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Articles by John Mahoney

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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 Chery Tiggo 9 Hybrid.
Chery LATEST News Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid 

Flagship seven-seat 2026 Chery Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid confirmed for Australia: SUV combines 170km of EV range with $60,000 asking price

October 8, 2025October 8, 2025 John Mahoney 12534 Views Chery, Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid

Chery Australia has detailed its flagship 2026 Chery Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid ahead of its launch next month when it

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2024 MG4.
IM IM5 IM6 LATEST MG MG4 News S5 EV 

Charge it! Free Evie top-ups for 12 months on MG 4, MG S5, MG IM5 and IM6… if you drive very, very frugally

October 8, 2025October 10, 2025 John Mahoney 7664 Views Evie, IM 5, mg, MG 4, MG S5

MG Motor Australia has announced its entire range of electric cars is now eligible for free Evie public fast charging.

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2026 Kia PV5.
Kia LATEST News PV5 

Confirmed: Radical electric Kia PV5 people mover and cargo van coming to Australia. Ford Transit and Toyota HiAce fighter will make local debut this month

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 John Mahoney 10832 Views Kia, PV5

The radical Kia PV5 battery electric van family is coming to Australia. Local confirmation of the PV5’s arrival in Australia

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2025 GWM Tank 500 Hi4-T.
GWM LATEST News Tank 500 

Plug-in hybrid GWM Tank 500 Hi4-T launched in Australia: And it comes with a Toyota Prado-bashing price tag and 120km EV range

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 John Mahoney 7869 Views GWM, Hi4-T, Tank 500

The 2026 GWM Tank 500 Hi4-T plug-in hybrid has arrived in Australia to challenge traditional off-road diesel-powered SUVs with pricing

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2026 Mercedes-Benz VLE.
LATEST Mercedes-Benz News VLE 

Move aside Kia Carnival and Zeekr 009! Could the electric 2026 Mercedes-Benz VLE be the most advanced people-mover ever launched?

October 3, 2025October 1, 2025 John Mahoney 10799 Views Mercedes-Benz VLE

Competition in the once dormant people-mover segment is about to super-heat with first details of the state-of-the-art 2026 Mercedes-Benz VLE

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2025 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy.
Hyundai LATEST News Palisade 

All-new flagship Hyundai Palisade SUV switches to hybrid power: New drivetrain also expected to land in Kia Tasman ute

October 3, 2025October 2, 2025 John Mahoney 10658 Views hybrid, Hyundai, Palisade

The all-new 2026 Hyundai Palisade has arrived in Australia, with the second-generation large SUV switching to hybrid power. It will

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2025 Austin Arrow 2.
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Austin Motor Company reborn! Pommy electric sports car maker shows off Arrow 2, an unlikely rival for the inbound Porsche Boxster EV

October 1, 2025October 27, 2025 John Mahoney 10449 Views Arrow 2, Austin

More than three decades since the nameplate was quietly put down, the Austin Motor Company is back. But this time

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2028 BMW iX5 Hydrogen prototype on-test.
BMW iX5 LATEST News 

2028 BMW iX5 Hydrogen confirmed: German luxury brand’s first production fuel cell model will sit alongside ICE, PHEV and BEV powertrains

September 30, 2025September 28, 2025 John Mahoney 11884 Views bmw, iX5 Hydrogen

BMW has confirmed the next-generation X5 luxury SUV due in 2028 will offer a production hydrogen fuel cell powertrain as

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2025 Volvo EX90.
EX90 LATEST News Volvo 

2026 Volvo EX90 rebooted: Luxury three-row SUV updated to beat BMW iX, Hyundai Ioniq 9 and Kia EV9

September 29, 2025September 28, 2025 John Mahoney 10530 Views volvo ex90

Little more than five months since it was introduced to Australia, the 2026 Volvo EX90 has been overhauled. Huge MY26

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2025 Skoda Vision O concept.
LATEST News Octavia Skoda 

Next-gen Skoda Octavia sedan and wagon previewed: Vision O concept embraces VW Group’s advanced EV and range-extender hybrid power

September 27, 2025September 27, 2025 John Mahoney 10147 Views Octavia, Skoda, Vision O

The 2028 Skoda Octavia has been previewed by the radical Vision O wagon. The concept previews how the family sedan

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

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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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