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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.

Subaru WRX Sportswagon. Current generation.
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Subaru WRX Sportwagon to add Strong Hybrid: Latest fuel-saving system set to expand from Forester into performance passenger car

August 18, 2025August 18, 2025 John Mahoney 9333 Views Levorg, Strong Hybrid, Subaru, WRX Sportswagon

The all-new 2026 Subaru WRX Sportswagon will come next year powered by the brand’s Strong Hybrid powertrain tech for the

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2025 Polestar 3 Guinness record attempt.
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What range anxiety? Polestar 3 drives 935km on a single charge to set new SUV world record. Beats its own claim by almost 230km!

August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 John Mahoney 12374 Views Guinness record, polestar 3

The 2026 Polestar 3 has set a new Guinness World Record for the distance travelled on a single charge by

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Tesla Model 3 Long Range launched in China with 830km range.
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New Tesla Model 3 Long Range crushes rivals with 830km range! Time to start the campaign to get it into Australia!

August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 John Mahoney 13124 Views 830km CLTC, Tesla Model 3 Long Range

The order books have opened for a new 2026 Tesla Model 3 Long Range that is claimed to be capable

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New Tesla Supercharger site Armidale NSW.
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Tesla opens Australia’s largest Supercharger station! Goulburn site boasts 20 300kW V4 chargers

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 John Mahoney 12127 Views New South Wales, Tesla has announced it has opened a new 20-strong Supercharger site in Goulburn

Tesla has announced it has opened a new 20-strong Supercharger site in Goulburn, New South Wales, claimed to be the

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2025 MG4 Urban.
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MG4 More: MG4 Urban EV locked in for Australia. It’s bigger and cheaper than existing MG4, but won’t replace it

August 13, 2025August 12, 2025 John Mahoney 12535 Views mg, MG4, MG4 Urban

This could get confusing. MG Motor Australia has confirmed it will offer the all-new MG4 all-electric hatch, but it won’t

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2025 Tesla Model Y Long Range
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Tesla’s Aussie sales dive: BYD Sealion 7 claims best-selling EV in July, Model Y to fight back in August

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 John Mahoney 11560 Views BYD, model y, Sealion 7, Tesla

Tesla Australia has just had a month it would rather forget after it only shifted 555 Tesla Model Ys and

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2024 Smart #3 Premium
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How far can your EV really go? AAA test says it’s less than you think – but the full story is more complex

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 John Mahoney 6488 Views AAA, ev, NEDC, Range, WLTP

The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) claims some brands are overestimating their EV’s range by as much as 23 per cent,

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Ford F-150 Lightning
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Ford Ranchero EV is go! Ford F-150 Lightning delayed until 2028 but Blue Oval is working on much smaller more affordable car-based ute

August 11, 2025August 11, 2025 John Mahoney 7664 Views E-Transit, f-150 lightning, ford, Ranchero

Ford has delayed its all-new replacement for the Ford F-150 Lightning and Ford e-Transit until 2028 to fast-track the arrival

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2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV distance record.
LATEST Technology 

Home on the range: 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV drives 1705km on a single charge … but read on to see why it’s not an official world record

August 8, 2025August 8, 2025 John Mahoney 161110 Views Chevrol, Silverado

General Motors has smashed the myth that an EV needs to be low-slung with trick aero for it to cover

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China Shanghai show scene.
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Threat to Chinese EV industry! National government warns domestic auto-makers to stop the price war as red ink increases

August 8, 2025August 7, 2025 John Mahoney 9995 Views China, red ink

China’s ruling party has warned the country’s car-makers to stop cutting costs and to take control of production over fears

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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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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

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