Wednesday, 12/20/2023

Good morning Friends,

Merry Christmas to you and your family.  I hope it is a blessed, happy, and special time for you all.

All the shows and news are linked below.  With Christmas Eve falling on Sunday you want to double-check everything is happening before heading out.  Or just get out and enjoy the drive!

Holiday blessings and drive safe,

-T

P.S. Here's a

great 5-minute video

on why the

LA Times

is wrong, and crazy, to be anti-fossil fuels.

The refreshed VW Atlas might be the perfect SoCal family midsize SUV.  Affordable, 3-row, big inside and more.  

Details HERE!

THE NEWS

HEADLINES

• Wet SoCal weather in the forecast.

  • The 10-day outlook adds a bit more.

• Newsom's 20th Anniversary of Cleaning Up Streets.

• WATCH: Why LA Times Doomsday Prediction is Wrong

• CA's 'green agenda' over-reach statewide

• US 'green energy' = lots more coal plants in China.

• CCP-tied group funding US climate initiatives

• Nissan to export China-developed EVs globally

• LA County sanitation $pends on a fleet of Teslas

• US Transpo Sec gets cut off living in an alternate universe

• Close-call on runway further questions Transpo Sec competence

• GM chops 1,314 would-be EV workers - no demand

• 1st of-kind climate agenda lawsuit - more to come?

• Heading to the Central Coast?  Fill up here for cheap!

EVs, ALTS & AUTONOMOUS

• EV start-ups are running out of juice.

• EV founder gets 4 years in slammer - misleading investors

  • I wonder if Lucid CEO could be far behind.

• Germany is killing its EV subsidy program.

• Canada just getting started with carmaker EV credits.

• Rivian adding deal with AT&T - post exclusivity with Amazon.

• Tesla removes the Disney app from all vehicles - Elon tussle.

• Cybertruck buyers get a boat as added value - sort of.

• Wireless charging to juice your car?  Supposedly in the works.

• EV charging station location push-back, illegal activity concern

TOP IT OFF

• RECALL: Tesla's hollering back 2M vehicles.

• OPINION: Musk is making all the right enemies.

• Underground delivery is being tested in Atlanta suburb

• More UFO/alien stories we haven't heard of - yet

• New UFO pic? If not, then what is that?!

• London speed limit = 20!?!  One way to stop driving.

• Whoa!  9-year old start-up automotive media publication

VW's make great daily drivers!  Check out the end-of-year discounts under the Christmas tree HERE.

SHARE OUR LOVE OF CARS

Car shows are always better with friends. Use the links below to share with your pals.

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I love dogs.  And had to grab a pic of this one.  Apparently, I was blocking him from backing up.

THE SHOWS

FRIDAY

• Palmdale - Good Vibes Breakfast Club

• Garden Grove - Main Street Classic

• Burbank - Classic Car Show

• Los Angeles - Wheels & Whoppers

• Burbank - Valley Cruise Night

SATURDAY

• Huntington Beach - Donut Derelicts

• Glendale - Early Rodders

• Santa Clarita - Cars And Coffee Valencia

• La Puente - Gas & Glaze

• Corona - Cars And Coffee Corona

• Placentia - Donuts, And Dipsticks

• Carlsbad - CBad Cars And Coffee

• Laguna Niguel - Ted's Place Cars And Coffee

• Bonita - Cars & Coffee Bonita

• La Quinta - La Quinta Cars And Coffee

• Torrance - Caffeine Cruisers

• San Diego - Point Loma C&C

• Riverside - Cars & Coffee @ The Harvest

• Camarillo - Crossroads Cars & Coffee

• Tehachapi - P-Dubs Cars And Coffee

• Rancho Santa Fe - Cars & Coffee Rancho

• Anaheim - Cars, Coffee, And Culture

• San Clemente - South OC C&C

• Valencia - A Brunch of Cars

SUNDAY - Christmas Eve

• Northridge - Classic Cars And Coffee

• Chino Hills - Cars and Coffee Chino Hills

• Woodland Hills - Supercar Sunday

• Chula Vista - Sunday Funday C&C

• Long Beach - Shore Shifters C&C

• RPV - Rancho PV Cars And Coffee

• Escondido - Cars and Coffee Escondido

• Seal Beach - Hot Rods At The Beach

• Ventura - Antique Adventures C&C

• Lakewood - Hot Cakes And Hot Rods

• Newport Beach - Chihuahua Car Meet Up

• San Clemente - Pints & Pistons for Passengers

• Gardena - Every Sunday Car Show

• Corona - IE Sunday Afternoon Cruise

TUESDAY 

• Laguna Hills - Tuesday Night Cruise-In

iDriveSoCal roving reporter, Scot S. hit the Windmill Classic Cars & Music in Carlsbad last week.  He says the cars were cool.  The music was fun.  And the food was a great value and tasty.  Plus his wife enjoyed the outlets across the street.  Thanks Scot!