i made a joke about the Dodge Challenger last week that didn’t quite work out in practice as it did in my head.  It happens.

This is my review of Samuel Smith’s Imperial Stout:

Ultimately what prompted it was rumors swirling around various corners of the internet geared towards personal finance/investment  that wound up being confirmed earlier this week.  The 2022 Motor Trend Car of the Year is…the Lucid Air?

Now the tech in the car is actually pretty cool, using a unique motor winding design to squeeze out more torque in a motor sized similar to the Tesla Model3.  The former electrician in me sees that statement and says, “bullshit” but let’s go along with it.  Would I actually buy this thing?  No, even if I would technically be supporting local industry (Made in AZ) I can only confirm they made exactly six of these, so finding one will be quite the trick.  Plus it looks like something a Cylon would drive because it IS a Cylon.

Another one making the rounds is Fisker.  Unlike others in this field Heinrich Fisker is an actual car guy, famous for designing for firms like Aston Martin and BMW.  His problem is that he has a ton of ideas and many are vaporware for various reasons.  The SUV they are marketing, the Ocean, looks like a 1999 Saturn Vue and priced for middle class soccer moms.  Would I buy one?  Not that one, but this one looks cool.

Finally, there is the Rivian R1T.  At first glance I’m surprised an established company didn’t just buy the powertrain and call it their own.  This is a pickup truck sized somewhere in between a mid and full sized truck.  They do have an SUV version on the same powertrain, and it actually does have a bit of utility (here’s one being tested in Moab, UT).  Would I buy this one?  Possibly.  The front end looks a bit odd, but being that its a truck they can probably store some more batteries in the forward trunk to get even more range since the space in a pickup truck is supposed to be that large area in the back.

I suppose the truly lamentable part of all of this is the idea of simply filling up and going wherever the road takes you is a romantic idea buried in American culture.  Much of this was only possible through liquid fuels.  While there may still be an issue with range and grid capacity, slightly level-headed people are beginning to notice the laws of thermodynamics.  Which means the limiting factor is where they put the charger, and for many that is yet another little bit of freedom lost.

Either that or these kid better get off my lawn.

 

Ever crack open a beer thinking you would enjoy it but was utterly disappointed?  I couldn’t get into this.  I kept tasting something that didn’t quite fit.  What was I tasting?  Beef jerky.

Seriously.  I even went back to the kitchen and bit down on a wedge of lime to cleanse my palate, because as a Mexican I always have limes on hand.  Nope, even after that I still tasted beef jerky, but at least it tasted like the good kind you can buy off some dude selling it along the highway and not the prepackaged kind that is like chewing on old boot leather Samuel Smith’s Imperial Stout: 2/5