Wednesday, 6/19/2024

Good morning Friends,

It sure feels like Sacramento is at war with automotive enthusiasts sometimes... well a lot.  And for quite a while now. (Perhaps a Road Rally to Sacramento will be in order at some point... hmm.)  

A bit of sad news to report is the passing of Southern California car guy and Lions Museum Founder, Rick Lorenzen. 

All the news is linked below along with all the Southern California car shows coming up!  Get out and enjoy.  Meet some new friends.  Enjoy the car camaraderie!

Keep driving,

-T 

Rick Lorenzen, Lions Automobilia Founder, pictured with Clint Eastwood.  Lions's Facebook page states Rick passed peacefully surrounded by family.

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HEARD AROUND THE PUMP

HEADLINES

• SoCal Car Guy/Lions Museum Founder passes

• Newsom vetos SEMA backed emissions project

• SoCal co. rolls out Cybertruck cop car

• Teen girls in SoCal steal and crash car

• Dodge clocked doing 148 MPH on SoCal Hwy

• SoCal EV maker runs out of juice again

• LA removes no U-turn sign in Silver Lake b/c why?!

• Traffic cameras now have ears for noise tickets!

• Carjacker steals minivan w/ baby inside - baby ok

• Illegal alien carjacks off-duty cop at gunpoint

• DC lawmaker's staff concerned - reckless driving

• Summer gas prices - what to expect... supposedly

• CA per gallon average $1.40 more than nat'l avg.

• CA importing more and more foreign oil

• Venezuela pioneers gas rationing app

• Oil trade group squares off with EPA

• What the heck is Tesla's Master Plan Part IV?

• Cars and coffee fans - guess where java costs most?

• Bikini barista smashes jerk customer's windshield 

EVs, ALTs & AUTONOMOUS

• Ford bails on EV mandate for dealer body

• GM approves $6B stock buyback on demand of ICE

• Tiny EV aims to disrupt US car market - sure like Smart Car!

• Global carmakers team-up for EV charging network

• Thieves target EV charging cables for copper needed for EVs

• Tesla still trying/fighting to pay Elon ~$5B a month

• Tesla partners with China firm for full self-driving test

• China's share of EVs imported into Germany jumps

• China starts making EVs in US ally Poland

• China labels EU EV subsidies as 'selective'

• $1B investment promised 10K EV jobs - not only 200?!

• EV mandates support this WH candidate in critical state

TOP IT OFF

• WH allows unelected CA officials to dictate nat'l energy policy!?

• EV mandates tripped up by DEI mandates

• Toyoda re-elected keeping Toyota a bit of a family business

• Toyota scandals and not driving hard into EVs - connected?

• Automotive Grand Poohbah says we need more car guys/gals

• RECALL: Stellantis calls'em back for rearview camera issue

• Selling your car? Don't forget to wipe your data first!

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