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Articles by John Mahoney

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John Mahoney

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 Alfa Romeo Junior.
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Pricing revealed: 2025 Alfa Romeo Junior is Italian stallion’s first EV in Australia, cheaper hybrid also coming

July 14, 2025July 14, 2025 John Mahoney 8301 Views Alfa, Alfa Romeo, Elettrica, Ibrida, Junior

The emerging premium compact SUV segment is hotting up following the arrival of the new 2025 Alfa Romeo Junior priced

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2026 Porsche Cayenne EV.
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2026 Porsche Cayenne EV previewed: Record breaking hill climb run underlines luxury SUV’s performance potential!

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 John Mahoney 7580 Views Porsche Cayenne EV

A lightly disguised 2026 Porsche Cayenne EV has beaten both the Bentley Bentayga and Porsche Taycan Turbo up the hill at the

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2025 Nissan Qashqai Ti e-Power.
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e-Power for the people: Hybrid Nissan Qashqai cuts price to rival Toyota Corolla Cross and Hyundai Kona

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 John Mahoney 6461 Views e-Power, nissan, Qashqai

Nissan Australia has continued its price drive on e-Power, adding a cheaper Qashqai compact SUV with the range extender hybrid technology.

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MG HS Super Hybrid.
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Slash and burn less fuel! Price cuts for MG3, MG ZS, MG HS and MG HS Super Hybrid all rolled out

July 9, 2025July 8, 2025 John Mahoney 6915 Views mg, mg hs, MG ZS, MG3

MG Australia has rolled out price cuts for all its petrol-electric models. The action includes new drive-away prices on the

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Polestar 7 teaser. Chat GPT
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2028 Polestar 7 SUV previewed! EV maker gears up for the launch of its next best-seller and its next-gen EV tech

July 8, 2025July 10, 2025 John Mahoney 10160 Views

The first picture of the all-new 2028 Polestar 7 has been teased, building the anticipation for an advanced all-new SUV

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2025 Nissan X-Trail.
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Nissan X-Trail reacts to incoming Toyota RAV4 PHEV. Permanent discounts up to $3000 for e-Power Hybrid!

July 7, 2025July 7, 2025 John Mahoney 5321 Views nissan, X-Trail

Nissan Australia has slashed the price of its popular 2025 Nissan X-TRAIL with its advanced e-Power hybrid attracting discounts of

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2025 Mercedes-Benz EQB 250+ City Edition.
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Join the Q! Mercedes-Benz EQA and EQB 250+ get $4000 cheaper to rival Audi Q4 e-tron and the BMW iX1

July 4, 2025July 4, 2025 John Mahoney 5321 Views City Edition, EQA, EQB, Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz has introduced a new City Edition version of its 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQA and Mercedes-Benz EQB that adds more kit and

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2026 GWM Haval H6.
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Overhauled! 2025 GWM Haval H6 medium SUV lays down the challenge to 2026 Toyota RAV4 PHEV with advanced plug-in hybrid tech

July 4, 2025July 22, 2025 John Mahoney 8586 Views GWM, Haval H6, PHEV, plug-in

Aspiring Chinese auto giant GWM has laid down the pricing challenge to the 2026 Toyota RAV4 PHEV with its incoming

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2026 Volvo EX60 tease crop.
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Swede dreams: Volvo EX60 EV firms up for an early 2026 arrival. Stylish mid-size SUV teased again in build up to Porsche Macan rival’s debut

July 3, 2025July 2, 2025 John Mahoney 5886 Views Volvo EX60

Volvo has accompanied a teaser of the Volvo EX60 electric SUV with confirmation it won’t launch until January 2026, making

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2026 Mercedes-AMG XX Concept.
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Beat that Bugatti! 1000kW 2026 Mercedes-AMG GT XX concept is a wild EV hyper-sedan with 360+km/h top speed

July 2, 2025July 1, 2025 John Mahoney 5491 Views AMG, Mercedes, Mercedes-AMG XX, XX, XX concept

Mercedes-AMG’s all-new Porsche Taycan Turbo GT hunter is one step closer following the unwrapping ceremony of the unhinged 1000+kW 2026

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

January 10, 2021 EV Central team Comments Off on FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

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

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With acceleration to rip the skin from your cheekbones, Ford’s SuperVan 4.2 is an electric Transit with performance from another

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