Good underbody / undercarriage photos and analysis of the Range Extender Engine location and crash protection. Also a look at oil cooler -- by The Autopian --
Have a look — the gasoline range extender sits at the very rear of the frame under the rear cargo area, with what appears to be…a fuel...
Didn't see this stat being talked about but Scout confirmed to The Autopian publication that the Harvester gas engine range extender will start charging the battery after about 100-150 miles of driving EV mode only.
Let's hope this doesn't change up the direct sales model!! 🙏🏻 That's one of the most attractive things about these new Scouts in my opinion -- not having to deal with the usual dealer salespeople, price gouging, negotiating, etc...
The Scout Traveler and Terra will be available via a direct-to-customer factory store, just like Tesla and Lucid 🙌
This has to be one of the best pieces of news today!
https://insideevs.com/news/738666/scout-direct-to-consumer-sales/
Scout Is Cutting Out Dealers. That's A Big Win For...
Saw @DaveM's Harvester EV+Gas thread so thought us Electric only people should have a thread too :) So who put order deposit down on the Electric only model and why'd you forgo the Gas Range Extender option?
I still plan to keep an ICE vehicle around even into 2027 when the Scouts will hit...
Scout Motors wants to put the ‘mechanical’ back into electric trucks
The VW-owned brand broke ground on its new factory in South Carolina, where it eventually will churn out hundreds of thousands of rugged, battery-powered off-roaders. And that includes “chunky buttons.”
LINK...
Scout Motors breaks ground on new $2 billion plant in South Carolina
The facility could produce more than 200,000 vehicles a year
https://www.autoblog.com/2024/02/15/scout-motors-breaks-ground-on-new-2-billion-plant-in-south-carolina/
Source: https://electrek.co/2023/12/12/scout-motors-chooses-michigan-new-research-hub-electric-truck-innovation/
Scout to expand to Novi, Michigan, add 200 jobs
Scout Motors shared details of its plans for the Innovation Center, which will be established in Novi, Michigan, about 30 miles...
Automotive news' just interviewed Scout CEO Scott Keogh, in which he confirms:
Scout EV SUV and Pickup will debut in Q3 2024
Scout SUV will be a large B SUV
Scout Pickup will be a full-size pickup
Completely unique ground-up developed platform that's "100 percent capable, American, robust, full...
A new report indicates VW has decided to externalize the development of the two models. According to Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung, Magna Steyr is engineering the electric SUV and truck in exchange for the princely sum of €450 million. At current exchange rates, that works out to about...
Scout's New Head Of Design Brings Jeep Background To Brand Reboot
https://insideevs.com/news/669741/exclusive-scout-chief-design-officer-chris-benjamin/
For the electric reboot of Scout Motors, an all-American brand with a strong heritage of off-road capability, newly appointed chief design...
https://www.autoblog.com/2023/03/21/vw-scout-factory-south-carolina-incentives/
VW's Scout unit wins $1.3 billion in incentives for South Carolina factory
Plant breaks ground in a couple of months, with production starting in 2026
March 21, 2023
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday...
From the recent US plant announcement. You can see some details of the pickup and SUV.
The profile of the pickup truck looks upright and traditional. The SUV is harder to tell shape of but both look rugged and boxy.
An electric Volkswagen pickup? New global head says not this decade
https://electrek.co/2022/11/21/an-electric-volkswagen-pickup-new-global-head-says-not-this-decade/
Nov 21 2022
As more and more all-electric pickup trucks make their way to the US market, those consumers holding out for a...
Tesla and now Ford might be the big names in the EV space but VW is no slouch and will only keep getting stronger! The company just hit a milestone this week:
Press Release
ID. models crack the half-million mark: Volkswagen meets delivery target one year earlier than planned
11/14/22...