Wednesday, 2/16/22

Good morning!

What does Meadow and AJ Soprano have to do with electric Chevy pickup trucks?  I have no idea.  But it was the coolest commercial of Sunday's game.  Check it all out

HERE

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Speaking of

electric, Fisker is at it again

.  I've been critical in the past.  But I admire the persistence.  Perhaps he's on to something with an under $30k EV.

Finally, Shelter to Soldiers is a new annual car show that deserves all the support we can give it!  Because pairing shelter dogs with Veterans sounds like a brilliant benefit for all involved.  It's this Sunday and the details are

HERE

.

Drive on,

-T

Chevy's Silverado And The Sopranos - I don't really get the connection but it's a cool commercial - 

HERE.

KEEP ON TRUCKIN'

HEADLINES

• Inglewood residents cash-in on Big Game Parking

• Silverado And Sopranos WIN the Big Game!

• Chip sales crack half-Trillion in 2021

• Canadian Truckers Aren't Backing Down!

• Canadian trucker protest further hobbles Detroit production.

• Mayor Pete's gonna keep us all safe on the roads.

• Musk warns of crushing US national debt issues.

• Insane gas prices make politicians up for re-election scramble.

• Ford's bonusing its workforce everywhere.

• New car buyers are mostly paying OVER MSRP.

• InsideEVs probably not unbiased on 'future of hydrogen story.

• Could a Hydrogen LandCruiser be in the works?

• Lambo might skip electric in favor of air-fuel!

ELECTRIC 

• Elon admits Tesla 'idiotic' w/ Model X rollout

• Fisker's taking orders for $29K EV... taking orders.

• Rivian gets support from pension funds and Soros.

• Lexus EV concepts are... sort of Cybertruck-ish.

• Could DeLorean really make a come-'Back to the Future'?

• Polestar, the rather quiet EV company keeps making headway.

• Tesla makes good on its promise to open its charging to everyone.

• More EV Chargers than Gas Stations 'soon' - but define soon.

• South Korea gets under Tesla's hood on battery claims.

TOP-OFF

• Bronco Everglades - swamp truck

• Self-driving shuttles planned by 2024

• Chrysler Pacificas are getting recalled.

• The flying car is finally here - er, Sweeden.

• Musk donated nearly $6B to charity last year.

• Daytona 500 completely sold out - Lets Go...!

Shelter To Soldier Car Show. Being a rescue dog owner and a very appreciative Patriot, I'd love to see all iDSC readers make this 1st Annual event a huge success!

Cool Car Stuff This Week-end

A plethora of our regularly scheduled SoCal Car Meets await your weekend enjoyment - all linked below.

Also, if you are able, get to the doubly-good cause of

Shelter To Solider Car Show at the March Airforce Base Sunday!

FRIDAY

• Burbank - Classic Car Show

• Garden Grove - Main Street Car Show

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

• Dana Point - Monarch Bay Cars And Coffee

• Carlsbad - CBad Cars And Coffee

• Tustin - Enderle Cars And Coffee 

• 1K-Oaks - ConEJo Valley C&C

• Torrance - Caffeine Cruisers

• Covina - Saturday Morning Car Corral

• Grand Terrace - GT C&C

• Riverside - Cars And Coffee At Harvest

• San Diego - Point Loma Cars And Coffee

• San Clemente - South OC Cars And Coffee

• Valencia - A Brunch of Cars

• Long Beach - Underoath Cruise NIGHT

SUNDAY

• Northridge - Classic Cars And Coffee

• Oxnard - Muscles And Mojo

• Chino Hills - Cars And Coffee Chino Hills

• Orange County - Villa Park C&C

• Surf City - Supercars By The Sea

• Balboa Park - Cars And Coffee San Diego

• Rancho PV - San Pedro Cars And Coffee

• IE - Riverside Cars And Coffee

• Escondido - Escondido Cars And Coffee

• Seal Beach - Hot Rods At The Beach

• Ventura - Antique Adventures Classic Car Cruise

• Lakewood - Hot Cakes And Hot Rods

• Newport Beach - Chihuahua Car Meet Up

• March Air Base - Shelter To Soldier Car Show

WINGS 'N WHEELS - UPLAND

To be clear - this event IS NOT this weekend. But I went last week and loved it.  Read about 

Wings 'N Wheels HERE!