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Explore expert automotive opinions, editorials, and in-depth analysis from the Cheers & Gears team. Bold takes on the latest trends, models, and industry moves.77 articles in this category
While manufacturers scramble to adapt to Trump's tariffs, the law of unintended consequences kicks in.
While historically a quintessential American brand, the case for Buick in the U.S. gets weaker and weaker under Trump's tariff plans.
April 15th, traditionally Tax Day for those of us living in the United States, is the perfect day to kick off our new series, Tariff Tuesday.
The impressions of my first EV, electric vehicle for the wife to replace an ICE or internal combustion engine auto.
In 2008 Toyota Motor Company surpassed GM for the first time in 77 years to become the #1 auto builder. Yet recent pre-sales / sales seems to indicate that time might be limited.
The onset of the electrical vehicle and Tesla success with super fast sedans, is the era of 2 door muscle cars coming to an end?
A water main break, concept car breaking down, and other issues made the 2019 show less than memorable
Navigating the murky depths of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Possibility of Partner to Build the 200 and Dart
The Mercury Colony Park went out of production after 1991, but that didn't stop a shop teacher from building a 1999 model of his own.
Give these questions a try & see how much 'auto junk' knowledge you have packed in your 'brain shop'
Why did Chevy not have a "Small Block" in 1955? Can you get this and the rest of our Trivia Tuesday questions for April 28th?
What option disappeared from Cadillacs from 1942 till 1951? Can you answer that and others in our March 3rd Trivia Tuesday?
What the bird is going on with this Thunderbird?! See if you can answer our Trivia Tuesday for Feb 24th.
Nothing could have prepared Quick Quack Car Wash employees for the moment when a 94 year-old man suddenly careened through their Sacramento, California business last Friday.
In a December 29th decree, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev states that people "with disorders of sexual preference" are banned from driving in the country.
What looks to us to be a thrown together combination of spare parts from the garage can be yours for the low price of $1,234 Canadian. That's right... 1,2,3,4.
G. David Felt - Editorial
Staff Writer Alternative Energy - CheersandGears.com
What will it take?
Oil started the year at over $100 a barrel and gas prices seemed to continue to inch up over $4 heading towards $5 a gallon.
What will it take to convert to a new fuel?
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By G. David Felt · Posted
Very interesting read, considering that in 2024 the average price per kW was $66.50 or in the case of a Tesla Y with a 60 kWh battery pack, $3,990 base cost to Tesla or in the case of my Kia EV9 with it's 100 kWh battery pack, $6,650 dollars cost. Today, the base cost due to deflated battery material has fallen to a low of $45 per kW or for Tesla, a battery cost of $2,700 or in the EV9 $4,500 for the battery cost. These make huge decreases in EV costs when the price of the most expensive component drops so fast. Just for basic understanding of a full size GM EV Pickup which has a 210 kWh battery pack, last year $13,965 and now in 2025 $9,450 cost on the battery pack. https://www.actumoteur.fr/en/electric-vehicle-battery-prices-just-crashed-harder-than-anyone-predicted-27490.html -
By G. David Felt · Posted
Same here in Washington, there is a ton of Summer projects with major road detours and sections that are totally closed during the night, traffic is a snail pace and especially this week with World Cup here, just best to not go anywhere. -
By Drew Dowdell · Posted
Yup! That's new ADA grant funding through the Biden Bill. -
Holy smokes, I completely understand how you feel! St Louis City has been on a roll this year, too. They've been redoing most any sidewalk corner approaching an intersection along with new lighting, which is all nice, but that means streets are blocked off, too. Now they're also tearing up actual street surfaces and blacktopping them. It'll be really nice in a month when stuff is finished down here. Right now my construction situation is pretty awful between the drive to STL and actual downtown STL. -
By Drew Dowdell · Posted
OMG yes about the road construction! Between the Biden infrastructure bill and the new investments by PennDot and funding to the local municipalities to fix roads, it is sometimes impossible to get around here. It's also not just roads, utility companies, especially water and sewer, got a lot of fresh funding for projects too. I get that there is a lot to catch up on, but it's making it really hard to get about.
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