Rollout of the new Tesla Cybertruck has been less than smooth, and it turns out that their stainless steel body panels aren’t very resistant to stains or corrosion. Meanwhile, the UAW is fighting to unionize auto plants in the South, Chinese companies are getting ready to sell electric cars in North America, and beloved gas station Kum & Go considers a name change for some reason. Main topic at 53:23 Email us with tips, stories, and unhinged rants: [email protected] // Our social media links etc: www.linktr.ee/CarsAndComrades // Music by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: www.kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/polygondwanaland // Links/Sources: https://www.theautopian.com/tesla-cybertruck-wheel-covers-are-chewing-up-tires/ // https://www.wired.com/story/this-is-why-teslas-stainless-steel-cybertrucks-may-be-rusting/ // https://finance.yahoo.com/news/spacex-illegally-fired-workers-critical-192839382.html // https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/29/uaw-launches-union-campaigns-at-tesla-12-others.html // https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/4454085-uaw-says-majority-of-workers-at-tennessee-vw-plant-signed-union-cards/ // https://www.thedrive.com/news/chinese-carmakers-want-factories-in-mexico-that-can-mean-only-one-thing // https://www.thedrive.com/news/ford-kills-self-parallel-parking-feature-to-save-a-few-bucks // https://www.thedrive.com/news/kum-go-will-change-names // https://www.theautopian.com/full-size-suvs-are-twice-as-likely-to-kill-pedestrians-as-cars-study/ // https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/manufacturer-deliberately-bricked-trains-repaired-by-competitors-hackers-find/ //