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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 Mazda EZ-60 teaser.
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Mazda confirms production electric SUV on the way: EZ-60 is a Tesla Model Y rival developed in China with Changan

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April 3, 2025April 3, 2025
John Mahoney 7138 Views 6e, EZ-6, EZ-60, mazda

Mazda is joining with its Chinese partner Changan Automobile to produce an all-new mid-size electric SUV. And as a preview,

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BYD Atto 3 with vehicle-to-load V2L charging port
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In pod we trust! BYD launches local podcast to counter “misinformation” about EVs

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April 2, 2025April 1, 2025
John Mahoney 6665 Views BYD, Charge Up, John Dee, podcast

The world’s largest manufacturer of EVs and hybrids, BYD, has confirmed that it and its local distributor, EVDirect, is going

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2025 Skoda Elroq RS.
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Roq star! White hot Skoda Elroq RS previewed as Czech brand sizes up the Mini Aceman JCW and new breed of affordable fast EVs

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 John Mahoney 7119 Views Elroq, RS, Skoda

Skoda is putting the finishing touches to its second high-performance EV and to whet our appetite it has given us

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2025 Chery Tiggo 8 Pro.
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Chery Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8 to get plugged in as demand for PHEVs grows in Australia

April 1, 2025March 31, 2025 John Mahoney 10358 Views Chery, hybrid, Jaecoo, PHEV, Tiggo 4, Tiggo 7, Tiggo 8

As EV demand stalls at least temporarily in Australia and plug-in hybrid interest rises, Chery has announced it will roll-out

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2025 Hyundai Insteroid concept.
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Press play: Gamer-inspired one-off Hyundai Insteroid hints at possible N-honed Inster hot hatch

March 31, 2025March 31, 2025 John Mahoney 6537 Views Hyundai, inster, Interoid

The unhinged 2025 Hyundai Insteroid has been teased ahead of its debut at the Seoul Mobility Show and from this

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IM Motors IM6.
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MG-owned IM Motors locked-in for Australia in 2025 with IM5 electric saloon and IM6 SUV

March 28, 2025April 10, 2025 John Mahoney 13606 Views IM Motors, IM5, IM6

Following in the tyre tracks of Toyota with Lexus and Nissan with the ill-fated Infiniti brand, MG Motor has announced

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2026 Nissan Leaf.
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Nissan Leaf SUV revealed as Tesla Model Y rival! Rush of new product to lead Nissan’s survival fight

March 28, 2025April 20, 2025 John Mahoney 10763 Views leaf, Micra EV, Navara, nissan

Nissan has unwrapped the all-new third-generation Leaf SUV as a full-on Tesla Model Y fighter within a presentation intended to

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2025 Leapmotor C10.
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Leapmotor C10 v Tesla Model Y! Power boost coming for Chinese electric SUV newcomer

March 26, 2025March 27, 2025 John Mahoney 8940 Views C10, Leapmotor

Little more than a year after it was first introduced, Stellantis-backed Leapmotor is about to carry out a heart transplant

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2025 Audi A6 Sportback e-tron Performance.
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About turn on 2032 promise: Audi joins the rush to abandon EV-only commitment

March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 John Mahoney 8665 Views Audi, e-tron, ev

Audi has cancelled its plans to only build electric cars from 2023 and announced it will begin developing a new

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2025 MG4.
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It’s not the new MG4! New MG scooped in China might come to Australia but won’t replace existing MG4

March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 John Mahoney 10010 Views mg, MG4, MG5

UPDATE Noon 25/03/2025: MG MotorAustralia has moved to clarify the new MG4 unveiled recently in China may come to Australia

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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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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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