{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpolitico-energy.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fare-evs-selling-khs5jsnu-3bT7kDJx","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Is the EV slowdown real? It’s a mixed bag.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/be2d3049-4f3b-4332-9bec-df8b43b108c8/431c5c8b-f7dc-4785-a528-3416dd50fbfb/20190905-politico-energy-podcast-logo.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/11df3ef4-8269-4aad-b9c6-bf3828d2f6fa\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Is the EV slowdown real? It’s a mixed bag.\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Electric vehicle sales just passed a significant milestone in the United States, and they’re expected to set records later this year globally. But the news isn’t all rosy just as upcoming elections in the United States and Europe are throwing the future of EVs into uncertainty. POLITICO’s James Bikales breaks down the industry’s murky outlook. Plus, the Federal Trade Commission is investigating Exxon Mobil's plan to buy Pioneer Natural Resources, the largest oil and gas deal in years.\n\nFor more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch\n\nAnd for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy\n\nCatherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO and the host of the POLITICO Energy podcast.\nJames Bikales is the host of Morning Energy and a reporter for POLITICO. \nNirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. \nKara Tabor is an audio producer for POLITICO.\nGloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. \nMatt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO."}