{"podcast":{"title":"Motoring Podcast - News Show","slug":"motoring-podcast-news-show-216342","podcast_index_feed_id":216342,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/mpnewsshow/","website_url":"https://www.motoringpodcast.com/episodes/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/152166e3-12c5-4a1b-9e47-b6781b371a91/motoring-podcast-logo-apple-titanium-background.png","author":"Motoring Podcast","episode_count":300,"summary":"Motoring enthusiasts Alan and Andrew discuss their takes on the week's motoring news in this 45 to 60 minute audio podcast.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T12:21:48.103141+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/motoring-podcast-news-show-216342"},"episode":{"title":"Its talcum powder - 10 March 2026","slug":"its-talcum-powder-10-march-2026","published_at":"2026-03-11T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/motoring-podcast-news-show-216342/its-talcum-powder-10-march-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/motoring-podcast-news-show-216342","url":"https://www.motoringpodcast.com/episodes/2026/03/10/674-its-talcum-powder","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5dd333b3-57a8-4065-8bd9-f7c571943011.mp3","summary":"FOLLOW UP: EU INDUSTRIAL ACCELERATOR ACT REVEALED The EU Commission has unveiled the draft Industrial Accelerator Act, which is aimed at making Europe a powerhouse and self contained when it comes to green energy related industries, including automotive. To read more about the proposals, click this electrive article link here . By the fact that so much of the act is pointed inwards to EU countries, this has caused fear in the UK automotive industry that they will be penalised thanks to the idiocy of Brexit. Nissan has declared if there is not agreement on UK built cars then it will close Sunderland. Click this Autocar article for more . FEBRUARY 2026 NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURES SMMT released the new car registration figures for February 2026 and there was a surprising number of vehicles registered, with this being the best February since 2004. BEV market share is no where near where it needs to be as it sits at 22%, lower than last year, with the mandate requirement of 33%. SMMT called on the Government to urgently look at the mandate in the face of market reality. You can learn more, by clicking this SMMT article link here . TRIBUNAL SHOWS PUBLIC CHARGING VAT SHOULD BE 5% In a tax tribunal, Deloitte proved how the public charging VAT rate should only be 5%, using HMRC’s own rules. The use, by an individual, of no more than 1000kWh over a month is classified as “personal use”. To go over this, using public charging, would be very difficult in a EV. To find out more, click this EV Powered article link here . TESLA EU CO2 POOL USERS DECLINE The EU allows car companies to buy and sell CO2 credits so that companies can avoid hefty fines for not meeting average fleet levels. Tesla has benefited hugely from this, however that is now changing as Toyota and Stellantis leave t…","meta_description":"FOLLOW UP: EU INDUSTRIAL ACCELERATOR ACT REVEALED The EU Commission has unveiled the draft Industrial Accelerator Act, which is aimed at making Europe a p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3045,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/motoring-podcast-news-show-216342/episodes/its-talcum-powder-10-march-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/motoring-podcast-news-show-216342/its-talcum-powder-10-march-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}