Wednesday, 2/7/2024

Howdy Car Guys & Gals,

Saturday and Sunday are currently being forecast for clear skies!

And that's great news for the

Dr. George Charity Car Show

in Indian Wells this weekend.  Organizers are saying that the show is going on!

But that's not the case for the

San Juan Cap Rotary Car Show

.  No word on rescheduling either.   

Even so, there are loads of regular happenings to enjoy.  All of them are linked below along with the news I've curated for you.

Keep driving,

-T

P.S. Check out iDSC contributor and "Professor" Clinton Quan in the Vegas Concours coffee table book below.

They say it's still on - Dr. George Charity Car Show rolls for 2024 - 

Details HERE.

NEWS

HEADLINES

• Storm battered SoCal and flooded streets

• SoCal potholes are popping up everywhere

• EVs are posed to further damage America's old-worn roads

• Cops pursue and bust burglary suspect in LA County

• US Senator tells Musk to stay in his lane among criticism

• WH new climate chief has close ties with the CCP

• Elon nearly sold Tesla to Google for $11B - but it took off

• US must eye the dying EV market across the pond

  • Perfect storm of EV problems for Europe

• Car dealers across the country push back on EPA plans

EVs, ALTs & AUTONOMOUS

• CA trucking mandate: 14K trucks + 2 chargers = Whoa, what?!

• Leading investment bank suggests WH sobers up on EV plans

• Hertz is hurting after betting big on Teslas

  • Also pausing Polestar plans

• Elon plans to bring chargers to thousands of hotels

• Toyota dropping $1.3B on KY plant - hybrid & EV

• Seven states that oppose EV mandates

• US wealthiest areas scoring EV charging subsidies

• Nikola opens hydrogen fueling station in SoCal

• Waymo might face issues with LA expansion plans

TOP IT OFF

• RECALL: Honda needs 'em back - airbags

• NASCAR in SoCal - What's around the next turn?

• ChatGPT/AI being added to Volkswagens

• BARN FIND! 16 Ferraris and 6 Porsches

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My long-time buddy, Clinton "The Professor" Quan, loves attending car shows.  And when he goes.  He goes dressed appropriately.  That's often caught the eye of photographers.  And in this case, he made the Vegas Concours coffee table book.  Here are some of the shots.  

THE CAR SHOWS

This experiment continues.  Rather than a brief listing of all car shows - click the day you are interested in to be taken to the details.  I'm still gathering feedback on this.  So if you have an opinion to share - hit reply!   

FRIDAY - Click HERE For Shows

SATURDAY - Click HERE For ShowsSUNDAY - Click HERE For ShowsTUESDAY - Click HERE For Shows

Volkswagen is adding AI powered by ChatGPT and accessible through voice control. 

Story HERE

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