Author: John Paul

Senior Manager Public Affairs and AAA’s Car Doctor. Recipient of NHTSA Lifetime Achievement Award. Delivering practical, real-world automotive advice across print, broadcast, and digital media. I write new car reviews, feature stories, and a weekly automotive Q&A column for AAA and aaa.com/cardoctor, with additional columns appearing in The Boston Globe, Boston.com, The Providence Journal, NY NewsDay, Digital First Media and other outlets. Host of the Car Doctor radio show and a trusted media resource on automotive and traffic safety issues.

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Wink Motors CEO Talks Tiny EVs on The Car Doctor
ByJohn Paul July 29, 2026July 30, 2026

Does your next around-town errand really need a two-ton SUV? That question is at the heart of the latest episode of The Car Doctor Podcast, where host John Paul, AAA Northeast’s Car Doctor and a longtime New England automotive journalist, sits down with Mark Dweck, the founder and CEO of Wink Motors. Wink Motors, based…

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Skipping I-95: A Beetle Road Trip to Cape Cod
ByJohn Paul July 8, 2026July 9, 2026

Typically, my wife and I drive back and forth to Florida in our Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. This year, the return trip was a bit different. Due to a death in our family, my wife flew home, and I drove home after I got our Florida place (“the Tin-Shack”) closed up. As a side note,…

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