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Articles by John Mahoney

John Mahoney
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.

BYD Atto 2
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Budget 2026 BYD Atto 2 locked in for Australia!

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June 16, 2025July 18, 2025
John Mahoney 13903 Views BYD

The 2026 BYD Atto 2 is coming to Australia as BYD dramatically ramps up its presence Down Under, with the

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Volkswagen Project Trinity
EV LATEST News 

Volkswagen switches strategy to embrace range-extender hybrids to keep pace with its Chinese rivals

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025
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John Mahoney 10049 Views SSP, Volkswagen

The Volkswagen Group has gone back to the drawing board when it comes to its inbound next-generation EV architecture to

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Porsche 963 RSP
HEV LATEST News 

World’s fastest hybrid unveiled: Wild Porsche 963 RSP is a Le Mans racing car with number plates

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 John Mahoney 8464 Views Porsche 963 RSP

Porsche has unwrapped a road-legal 2025 Porsche 963 RSP that’s little more than carbon copy of the endurance racer that

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NIssan Dongfeng N7
EV LATEST News 

The ultimate Tesla Model 3 rival? Nissan is sizing up the Dongfeng Nissan N7 for export

June 10, 2025June 9, 2025 John Mahoney 8588 Views

Nissan Japan is weighing up the option of switching the Dongfeng Nissan N7 sedan it sells in China to right-hand drive,

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JAC T9 Hunter (image credit CarNewsChina)
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BYD Shark hunter! 2026 JAC T9 Hunter PHEV Australian Edition gives us a taste of what’s in store for the Chinese Ford Ranger PHEV rival

June 10, 2025June 9, 2025 John Mahoney 8333 Views Australian Edition, JAC T9 Hunter

Chinese brand JAC has celebrated the beginning of right-hand production of the 2026 T9 Hunter PHEV with a new Australian

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MG4
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MG4 backs away from battle with BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora to be Australia’s cheapest EV with price rises that sees up to $3000 added to electric hatch

June 9, 2025June 9, 2025 John Mahoney 8361 Views mg, MG4

Prices for the 2025 MG4 will rise again next month with the cheapest MG4 Excite 51 set to rise to

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2026 Nissan Leaf and other future models.
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Turning over a new Leaf: Fresh 2026 Nissan LEAF details emerge ahead of pioneering switch from hatch to Kia EV3 or Volvo EX30 rival

June 6, 2025June 6, 2025 John Mahoney 10835 Views leaf, nissan

More details and fresh pics of the 2026 Nissan Leaf have emerged ahead of the all-electric SUV’s launch in Australia

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2024 Alpine Alpenglow concept.
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Ferrari slayer! Alpine hatching V6 hybrid-powered flagship to hunt hypercars as brand expands at lightning speed

June 5, 2025June 3, 2025 John Mahoney 8956 Views A110, A290, a390, Alpenglow, alpine, hypercar

French sports car-maker Alpine has confirmed that it is hatching a wild hybrid powered supercar that will feature real Formula

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2025 Skoda Favorit with original Skoda Favorit.
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Back to the future: Skoda Favorit EV concept could become a Tesla Model 3 rival

June 4, 2025June 3, 2025 John Mahoney 7720 Views Favorit, Octavia, Skoda, skoda ev

Czech brand Skoda has pulled the drapes off its all-new Skoda Favorit that looks to the car-maker’s past to help

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2025 Peugeot 208 GTI artist impression.
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Icon reinvented! Electric Peugeot 208 GTI debut incoming. But will this EV be a true hot hatch?

June 3, 2025June 3, 2025 John Mahoney 6901 Views e-208 GTI, Peugeot

Peugeot has announced that its iconic GTI brand will return this month with the unwrapping of the next-gen Peugeot 208

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
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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

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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Hybrid vehicle
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Hybrid vehicle

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EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

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EV videos

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

April 13, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

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

VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review
Videos 

VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

February 25, 2022 Toby Hagon Comments Off on VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

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