Stephen Williams

Contributor, Autoblog
My early career consisted of flattering (mostly) interviews with rock stars and detailing the pluses and minuses (mostly pluses) of visiting exotic travel destinations for New York Newsday. For a time I delved into the machinations of the auto industry for Advertising Age and later found my way into the freelance world, performing acts of feature magic for the now-defunct "Wheels" component of The New York Times. Joined up with the crew at Autoblog in 2022. Based in the boro of Queens. My email is swilli@aol.com.
210 Articles by Stephen
Sep 20, 2023 Official
Bentley offers very small ride for very small drivers

A tricycle fit for one that makes a nifty stroller for little 'passengers'

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Sep 20, 2023 Read This
The 'tipping point' for wide EV adoption has arrived. Now what?

More drivers are buying EVs, but there are obstacles to mass adoption

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Sep 19, 2023 Official
2024 Mazda CX-30 offers 8 trims, priced from $26k-$38k

The small CUV lineup offers upgrades to audio, navigation and tech features

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Sep 18, 2023 Read This
The shift to EVs is a crucial component in the auto strike drama

A New York Times story outlines the technology challenges for both car makers and union workers

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Sep 17, 2023 Electric
Toyota's EV battery future promises 500 miles of range by 2026 — and much more beyond

Kiss goodbye to range anxiety: batteries with 900 miles of range are in Toyota's plans

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Sep 15, 2023 Official
Genesis, Kia, Lexus EVs earn spots on the IIHS Top Safety Picks+ list

Stricter new crash testing standards make this harder to do

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Sep 11, 2023 Video
Watch a whirling office chair smash into car's windshield on Utah interstate

From unsecured loads on the highway, the simplest objects become terrifying weapons

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Sep 10, 2023
Insurance costs keep climbing, here's why and who's hurting

Not much relief in sight because of high repair costs and disasters

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Sep 9, 2023 Auctions
AMC Trans Am Javelin SST, an ultra-rare underdog, is up for auction

Only 100 were built, and this survivor crosses the block at Mecum

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Sep 6, 2023 Read This
Automakers can, and do, use your private information however they want

Mozilla report says they even claim they can collect 'intimate' details

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Sep 6, 2023 Car Buying
These are the 10 best and 10 worst cities to buy a used car

Also, the best and worst cities for buying one of the 25 most popular models

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Sep 3, 2023 Classics
A 1985 Ford Escort for $915,000? If it was owned by Princess Diana

Hagerty's Power List tracks celebrities' cars going for big bucks

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Sep 1, 2023 Reveal
VW Passat goes wagon-only, upscale and away from USA

A bunch of motors--gas, hybrids, diesels--will speed the "Variant" on its way, but not here

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Aug 29, 2023 Featured
Amelia Earhart also loved to pilot cars — her 1937 Cord is going on display in D.C.

Her classic Cord will be on the National Mall, but only for a week

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Aug 29, 2023 News
Apple seeks patent for an augmented reality windshield

AR projections would overlay data on the vehicle and its surroundings for the driver

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Aug 28, 2023
Safer in the air or on the road? It's a long-standing debate

Possible solutions could come from different road designs, smaller vehicles

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Aug 27, 2023 Auctions
Historic cars — and a Spitfire fighter plane — go on sale in Britain

You can drive the cars home ... or fly the Spitfire there

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Aug 25, 2023 Auctions
Classic Pontiac Trans Am Firebird Super Duty 455 sells for nearly $90,000

Bright red inside and out, this Firebird has 54,000 miles on it

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Aug 24, 2023 News
Some Ford F-150 trucks are making 'sonic boom' and 'ear-piercing static' noise

No obvious cause, but Ford says there's a software fix

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Aug 23, 2023 Pebble Beach
Cops wrote 135 tickets during Monterey Car Week — one for doing 94 through a tunnel

211 cars stopped, 10 arrests made

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Aug 22, 2023 Official
VinFast's VF9 electric seven-seater gets 330 miles on a charge

It's a pricey bet, though, starting at $83,000

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