace/morning_report/2026/05/29/mmr_20260529_MMR_Podcast_3_64.mp3?awCollectionId=mkp-MMR&awEpisodeId=01KST6W1TR3MVKJYZ4EWR8XJ7C","summary":"The Jeff Bezos-backed Slate is a super bare-bones EV that can be configured as an SUV or pickup with starting costs in the mid-$20,000s. Chevrolet, Nissan, Toyota, and Subaru presently offer fully electric models in the $30,000 and $35,000 range, and Ford plans on launching a lower-cost electric truck next year, too. Today, we dig into the growing competition for cheaper electric cars. Also on the show: a check-in on consumer savings and market movements.","meta_description":"The Jeff Bezos-backed Slate is a super bare-bones EV that can be configured as an SUV or pickup with starting costs in the mid-$20,000s. Chevrolet, Nissan…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":392,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/marketplace-morning-report-479901/episodes/cheaper-evs-are-on-the-way/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-morning-report-479901/cheaper-evs-are-on-the-way.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}