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QOTD: Where Do You Do Your Carspotting?

The Truth About Cars

It's not just NorCal -- I sometimes spot some pretty cool iron in my neighborhood, and while the part of Chicago I live in is nice enough, it's not exactly a moneyed part of the downtown or anything. At events like Cars and Coffee? In other words, you don't have to be in an exclusive ZIP code to see cool stuff.

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What Happens When a Happening Place Becomes Too Hot

Baua Electric

Earsplitting volumes in once quiet residential neighborhoods long after midnight. The ordinance, he said, was aimed at dealing with “behavior that impacts on residential neighborhoods” and with takeaway alcoholic drinks, which are seen as the main reason late-night revelers linger on certain streets and squares.

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Homeland Security Now Combating Street Takeovers

The Truth About Cars

Homeland Security was reportedly involved in stopping a street takeover in Conroe, Texas, after a prior event became violent when the police arrived. Nothing happened at the event," Hendrex said on the C10 Talk Podcast. The event went smoothly. Nothing happened at the event," Hendrex continued.

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Tesla cameras capture remarkable account of Model X surviving a tornado

Teslarati

Some parts of the vehicle were also dented. Nevertheless, it was still quite impressive to see the Model X survive such an extreme weather event, especially if one considers the devastation caused by the twister. Fortunately, the event did not result in any fatalities.

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Los Angeles launches New Mobility Challenge 2018

Green Car Congress

The Selection Committee will select three finalists per category to present to investors, LACI, the Selection Committee, advisors and LA CoMotion partners on 14 November 2018 during LA CoMotion’s New Mobility Innovation Day event. One winner will be chosen per category, and one company will be crowned the overall champion of the competition.

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Beyond Pizza and Yale: What to See, Eat and Do in New Haven

Baua Electric

In the largely Black and brown Dixwell neighborhood northwest of campus, Titus Kaphar, a resident and 2006 graduate of the Yale School of Art, and Jason Price, a private equity manager, founded NXTHVN. Other events bring in local talent, like a recent open mic with New Haven’s own poet laureate, Sharmont “Influence” Little.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

Last week, as part of the little known and unadvertised “Bolt Buyback” program GM quietly created in response to the recall of all their 2017- 2019 Bolts, Chevy paid $37,900 to buy this car back from us. But I was still stoked to exhibit the car at every LA area EV Expo, Earth Day Event and Plug-In spectacular.