Wednesday, 11/20/2024

Good morning Car Loving Colleagues,

While new car shows everywhere have been shrinking.  This year's Los Angeles Auto Show should be interesting.  

Because the pendulum of electric vehicles is swinging from the camp of faster to slower growth.  Lower consumer demand nationally.  And the new Trump admin are big factors.  

Making a vehicle, from design to first unit off the assembly line, is typically 36 months.  So, what does it all mean?  Specifically, what type of cars are we going to be driving?  The

LA Auto Show

 should offer a glimpse. 

See ya here next week!

Drive on,

-T  

P.S. If you notice we're missing anything on our

calendar

, or

news

we should be covering - please reply and lemme know!

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NEWS

HEADLINES

• New admin to lower gas nationally - CA is a different story.

• Toyota says California's EV mandate impossible to meet

• CA 'Low Carbon' Fuel plan - even enviro groups questioning

• Climate scientist or climate advocate - they should clearly differ

• Newly appointed  EPA Chief - SEMA says its 'Lovin' It'

• Bizarre apparent SoCal insurance scammers dress in bear suit

• Nationwide auto parts store closing over 700 locations 

• GM chopping heads amid reorg - 1,000 jobs gone

• Stellantis kicks Ram EV pickup down the production plan

• Elon & former Pres. candidate to take on govt' waste

• Another state is backing off it's promised EV mandate

• EV mandates force automakers to consider leaving UK

• UK Fisker buyers are feeling the pinch of firm's bankruptcy

• China's Byd is closing in on Ford - passing Tesla in revenue

EVs, ALTs & AUTONOMOUS

• Buy EVs before the end of the year - tax credit likely gone

• Volkswagen ID.4 is a great option for EV shoppers

• Elon's talking 'bigger' Tesla vehicle... bigger than what?

• Self-driving is the angle China bets on versus Telsa

• Even Tesla's (robot) toys are selling out - posthaste

• Jaguar seems committed to obliterating itself entirely

TOP IT OFF

• SoCal's Long Beach Grand Prix has a new owner.

• CARB takes aim at RVs and retirees aren't ok w/ it.

• NHTSA probing Ford SUV seatbelt issue - 110K vehicles

• Ford gets slapped with $165M fine - 2nd largest from NHTSA

• We're in sunny SoCal - but here are winter driving tips anyway

• Iconic rocker takes to social media complaining about potholes.

• President-elect joins Elon for SpaceX rocket launch

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