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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 BMW iX.
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BMW reveals first Aussie details of 2025 BMW iX: More expensive, more gear, more go, more range for Benz EQE and Audi Q6 fighter

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February 26, 2025February 25, 2025
John Mahoney 9263 Views bmw ix, EQE, Q6, xDrive45 M Sport

BMW Australia has released first pricing and equipment details of the 2025 BMW iX ahead of the refreshed all-electric SUV’s

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2025 Kia PV5 people-mover.
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First look! Futuristic new electric Kia PV5 van and people-mover shapes up and gets radical to tackle Volkswagen ID. Buzz

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February 25, 2025February 25, 2025
John Mahoney 9471 Views id. buzz, Kia, PBV, Poeple-mover, PV5, ute, Van

While the Kombi-aping Volkswagen ID. Buzz looks back to the swinging ’60s, the all-futuristic all-new Kia PV5 looks forward and

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2025 Alpine A390 tease.
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Porsche Macan and Tesla Model Y Performance EV-conqueror teased: Triple motor Alpine A390 could be the best-driving mid-size SUV yet!

February 24, 2025February 24, 2025 John Mahoney 8163 Views a390, alpine

Created to battle it out with the latest Porsche Macan EV and incoming Juniper Tesla Model Y Performance, the production-ready

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BMW Vision Driving Experience.
LATEST Technology 

Future BMWs could suck: German brand teases some of its latest tech including experimental fans that suck it closer to the road  

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 John Mahoney 144164 Views 3 series, bmw, Heart of Joy, iX3, M3, Neue Klasse

BMW has given us a new glimpse of its future tech and revealed it EVs could one day come with

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2026 VW ID 2X teaser.
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Another cheap VW EV confirmed! Affordable Volkswagen ID. 2X small SUV concept locked in for September debut

February 21, 2025February 19, 2025 John Mahoney 9267 Views ID. 2X, ID.1, Volkswagen

Volkswagen has confirmed it will unwrap a concept version of its all-electric replacement for the small T-Cross this September named

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Tesla on fire.
LATEST Technology 

Fire sale: Renault has patented an EV fire fix and it’s giving it away to other car makers!

February 20, 2025February 19, 2025 John Mahoney 118472 Views EV fire, Fireman Access, renault

The Renault Group has announced that pioneering fire safety tech it has developed to put out EV fires faster and

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Honda 0 Saloon and SUV.
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Risen from the dead! Honda-Nissan merger reanimates with both still keen to join forces to fund future EV and next-gen tech

February 19, 2025February 18, 2025 John Mahoney 9980 Views Honda, merger, nissan

The reports of the death of the Nissan-Honda merger have been grossly exaggerated, says a new report, with both car-makers

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2025 Tesla Model Y.
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Fast facelift! 2025 Tesla Model Y Performance locked-in for debut later this year

February 18, 2025February 17, 2025 John Mahoney 11186 Views model y juniper, Tesla, Tesla Model Y Performance

The heavily facelifted 2025 Tesla Model Y will once again be offered with a fast Performance variant. The new supercar-troubling

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2025 Kia EV4 hatchback.
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Tesla Model 3 rival unveiled! Kia reveals EV4 sedan and hatch as countdown to global EV Day and more new models continues

February 18, 2025February 17, 2025 John Mahoney 9683 Views EV2, EV3, EV4, Kia, PV5

Kia has ripped the covers off its 2025 Kia EV4 compact electric sedan and hatchback. But it has stopped short

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2025 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV.
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Has the BYD Shark 6 already been dethroned? Ahead of April arrival, GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV claims better towing and off-road numbers

February 14, 2025March 4, 2025 John Mahoney 21510 Views Cannon Alpha, GWM, PHEV

The BYD Shark 6 is no longer the only plug-in petrol-electric ute hunting diesels, with the 2025 GWM Cannon Alpha

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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

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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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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

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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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