Wednesday, 8/3023

Good morning,

Labor Day Weekend is here!  

And in Southern California, we have annual events happening everywhere:

• To the North Ventura Nationals.

• To the East Cool Run In the Mountains

• To the South Vista Rod Run & Santee Show & Swap

• To the West... the ocean!  :0)  (just kidding - show are everywhere)

All the news and shows are linked below.

Drive on!

-T

P.S. Got Parking?  Community member Joe D.

wants to rent ~10 spaces in the San Fernando Valley

to store his collection.

Thanks to Charger Steve for the reminder on this Labor Day staple.  

Details here.

THE NEWS

HEADLINES

• SoCal gas prices going up while nationally they go down?

• CA gas prices: Think tank analysis - sobering for lawmakers.

• CA wants you to get home from Vegas faster!

• Parental Rights protesters block LA tunnel.

• Climate emergency?  Nobel Prize winners say otherwise.

• H-wood actor calls for climate activism - get to regular folks!?

• Climate acties blocking Burning Man get clobbered.

• Climate acties raise the rush hour temperature in D.C.

• Suspect fleeing cops crashes into inmate bus - convenient!

• Mayor of this city blames carmakers for spiking crime!?

• GM looking at ways to add Google AI to Onstar...

• Whoa, Toyota shutters all plants in Japan - temporarily.

• Ford killing these nameplates to make way for EVs.

• In-depth semi-conductor study - not a great story.

• Los Angeles to get a Tesla... dinner theater?!

EVs, ALTs & AUTONOMOUS

• Report: Cobalt mining questions green industry/EVs.

• Graphite poses another problem for the future of EVs.

• Does this country (not US) already have a lock on battery production?

• Electric Vehicle graveyards discovered in China - w/ new cars.

• Chinese EV maker dropping $2.2B for US mobility co.

• Robotaxis coming to these highly populated cities.

• Cybertruck super-wiper bigger longer than Smart Car?

• Pepsi reports how Tesla semi-trucks perform - vaguely.

• Hybrid tow boat is operational in the US.

TOP IT OFF

• NASCAR crash flips car 10x!

• Dashcam Video: Mechanic joy-rides BMW 100mph+

• My least favorite US airline of all time gets fined millions.

• India, yes India, successfully lands on south pole of moon.

• Congrats to El Segundo Little League World Champions!

Labor Day weekend brings the end of many summertime cruises - like Redondo Beach.  Last chance!  

Details HERE

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THE SHOWS

WEDNESDAY

• Cerritos - Chariosts SoCal Meet

• El Cajon - Classic Car Cruise

THURSDAY

• La Mesa - Classic Car Show Night

FRIDAY

• Redondo - Cruise At The Beach

• San Dimas - Via Verde Cruise

• Garden Grove - Main Street Classic

• Buena Park - Classics Under The Antlers

• Escondido - Cruisin' Grand Car Meet

• Burbank - Classic Car Show

• Santa Paula - Cruise Night

• Los Angeles - Wheels & Whoppers

• Lake Elsinore - Classic Car Show 2023

• Yucaipa - Family Classic Car Show

• Placentia - First Friday Mopar

• Burbank - Valley Cruise Night

• Ventura - The Nationals 2023

SATURDAY 

• Ventura - The Nationals 2023

• 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

• Ventura - Cars N Coffee Simi 

• Carlsbad - CBad Cars And Coffee

• Laguna Nigel - Ted's Place Cars And Coffee

• Bonita - Cars & Coffee Bonita

• Rolling Hills Estates - Peninsula C&C

• La Quinta - La Quinta Cars And Coffee

• Thousand Oaks - Conejo Valley C&C

• Torrance - Caffeine Cruisers

• Riverside - Cars & Coffee @ The Harvest

• Tehachapi - P-Dubs Cars And Coffee

• Rancho Santa Fe - Cars & Coffee Rancho

• Anaheim - Cars, Coffee, And Culture

• Whittier - Elks Lodge C&C

• Cypress - Kimmie's C&C

• San Clemente - South OC C&C

• Valencia - A Brunch of Cars

• Diamond Bar - Classic Car Meet

• Poway - Monthly Cruise In

SUNDAY

• Ventura - The Nationals 2023

• Perris - Skydive Car Cruise In

• Northridge - Classic Cars And Coffee

• Chino Hills - Cars and Coffee Chino Hills

• Woodland Hills - Supercar Sunday

• Chula Vista - Sunday Funday C&C

• Escondido - Cars and Coffee Escondido

• Seal Beach - Hot Rods At The Beach

• Ventura - Antique Adventures Classic

• Lakewood - Hot Cakes And Hot Rods

• Laguna Hills - Sunday Steel Car Show

• Covina - SoCal Variety Cars And Coffee

• Newport Beach - Chihuahua Car Meet Up

• Vista - The Rod Run And Car Show 2023

• Tustin - PCar Pirates Porsche Car Show

• Gardena - Every Sunday Car Show

• Glendora - Legends Car Cruise

MONDAY

• Santee - Car Show & Swap Meet 2023

• Paramount - Deli Relics Car Meet

TUESDAY 

• Laguna Hills - Tuesday Night Cruise-In

Want to escape the heat?  Head for the hills this weekend!  Big Bear's Cool Mountain Run is rolling.  More here.

Thanks to Scot S. for sending in these pics of last weekend's Dana Point Car Show!