Wednesday, 2/15/23

Good morning!

We've got all our regularly scheduled weekly and monthly events happening.  

Those are all linked below along with links to this week's news articles I've curated for you.

And we're test-driving a new video element of the newsletter... we'll see how that goes.

Drive on,

-T

Buckle in and join me as we test-drive a new concept!  My commentary on select headlines... what could go wrong?! :0)

THE NEWS

HEADLINES

• LAX bus/plane accident near catastrophe.

• Best-selling cars in California for 2022?

• New prices up 30%!? $777 mo lease payments.

• LA-near pipeline leak likely to hurt gas prices.

• WH burns more emergency reserves to keep prices down.

• Lawmaker's green-ness doesn't match his gas guzzlers

• Bill Gates says he's special - okay to fly private everywhere.

• The Coming War On Electric Cars - interesting take.

• ICE-ban in Europe seems locked in, for now.

• Car cannibals are a new thing in Europe.

• Officials canned b/c new trains don't fit tunnels!

• Train derailment spews toxic pollution - unknown damage.

• Transpo Sec. wants segregated construction work.

• Hyundai Kia finally acts to stop social media car thefts.

• Nothing sacred - Weinermobile stripped of vital parts!

• Four on the floor no more?! Manual trans obit.

• Board member seems to loath Elon's brass.

• GM's Bronco-beater plans are getting charged-up.

EVs, ALTs & AUTONOMOUS

• Amazon delivers autonomous on CA roads.

• Toyota's new plans include charing into EVs.

• Warren Buffet co. cuts stake in China carmaker.

• Blue-oval partners w/ China on battery plant.

• Ford's chopping heads due to electric shift.

• WH offers Tesla $7.5B to help charge the US.

• Tesla changes prices like the weather in midwest.

• Tesla production line video and 'Godvilla' robot.

• Tesla workers are getting targeted by Unions.

• All-comers are still in Tesla Plaid's rearview.

• Evs are sparking battery recycling revolution.

• Get a look at this hydrogen fuel-cell ferry.

• Rolling electric lounge concept - kinda-car.

TOP IT OFF

• Watch! Basketball fan drains 94-ft put wins car!

• Good samaritan gets paid forward new car. 

• Dude accidentally shoots himself road raging.

• Here's what a $1M Harley-Davidson looks like.

• Ride-sharing tech darling seems on the ropes.

• GenZ kids don't care about driving - amazingly!?

• Son of Toyota founder passes - nearly 100.

• Here's what Ferrar's CEO thinks... about Tesla.

• Lambo's final V12s: Invencible and Autentica.

• Another win for Tesla's innovation.

• Ford's Dark Horse Mustang pics dropped.

• WH says - pretty sure it wasn't ET.

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THE SHOWS

FRIDAY

• Garden Grove - Main Street Classic

• Burbank - Classic Car Show

• Burbank - Valley Cruise Night

SATURDAY 

• Huntington Beach - Donut Derelicts

• La Puente - Gas & Glaze

• Glendale - Early Rodders

• Santa Clarita - Cars And Coffee Valencia

• Placentia - Donuts, And Dipsticks

• Corona - Cars And Coffee Corona

• Carlsbad - CBad Cars And Coffee

• Laguna Nigel - Ted's Place Cars And Coffee

• SD County - Bonita Cars & Coffee

• La Quinta - La Quinta Cars And Coffee

• Thousand Oaks - Conejo Valley C&C

• Torrance - Caffeine Cruisers

• Covina - Saturday Morning Car Corral

• Riverside - Cars And Coffee At Harvest

• San Diego County - Rancho Santa Fe C&C

• Anaheim - Cars, Coffee And Culture

• San Clemente - South OC C&C

• Valencia - A Brunch of Cars

SUNDAY 

• Northridge - Classic Cars And Coffee

• Chino Hills - Cars and Coffee Chino Hills

• Villa Park - Cars and Coffee Villa

• Woodland Hills - Supercar Sunday

• Balboa Park - San Diego Cars & Coffee

• Chula Vista - Sunday Funday C&C

• IE - Riverside Cars And Coffee

• Escondido - Cars And Coffee Escondidodo

• Seal Beach - Hot Rods At The Beach

• Ventura - Antique Adventures Classic

• Lakewood - Hot Cakes And Hot Rods

• Newport Beach - Chihuahua Car Meet

• Carlsbad - Windmill Classic Cars & Music

TUESDAY

• Laguna Hills - Tuesday Night Cruise-In

In Thousand Oaks 2x monthly.  Always a great showing and a great group of car guys!  Details HERE.

1933 Ford Pannel wagon!  Perfect parade or promotional wheels.  A cool-custom slice of history!  Details HERE.