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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Let it be known that I'm blowing off work today and going to hang out at an arcade with some friends. If I owe you an email, apologies.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

T-Tops make everything better. Even trips to the vet.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Latest newsletter is up with some more advice for new/aspiring freelance writers: Always Be Filing! www.timstevens.me/p/rules-of-e...

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Rules of Effective Freelancing: Always Be Filing

Another adage borrowed from an unlikely place.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I love how this is just sitting in dude's driveway.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Greetings from Imola, one of the greatest tracks in the world. This weekend it plays host to A2RL, the Autonomous racing league. Look closely, there's nobody in that formula car. Eager to see how the cars go compared to the last time I saw them in 2024.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I know lots of folks like to say that EVs are like smartphones, and that after a few years their batteries will be useless. Well, after three years and 30,000 miles, our 2024 BMW iX is routinely delivering upwards of 350 miles on a charge. For the record, that's 40+ MORE than the EPA rating.

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M. Belanger @sethanikeem.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

“How will we ever replace them?” FUND. THE. ARTS.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Oh, does your performance EV have four motors? That's cute. My latest is a five-motor fescue-flaying beast that can turn on a dime and even haul wood. Yeah, okay, it's a lawn mower, but it's still quite a thing. My review is live over at @theverge.com www.theverge.com/transportati...

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Greenworks’ MaximusZ electric riding mower has five motors and a few compromises

Is this the ultimate mowing machine?

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Meet our next project. A 1987 Williams Big Guns pinball that followed us home tonight. It is... petty rough to say the least. Nothing a couple hundred hours of toil won't fix!

The legless cabinet of a 1987 Williams Big Guns pinball machine.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The glory days of boxes writing checks the games inside couldn't cash.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I drove the Slate! It's far more charming than its monochrome adequacy would imply, but of course it'll be up to you how much personality you inject here. Full impressions over at @engadget.com www.engadget.com/2226925/slat...

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Slate Truck first drive: A minimalist's delight - Engadget

Slate's anti-truck EV is poised to deliver on all of its promises.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This is framed as a feel-good story, but it should scare the wits out of anybody on the road. Tesla's deceptive marketing is convincing seniors that the cars drive themselves. In reality, a human must always be ready to intervene. If someone lacks the ability to do that, they shouldn't be driving!

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Forget rideshare. How seniors are using Teslas for transportation

As Waymo and Tesla robotaxi services promise more rides for more cities, seniors are taking matters into their own hands and self-driving Teslas.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Back at it filming with the Capital One Auto Navigator crew today at a pretty special location today. Some good cars and thankfully good weather, too.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

In my newsletter this week, in honor of the final week of the Tour de France, I'm dishing up an old adage from bicycle racing that I think about frequently: If you're not moving forward, you're falling behind. For me, it's a good reminder to always, always stay nimble or risk getting dropped.

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Sean O’Kane @okane.fyi · 17/07/2026

Our first data point on how SpaceX's "fly, fail, fix" approach will be received by the stock market: tonight's sudden abort / seemingly multiple Raptor engine failure wiped 69 billion off of SpaceX's market cap in after-hours trading techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/s...

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SpaceX suddenly aborts second Starship V3 launch after ignition | TechCrunch

The company didn't immediately say what went wrong. SpaceX's stock plunged more than 4% in after-hours trading before paring losses.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Thoughts on the first episode of the new Ghost in the Shell series: it's entertaining, but a big tone shift from the film and previous series. For better or worse, it's staying extremely close to the original manga of the early '90s, odd humor and all. I'm enjoying it and looking forward to more.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

This picture, shared by Rochester meteorologist Eric Snitil, might be my least favorite jpg ever.

A graph showing incredibly high incidence of tickborne disease across NY state.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

owdy from Bavaria, where I'm testing the new Porsche 911 GT3 S/C. Always wanted a GT3 but can't go anywhere without the wind in your hair? This is your solution, and that's about all I can tell you about it for now.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Nice to see that Edge has made some Workspaces updates, shows that the team hasn't totally given up on the concept. But how the heck did they still not add a search function, or even a rudimentary folder system? I have hundreds and now they're in a completely random order. c'mon @microsoft.com

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

This year's Pikes Peak Hill Climb was a fascinating battle of means of propulsion. The biggest story was the ZR1X's new production car record, but some questions remain about whether its replaces or augments the previous record. Details on @arstechnica.com arstechnica.com/cars/2026/06...

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1,250 hp hybrid Corvette shatters the Pikes Peak production record

The high-altitude race is a unique test of car and driver.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Are Americans ready for a luxury van? I certainly am. Latest newsletter is up. As ever, this is the best way to keep up with whatever I'm up to and wherever I'm going. www.timstevens.me/p/mercedes-v...

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Are Americans Ready for a Luxury Van?

