A new price leader! The GWM Ora becomes Australia’s cheapest EV with discounted Nissan Leaf close behind
Australia’s cheapest new electric vehicle is now the GWM Ora hatch. And an unexpected rival has emerged on its tail,
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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.
On the rise! BYD sold 4.27 million EVs and PHEVs in 2024, overtaking Ford and Honda – but Tesla still has the edge for EV sales
BYD has announced it sold an incredible 4.27 million cars globally in 2024, representing a massive 41.3 per cent increase
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Spotted! New 2025 Tesla Model Y ‘Juniper’ surfaces again just weeks before reveal and it looks far more than just a super-sized Model 3
The top-selling 2025 Tesla Model Y has been spotted testing giving us another look at the facelifted mid-size electric SUV
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Look out MG4 and BYD Dolphin! Distinctive iPhone-eyed Firefly hatch is Chinese luxury brand NIO’s debut budget buy
NIO has revealed the first model in its new Firefly budget brand that will spearhead the sub-brand’s expansion into new
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EV fightback! Can the 2026 Honda-Nissan-Mitsubishi merger finally get Japan competitive against Tesla and the Chinese?
Nissan and Honda have inked a memorandum of understanding and announced they are plotting to merge and create a powerful Japanese car-making giant.
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PHEV boost! Popular Lexus NX450h+ plug-in mid-size SUV returns to sale in Australia as Tesla Model Y and Mercedes GLC rival’s production bottleneck finally eases
With plug-in hybrid sales on the rise in Australia, Lexus has welcomed the NX450h+ PHEV back on sale Down Under
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John Mahoney’s best electric car of 2024: XPeng G6
Our International correspondent has his say It’s been a hell of a year for electric cars and it’s the sheer
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First look! The 2028 BMW M3 EV is coming with a hypercar-crushing 750kW quad-motor powertrain
BMW M has dropped the first official teaser of its all-new M3 EV and promised it will “set new standards” in the super
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Cheap trick: MG’s advanced semi-solid-state batteries it will launch next year will be affordable says boss as Chinese brand gets upper hand on VW and Toyota
MG has announced it’s ready to launch its next generation semi-solid batteries as soon as next year. And it promises
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Czech it out: 2025 Skoda Enyaq set for major facelift just months after Aussie debut as it smartens up its act against the inbound upgraded Tesla Model Y
Just four years after its global launch and only months since its debut Down Under the 2025 Skoda Enyaq is
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