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One of the UK’s most talented and prolific motoring journalists, John’s work appears in publications across the UK, Europe and Australia. His electric-vehicle knowledge is only matched by his ability to gather important news, and the talented scribe will bring you everything you need to know from the world of EVs, both in Australia and abroad.

2025 Chery Omoda 9.
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Chery Omoda 9 PHEV price and spec for Australia: Latest Chinese spin-off brand’s debut SUV has big power, big range and a big price

July 25, 2025July 24, 2025 John Mahoney 13887 Views 9, Chery, Omoda 9, PHEV

Chery’s new Omoda brand has launched its first vehicle in Australia. It’s the 2025 Omoda 9 PHEV, a plug-in hybrid

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Isuzu D-Max EV.
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Isuzu D-MAX EV debuts: $100K price and short range mounts a good argument for PHEV utes

July 25, 2025July 24, 2025 John Mahoney 12280 Views D-Max, ev, Isuzu

The battery electric version of the Isuzu D-Max ute has debuted in right-hand drive in the UK priced at the

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2023 Cupra Raval concept.
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Radical electric Cupra previewed: New concept to join production Raval small EV at Munich show in September

July 22, 2025July 21, 2025 John Mahoney 8686 Views Cupra

Cupra is set to double down on its strategy to not play it safe when it comes to the design

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2025 Tesla Model 3+
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Ultra-long range Tesla Model 3+ revealed: 800km range on full charge is the target, beating the latest Mercedes CLA’s 792km

July 22, 2025July 21, 2025 John Mahoney 18657 Views Model 3+, Tesla

Tesla has been caught developing a new 2026 Tesla Model 3+ that will combine a single motor and a larger

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2026 Subaru Uncharted.
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2026 Subaru Uncharted small EV revealed: New rival for the BYD Atto 3, MG S5, Chery Omoda E5 and Kia EV3 offers plenty of performance and decent range

July 21, 2025July 21, 2025 John Mahoney 12883 Views Subaru, Uncharted

Subaru has rolled out its 2026 Subaru Uncharted electric SUV. It’s a small SUV designed to slip under the Solterra

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2025 Tesla Model Y L.
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Tesla Model Y L is real! Stretched family-focussed six-seat version of Australia’s top selling EV inbound

July 21, 2025July 18, 2025 John Mahoney 9123 Views six-seat Model Y, Tesal Model Y L, Tesal Model Y six-seat

Just two years after axing its three-row Model X in right-hand-drive, Tesla is secretly hatching a new cut-price alternative for

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2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA.
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Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake revealed: The Benz wagon reinvented as an EV, but will SUV-mad Aussie care?

July 18, 2025July 18, 2025 John Mahoney 6979 Views CLA, EV wagon, Mercedes-Benz, Shooting Brake

The 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake has been unwrapped as a more spacious take on the German brand’s state-of-the-art sedan.

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ADAC testing shows VW ID.3 battery loses little range over 160,000km.
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Battery life fears debunked: VW ID.3 drops just 13km in range over 160,000km driving!

July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 John Mahoney 190544 Views ADAC, Battery life, VW ID.3

German recovery service and safety body ADAC has revealed it has been running and monitoring a Volkswagen ID.3 for four

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2025 Subaru Uncharted.
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2026 Subaru Uncharted EV teased: Toyota C-HR+ twin has been built to fight the Hyundai Kona Electric and Kia EV3

July 15, 2025July 14, 2025 John Mahoney 7347 Views Subaru, Toyota C-HR+, Uncharted

Subaru has teased its third electric car after posting a teaser for the 2026 Subaru Uncharted and announced the new

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2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 N.
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2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 N lands with devastating performance! four-door track-bred EV is a super-fast family hauler

July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 John Mahoney 7556 Views Hyundai, ioniq 5 n, Ioniq 6 N

Hyundai N has unleashed its 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 N at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. As suspected, the Korean

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Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

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