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Tamara Warren
@tamaratam
She/her. CEO+Founder of LeCar.co | Cars, art, music | Writer. Editor. MFA book nerd.
New York, NYtamarawarren.comJoined December 2008

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My heart is breaking again over Puerto Rico. It’s Fiona, the anniversary of Maria…but it’s also the shallow way people talk about PR. Why be surprised that there’s a lack of media coverage? Puerto Ricans have historically been mistreated as a community.
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Last question in response to question about gender diversity in racing. Andretti reminds the press that Danica Patrick won with his team. (In April 2008, Patrick won the Indy Japan 300)"We are trying to encourage more women in the sport."
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On stage for motorsports nerds: Jamie Reigle (CEO, Formula E), Michael Andretti (CEO & Chairman, Andretti Autosport), Ian James (Team Principal, Mercedes Benz EQ Formula E), Asaf Nagler (VP External Affairs ABB E-Mobility), hosted by reporter Jason Kelly
On site at the race in Brooklyn. Piercing sunshine on hot pavement. Energy is anticipation. Press conferences in progress. We are still talking about the precipice of change through sport on consumer EV adoption.
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Of all the devastating things I read yesterday, the one that will stick with me longest is the American Academy of Pediatrics having to release a statement about the grave consequences of forcing children to give birth.
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This week I watched from the sidewalk as two cars collided at a four-way stop. Two totaled-cars, lots of honking and no injured passengers later I was humming "Levels" the imaginary theme song of the self-driving set.
Auto/tech freelance reporters! Hit me up with pitches! I like stories about janky car software, weird micromobility vehicles, startup scams, exciting transit innovations, and the awkward and fun way our present-day transportation is colliding with the future. My DMs are open.
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There are certain musicians whose work I didn’t care for in the late 90/early 00s that I now kind of like. What’s up with that? Do we listen for nostalgia or do our tastes change over time?
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I have a wonderful image in my mind of the line at the ultra-tight security desk to get walked onto the floor to further this metaphor.
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Yeah, #Balenciaga hacked the New York Stock Exchange. "As statements go about the fetishization of finance, its dangers and allure, not to mention the dangers and allure of going back to the office, it doesn’t come much clearer than that." nyti.ms/3sPT9NQ
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Now that the sheen has worn off newsletter journalism, is it time to talk about the etiquette of the unsubscribe as in direct conflict to inbox zero?
Today of all days seemed like a good day to send out a newsletter about power, cars and gender -- my small contribution to dealing with the patriarchy. Here's the link"
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The Le Car Letter: Read, Ride and Refresh - mailchi.mp/lecar/read-rid
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