I have that on cassette. It is a little jarring, but sometimes I think people read too much into things that I’m guessing simply didn’t occur to anyone when the songs were being written and arranged on the album.

(yes, I’m a 22 year old in 2020 who listens to cassettes. no, I’m not a hipster. yes, I’m weird.)

What exactly is your problem with Mini? Yeah, they’re not small anymore - so what? People don’t buy tiny cars these days even when they are available (hence the discontinuation of the Fiat 500), and I have a lot of respect for Mini for still selling a two-door hatch. As for “ugly”... well, they’re not as pretty as…

I didn’t watch F8 because it was dumb, but I might have to watch this one. It’s gotten so much dumber that it’s come all the way around to being awesome again.

COTD

I think you may just not be the target audience, which is perfectly fine. Bojack certainly isn’t for everyone. It’s very much based around the idea of ultra-realistic, complex, flawed human characters who evolve over time, rather than the usual TV format of returning to the same happy, normal life at the end of every…

I think Mr. Peanutbutter is the personification of something Diane says in the Hank episode, about how nobody believes he’s capable of bad things because he acts like such a nice guy. (It’s telling that Mr. Peanutbutter was a huge Hank fan before the episode.)

That’s the idea. For all his ups and downs, Bojack is not, “deep down”, a good person. As we’ve gotten to know him better over the course of the show, this has become clearer. It’s one of the reasons why the scene where he begs Diane to tell him he’s a good person is so heartbreaking. Diane can’t tell him what he…

If they’re that lazy/unprepared, you’d think they would run out of gas a lot too. Maybe people just need to get their shit together.

Batteries don’t go in the landfill. Once they’re out of the car, they get used for stationary energy storage, and after that, every component gets recycled.

If you only take road trips once a year, you can always rent a car, and it’ll probably be cheaper than maintaining a gas car for all the time you don’t need to.

Hold up... did a Jalopnik writer just say good things about a crossover? How long was I asleep?

That’s almost certainly measured at the wheels, in which case it’s a fairly typical figure for a truck. Anything can put out massive torque numbers if you gear it down enough. Tesla pulled the same thing when they announced the new Roadster, quoting an incredible torque number and then revealing it’s at the wheels.

That 11,500 is definitely at the wheels. If it’s a 1:10 gear ratio (pretty typical for EVs), that’s 1,150 lb/ft at the motor(s), which is still a fucking huge amount, but plausible. If it’s an even lower gear ratio (likely for a truck), it could be 800 or 900 lb/ft. Either way, I’m guessing it’s a dual motor setup.

Pretty much all EVs are much quicker off the line than their gas counterparts. If I ever get bored in my Leaf, I can always stomp on it at the next green light. It’s not Tesla fast, but it’s respectable, and it feels a lot quicker than its 8.7 second 0-60 time would suggest (clocked by me).

Adding working controls to an R/C car would be very easy for someone with the right knowledge and access to some basic electronic components.

How do we know he didn’t become Elon Musk?

All right, I’m gonna get deep into this.

I wouldn’t call the Leaf and Niro “penalty boxes”. They’re perfectly fine A to B cars, and the quick acceleration adds a touch of spice to an otherwise tame driving experience.

Don’t forget about the tax credit. This is effectively a $20K car, and for that, it’s not half bad.

I’m so conflicted about this car.