Wednesday, 10/15/2024

Good morning!

I've been doing this newsletter weekly for many years now.  

But it's just occurring to me that this time of year brings a lot of hot rod events.  We've got those and countless more linked below.

Also linked below are all the news stories I've curated for you from the past week.  Some big promises are being made this election season.

Keep driving,

-T

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NEWS

HEADLINES

• CA new law to prevent high gas prices... really?!

• CA gas ~$5.00 while national average ~$3.00

• Deep analysis of California's gas issues

• Tax deductible interest on car loans?! Election promise.

• Saving America's auto industry - another election promise.

• GM lays off nearly 2K workers - shutters model

• Stellantis on the ropes? CEO announces departure

• BMW exec pleads for sanity in EU automotive biz.

• Elon's SpaceX pulls off the astonishing yet again

• Elon takes aim at California for SpaceX denial

• Shark-tanker backs Elon for Federal appointment

EVs, ALTs & AUTONOMOUS

• Fisker leftovers avoid becoming pricey bricks

• Fisker's closure leaves real estate in shambles

• Chinese EVs steal share from VW & Porsche

• Cars, tariffs, China and the European Union

• UK and EVs drives by what US should avoid

• EVs and hurricanes are still mixing quite poorly.

• Human rights abuses and EV supply chain issues

• Tesla cop cars are getting bad reviews from police

• EV school buses aren't doing much better than cop cars

• Elon shows off Cybercab - robotaxi and robovan

• Optimus humanoid robots steal show @ Tesla event

TOP IT OFF

• RECALL: Honda's got a steering issue

• Zuckerberg's custom Porsche minivan

• iPhones might soon double as car keys

• Coffee news: Starbucks getting even more expensive!

• Superyacht connected to Trump & 007 crashes

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Cool cars are shutting down streets in Thousand Oaks!  More HERE.

It's time for hammering down street legals in San Diego County! More HERE.

Murrieta's Rod Run caught Scot's attention. With so many cars, he barely had time to see them all. His report HERE!