Wednesday, 1/8/2025

Good morning,

I hope your 2025 is settling in nicely!

This week we have all the regular happenings running, plus a few annual shindigs motoring too. 

 All those events are linked below.  Plus all the news I've curated for you.

Get out and enjoy car-company!  But watch the weather, Santa Ana winds are causing big problems.  Be safe.

Keep driving,

-T

Rods, customs, and more at Our Lady of Guadalupe!  Details HERE.

The Gas And Glaze C&C has come a long way since we were out there last.  Bigger, better, sweeter!  But this pic of the mini-big-rig will always be a fav! Menu HERE.

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NEWS

HEADLINES

• Watch for crazy weather due to Santa Anas: 

  • LA/OC area

  • San Diego area

• Don't get a parking ticket b/c of CA's new 'daylighting' law

• CA lawmakers gotta be drooling over NYC's new congestion pricing

• New US congress to address 'loud call' on EV mandates

• Current WH gives CA special EPA waivers - targeting our love

• President-Elect prepares to undo current admins war on fossil fuel

• NYC commuters already breaking the crazy the crazy new toll law

• Oil giant sues CA AG and environmental groups over defamation

EVs, ALTs & AUTONOMOUS

• SoCal's connection to EV battery making - lithium

• EV Battery Belt states is/are a thing - interesting situation

• Subsidy removal creates nearly 30% decrease in EV sales here

• Elon's apparently aiming to impact European politics

• China's slavery-linked Byd car company beats Tesla

• Tesla is China's 4th ranked premium carmaker

• Waymo driverless taxi traps passenger while doing donuts

• NHTSA is up in Tesla's grill over 'smart summon' feature

• Driverless farming appears to be growing serious roots

TOP IT OFF

• Ford hollers back 400K SUVs, trucks, and cars

• Ford officially a step closer to forever killing Mustang name

• Heads Up Display (HUD) taken to an impressive new level

• Toyota's Woven City - Interesting new project almost ready

• Toyota's also getting into the rocket making game...

• 2024 New Car Sales in the rearview mirror

• Online car seller Carvana accused of massive 'grift'

• Rap artist in Brittan makes news for bad driving

• Trucker receives award for highway heroism. 

• Elon's about to give us internet (that works) in the air

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Egge has the parts you're looking for. You can also tour the USA's last aluminum cast piston foundry!  More HERE.

A beautiful drive from every direction.  Ojai's monthly C&C rolls!  More HERE.

New year, new insurance policy on your sweet specialty wheels.  Check-in with Broker Zach for a quote!  More HERE.

The Slow Ride Van Cruise caught Community Reporter Scot's attention last weekend!  Crazy-cool Vans HERE.