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Drew Meehan

@drewdraws2.bsky.social

750 followers 500 following 1.5K posts

Long-time car designer now in charge of EV navigation for a tech company. Dutchie by choice. Passionate about cars, design, and the points where they intersect.

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Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 2h

Congrats Juanma! Where did you end up finding one?

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Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 2d

This is super fun unless you find it playing outside your window at 8:30 on a Saturday morning!

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Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 2d

I owe my entire “second career” to social media.

After moving to Europe I was able to connect to people I met online and return to the work I loved from my youth. Since then I’ve never turned back.

Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 3d

Very Yank.

Cardle 1/5
Streak 14🔥

🟢 🟢 🟢
www.playcardle.com

Cardle

Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.

www.playcardle.com

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Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 4d

Is my hobby.

A dilapidated storefront with the words “DISEÑO GRAFICO” written on a broken yellow sign above a dirty garage door.

Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 5d

The sauna-like temperature in this 787 that’s been parked for approximately 45 minutes in 17C ambient temperature is not helping my general dislike of the aircraft.

Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 5d

Only 60? I think he’s being quite generous.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

Bad movies: is Ridley Scott right to say that 60% of films stink?

Napoleon director Ridley Scott has declared the history of film to be overwhelmingly rubbish – with a few notable exceptions

www.theguardian.com

Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 5d

The “please remain seated, boarding will begin shortly based on zones” draws a huge queue of half the passengers.

Every. Single. Time.

It’s really not that complicated folks.

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Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 7d

As someone working in tech, this hits a little too close to home 😅

But good to know that parody LinkedIn shitposting is a thing!

Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 7d

I didn’t know there was any other kind of post on LinkedIn. It’s an absolute dumpster fire of grifters, assholes, and AI content.

Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 7d

I never knew LinkedIn had shitposters

Ken Cheng • • Following
I want to connect with you, emotionally :)
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I owed a friend £22.91 for an Uber.
I transferred them £22.19 by accident.
They never brought it up.
Nobody would bring up 72p.
I did it on purpose.
I've been doing it for years.
Every time have to transter someone money, i
"accidentally" leave off a bit.
I call it the Plausible Deniability Typo.
£24.37 instead of £24.73.
£9.38 instead of £9.83.
£3.46 instead of £3.64.
Sometimes if I'm feeling really risky, I'll do £18.54 instead of £19.54.
They'd look like a complete tool to quibble over this.
Instead, they are a tool in a different way.
A tool for me to get to the top.
l've probably made £100 over 5 years.

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Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 8d

And some of my goofy blind girl Karma.

Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 8d

OMG, so sorry Victoria. Here are four of mine 🥺

Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 9d

Absolutely agree. An indoor space that feels like a park is the thing I want most from an airport!

Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 9d

This is super cool and love the Star Wars cantina aesthetic as much as anyone, but I can understand why this would not make for a pleasant airport experience. You’ve just spent 7 hours in a dark metal cylinder with 200 strangers, maybe low ceilings and brutalist seating aren’t the welcome you need.

Airport Architecture @airportarchitecture.byerussell.com · 10d

London Heathrow, Terminal 2, 1970s (opened 1955, updated, demolished), by Fredrick Gibberd & Partners. 📷 Otto Saumarez Smith/Twitter. #airportarchitecture

www.instagram.com/p/DPQ34AVDlw...

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Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 9d

The least shocking headline ever for anyone who’s ever driven an EV. On a positive note, I had a chat with some folks from Fastned last week and they mentioned that they consciously keep their charging parks smaller and growth limited to ensure they can maintain quality.

So some CPOs do get it.

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Ghoulsmobile 👻 @oldsmobile.bsky.social · 9d

These punk rock song titles just keep getting longer and longer.

Alex "The Frightful Skeleton" Hevesy @venomlance.bsky.social · 9d

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber Command posting fake Nissan Skyline ads on Facebook Marketplace

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Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 9d

The Flaminia coupé is one of the most beautiful cars ever designed. The K coupé is…not. Although I still appreciate the clean lines and sharp edges, the awkward proportions let it down.

Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 9d

Or if it’s an American connected thing, it will send data back to the US. These days, both seem equally dangerous, although the Chinese are clearly smarter at playing the long game.

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Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 9d

The last place I lived in Philadelphia had started to open my eyes. The neighborhood was walkable and the train to the center was close by and heavily used. But so was the car.

I was already frustrated with having to drive instead of wanting to drive, as well as the traffic nightmares of US suburbs

Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 14d

Definitely, but still pretty distinctive details to find.

Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 15d

I was once on a flight where this happened (not on me) and the all-encompassing smell was horrendous.

Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 15d

I was entirely too close to car design back then. Cardle 2/5
Streak 10🔥

🔴 🔴 🟢
🟢 🟢 🟢
www.playcardle.com

Cardle

Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.

www.playcardle.com

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Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 16d

Best windshield wiper ever, hands down.

Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 17d

Or maybe this.

Drew Meehan @drewdraws2.bsky.social · 17d

La Bagnole by Kilow, a tiny French EV VSP taken from a front three-quarter view in a trade show environment. The car is very simplistically designed, with simple bent panels and a black aluminum tube frame that sticks high out of the very low body structure. The car sits on very narrow tires and black steel wheels.

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