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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.

2025 BMW iX.
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Spot the difference! BMW iX update retains the big chompers, but there are important improvements under the luxury EV’s skin

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February 3, 2025February 2, 2025
John Mahoney 11409 Views bmw, iX, luxury SUV

The 2025 BMW iX luxury SUV has been unwrapped ahead of its Australian arrival later this year. Along with new

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2025 Deepal S07. Five star ANCAP.
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Fantastic five: Deepal S07 ANCAP crash test finds new Tesla Model Y rival is one of the safest cars it’s tested

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January 31, 2025February 1, 2025
John Mahoney 14621 Views ANCAP, Deepal, S07

The mid-size all-electric 2025 Deepal S07 has received a glowing endorsement from ANCAP. It equalled the latest Toyota Camry with

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2025 Audi Q6 e-tron Offroad Concept.
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Let’s Off-Road! Wild new electric Audi Audi Q6 e-tron concept can climb walls, hints at Allroad revival to take on electric Mercedes G-wagon

January 29, 2025March 7, 2025 John Mahoney 12102 Views Audi, Audi Q6 e-tron, Audi Q6 e-tron Offroad Concept

Audi has paved the way for a go-anywhere version of its advanced Audi Q6 e-tron with a wild new concept

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2025 Cadillac Lyriq-V.
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Who needs a V8! Aussie-bound Cadillac Lyriq-V electric SUV is fabled American luxury brand’s quickest car ever

January 28, 2025January 28, 2025 John Mahoney 12063 Views cadillac, lyriq-v

The all-electric 2026 Cadillac Lyriq-V has instantly become the American luxury brand’s quickest-ever vehicle, out-performing a long line of high-performance

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Tesla group carpark.
LATEST Technology 

It’s official: Electric cars last 18 years on average, matching a typical petrol or diesel for longevity

January 28, 2025January 28, 2025 John Mahoney 128202 Views Audi, EV lifespan, Skoda, Tesla

A fresh probe into electric cars longevity has found that battery-electric vehicles are lasting as long as a typical petrol

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Tesla Model Y Performance and Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive
EV LATEST News 

Electric vehicle price plummet: New research shows values of used Teslas, MGs, BYDs nose-diving in Australia as bargains abound

January 25, 2025January 25, 2025 John Mahoney 60354 Views BYD Atto 3, mg zs ev, Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model Y

New research that has crunched the data on some of Australia’s best-selling EVs suggests that used values are plummeting after

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2025 Volvo EX30 Cross Country
EV LATEST News 

Volvo toughens up! 2025 Volvo EX30 Cross Country promises to take you further off-road than any small electric SUV has before

January 24, 2025January 24, 2025 John Mahoney 16930 Views Volvo EX30 Cross Country

If you’re a fan of niche EVs, look no further than the inbound 2025 Volvo EX30 Cross Country that will be

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2025 Smart #5 EV mid-size SUV
EV LATEST News 

Smart pulls plug on EV-only future with incoming #5 SUV to get PHEV powertrain to take on Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, BYD Sealion 6 and Mitsubishi Outlander

January 24, 2025January 23, 2025 John Mahoney 16172 Views #5, PHEV, smart, smart #5

Smart has responded to the global slowdown of EV sales by announcing that it will roll out a petrol-electric plug-in

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2025 XPeng G7.
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Outed! Secret new XPeng G7 SUV revealed in China. It could be in Australia soon to fight the Tesla Model Y and tempt family SUV buyers out of their Toyota Klugers

January 22, 2025January 21, 2025 John Mahoney 15512 Views Xpeng, Xpeng G6, XPeng G7, XPeng G9

The inbound 2025 XPeng G7 has been outed months before you’re supposed to see it. XPeng dropped some official pics

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Big deal! Massive $20,000 discount for Hyundai Ioniq 6 and $5000 off the Hyundai Kona… But there’s a big catch

January 21, 2025January 21, 2025 John Mahoney 13163 Views Hyundai, Ioniq 6, kona

Hyundai Australia is offering unprecedented discounts on the slow-selling Hyundai Ioniq 6 sedan and Hyundai Kona electric compact SUV, but

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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

July 26, 2019 Stephen Corby Comments Off on Hybrid vehicle
EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric 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
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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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