Wednesday, 4/12/23

Good morning,

All the cool car shows and interesting news items are linked below.

One of the news stories broke my heart while also inspiring me to take action.

Apparently, an Inland Empire animal shelter has been experiencing

dog abandonment

for years.

Being a dog lover myself.  (Mr. Jake and me below.)  And knowing many car guys and gals are too.  I'd like to connect with and help SoCal shelters.  By highlighting their furry friends in need of forever homes in this newsletter.  I'm betting we can make some great connections.

So, if you have any shelter connections, please hit reply with their contact info.  I'll take it from there.

Keep driving,

-T

Technically a compact yet big inside.  Plus an optional 3rd row.  Quick and fun to drive.  More about the super-affordable and sharp VW Tiguan 

HERE.

THE NEWS

HEADLINES

• LA County tops resident exodus in 2022.

• SoCal pipeline readies to restart post-spill.

• Shark Tank investor targets new refinery.

• Profits reinvested for cheaper future fuel.

• Cop impersonator busted pulling over real cop.

• Lawmakers are questioning Elon's China ties.

• And the world's new most valuable car brand is...

• Mini-mobility the future for US cities? Makes sense.

• Flat sales in China's 1.4B person car market.

• Telsa workers accused of spying on drivers.

EVs, ALTS & AUTONOMOUS

• SoCal family nails e-bike thief - good for them!

• Not even half of car buyers considering EVs next.

• EVs might be too heavy for old parking structures.

• EV mileage ratings in question - what it means.

• GM dives deeper into battery making.

• Hyundai is the latest investing billions it EVs.

• Bringing down the battery cost - Tesla's target.

• Tesla 2023: More price cuts than months - so far.

• How might Elon's everything-app apply to cars?

• City transit drivers aren't lovin' self-driving cars.

TOP IT OFF

• Drones help cops police roads from above.

• Ferrari has a new partner for in-dash screens.

• An old Ford Escort that any car guy could love.

• SpaceX Heavy closer to launch but adjusting plans.

Wings 'N Wheels is a cars and coffee with a twist.  Because it's happening on an airstrip in Upland.  

Details HERE.

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THE SHOWS

FRIDAY

• Garden Grove - Main Street Classic

• Burbank - Classic Car Show

• LA - Wheels & Whoppers

• 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 & Coffee @ The 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

• Chino Hills - Saturday Night Carz

• Van Nuys - Mopar Spring Fling 2023

• Corona - Inland Valley Volkswagens

• Rancho Dominguez - Chariots @ Lions

• Pomona - Pomona Swap Meet

SUNDAY 

• Northridge - Classic Cars And Coffee

• Chino Hills - Cars and Coffee Chino Hills

• Villa Park - Cars And Coffee VP

• Woodland Hills - Supercar Sunday

• Balboa Park - Cars And Coffee San Diego

• Chula Vista - Sunday Funday C&C

• Upland - Wheels And Wings

• 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 Up

• Claremont - Claremont CERT Car Show 2023

• Van Nuys - Mopar Spring Fling 2023

• Irwindale - Fabulous Fords Forever 2023

• Orange - 2023 Orange Plaza Rotary Car Show

• Anaheim - Pistons & Brunch 

• Carlsbad - Windmill Classic Cars & Music

TUESDAY

• Laguna Hills - Tuesday Night Cruise-In

We've had some cool cars in the iDSC Classifieds but none with a higher market value than this special specimen.  Details HERE.