Don't bother picking me up unless I can stream in 8K from the back seat.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

A few more shots of the 721-horse, hybridized Corvette Grand Sport X. As per usual I can't tell you what I think about it just yet, but here's what it looks like at Red Rocks! #cars

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Greetings from Pikes Peak! I'm not only checking out the action at this year's Hill Climb for the first time, which I'm jazzed about, but I'm also spending some quality time behind the wheel of the Corvette Grand Sport X. (Dig those fender lines!) This should be an excellent few days.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

This has been a long time coming. After many hours of PCB work and consternation, we have sound in our Street Fighter II Pinball restoration project! A combination of bad voltage, bad RAM, and tired capacitors have kept this thing quiet. A huge relief to hear this this morning.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I really wasn't sure what to expect from my first time behind the wheel of the Rivian R2. I was not, however, expecting it to be such an improvement over the R1S. Shame about the lease pricing, though... www.timstevens.me/p/rivian-s-r...

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Rivian's R2 Isn't just Cheaper, It's Better

Plus, another collab with my best friend.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

The ads on the @hbomax.bsky.social Le Mans stream are draining my soul. God this is awful.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Trying something new out on my newsletter, Million Miler Reviews. I'm going to dtert evaluating the products I take with me around the globe again and again. First up? My Sony XM6 wireless headphones. They were great... Until they broke. #travel

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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 07/06/2026

Here's an easter egg in the new Lego Batman that I think all of you will REALLY appreciate. It's so good, I had to make a video.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Big day for our Street Fighter II Pinball restoration project, everything back in the cabinet and first games played. A few things that decided to stop working and I'm still stuck with no sound, but we're getting there. Maybe finished in time for the new movie...?

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

My latest for @theguardian.com, and my latest collab with my favorite coworker, is a deep dive on dog harnesses, including advice from a veterinarian on how to pick the right one. Some of these are wildly expensive. Worth it? Sometimes, yeah.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

After months of debate and a good week of tinkering with settings, I've finally made the move and ported my newsletter away from Substack. Those in the newsletter game have surely seen no shortage of discussion online about the merits of staying vs. leaving and trust me it hasn't been an easy call.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I'm not sure whether to be amused or horrified that Red Bull Racing Crocs exist... especially for $95. #f1

Crocs that look ever so vaguely like a Red Bull Racing F1 car.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I couldn’t help thinking about precedents of icons going electric and getting absolutely torn apart because of it. Please enjoy some thoughts on why I appreciate the Luce, even if it isn’t the brand’s most sultry car. However, there is one big reason why I’m concerned about its success…

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Here's what I actually came to Germany to see, and to drive. It's the new Porsche Cayenne Electric Coupè, slightly swoopier version of Porsche's electric SUV, available with over 1,100 horsepower in Turbo trim. #ev

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Spotted in the German countryside, it's a Porsche 718 prototype with no signs of combustion. No exhaust. No engine noise. After all the chatter of the EV being canceled, I'll take this as an encouraging sign that the project is continuing. #porsche

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Please enjoy this picture of Koopa, relaxing amidst the entrails of his prey, tongue slightly askew.

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Mike Elgan @mikeelgan.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Fact of the moment: "AI-generated content vastly underperforms human-written articles when it comes to search and discovery" www.inc.com/chloe-aiello...

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AI-Generated Writing Was Taking Over the Internet. But Then Something Unexpected Happened

It turns out that AI-generated writing has a fatal flaw.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Last month, my wife and I hopped the Shinkansen and headed north out of Tokyo in search of cherry blossoms. We sadly missed peak season, but had an absolutely lovely time just the same, including a ride on one of Japan's most scenic railways and sampling some of the finest Apple treats in the world.

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

On our way to start shooting the new episodes of MST3K this morning. Very exciting! (He’s gonna drive)

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Toyota’s future city has some seriously dystopian early vibes, what with the cameras and the security guards and the empty streets, but there’s potential there for it to be something more significant down the road. Some more thoughts on that in my latest newsletter.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Greetings from Spain. Spending a few days getting comfortable in Volvo's upcoming EX60 SUV. It's a stunning place and I think I'm allowed to say the company's latest EV is quite a looker as well. Any other impressions, though, will have to wait. Stay tuned. #volvo #ev

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I'm fresh back from Japan, where I got an inside look at Toyota's Woven City. It has all the markings of a privacy nightmare, but this future city could someday prove to be the ultimate maker space and startup goldmine. Read all about it at @arstechnica.com arstechnica.com/cars/2026/05...

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Toyota built a $10 billion private utopia—what’s going on in there?

Woven City is a privacy nightmare but could be helpful to an OEM desperate to be more.

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Ginza and Shinbashi are some of my favorite areas of Tokyo to wander, but also some of the most miserable places to drive. All the more reason to let the car to the driving. open.substack.com/pub/timsteve...

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Hands-Off in Ginza: Nissan's AI Autonomy Impresses in Japan, but Will It Work Here?

It taught itself to drive in Japan in less than two months, but will we get to use it like this on North American roads?

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Tim Stevens @timstevens.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Latest update on our Street Fighter II Pinball restoration project. Really starting to look near complete again. Current goal: have this ready for sale in time for the release of the new movie in October. Feels eminently doable, but we'll see if my travel schedule cooperates.

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