I wouldn’t prejudge the answer before doing the engineering. It could be that designing the pack to be easily detached in a crash reduces overall fire risk. (Jet engines on airplanes are designed to deliberately shear off in a crash, for example: https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/24935/have-jet-engines-ever-…

Pierce Brosnan drove a Kia Sorento in a Super Bowl commercial. So there you go.

“Person who has lost their job because these newfangled pencil-pushers with their ‘physics’ and their ‘mathematics’ and their ‘engineering’ have come in and replaced them... complains that the pencil-pushers’ lack of ‘real-world experience’ could get people killed, claims to have heard rumour that would mean people…

why is merrick garland a mistake? his appointment opens up a slot in the DC court for Biden to put a liberal judge in. it’s a solid political move.

It’s hard for the police to gas the violent protesters when they are in the mob themselves.  It’s kind of like how you never see Clark Kent and Superman at the same time.

I was less horrified by the events yesterday and more by the vast numbers of people that apparently didn’t see it coming. (And also the lack of appropriate response. Those morons should have been gassed before breaching the Capitol.)

Possibly having consensual sex with two people that in the majority of US states and nations would be legal isn’t even on the same asshole planet as a domestic abuse situation. 

I grew up in a rural area, where I learned that big trucks are for posers. Also, in the winter, the two most common cars to see in a ditch by the side of the road were Jeeps and big trucks where they didn’t have the common sense to weight down the back

This is Jalopnik, what about $1500 manual shitboxes on Facebook marketplace? Good time to buy as people try to generate cash for Christmas, or has the COVID bubble made its way to the bottom of the market too?

Uh, nice truck. Hauling bricks and tools to a worksite, are we, tough guy?

The Pacific was a marriage of I think an E class underpinnings with the design stylings sorta seen on the Crossfire.  I always admired both vehicles and arguably the Pacifica was ahead of it’s time with more of a crossover than a straight up Explorer type ute.  I also rented a Pacifica for a journey to Montreal from…

Finally, he finds something to unite us all!

No, this is not acceptable. I was very nice to Mary Barra. I was nice to her and I got her ventilators when she needed them. Now I doubt she could pass a conative test. Follow me here, one of my final acts at president will be to abolish GM (and failing Jalopnik).

That whole emission rollback attempt was such of waste of time and energy, especially since no libs were owned.

Yes, there will be some people that need to fly to get home due to the reasons you listed. This admonishment doesn’t apply to them. Choosing to travel to grandma’s just for her turkey this year is more than selfish. You’ll get another thanksgiving next year. Grandma might not if you infect her with the COVID. Stay…

I appreciate Formula E for trying things that F1 just can’t as the legacy motorsport it is, but I just can’t find a way to like Formula E. It’s just so weird, from fan-boosts to all the other strange stuff. It feels like it’s trying to be a Twitch stream brought to life and it’s just as cringe and wince-inducing as…

Better or worse?

I laugh at all Elon Musk fanboys.  They moan when they wipe.

That launch looks absolutely terrifying. It would be even faster with some suspension work. It’s bouncing for the first 60 feet, has to be killing the 60 foot times.