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  1. Golfguy

    Underbody look at Range Extender Engine location and crash protection; also oil cooler

    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...
  2. Golfguy

    Range extender starts charging battery after 100-150 miles of EV-only driving

    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.
  3. Golfguy

    VW dealers / NADA may sue to change Scout's direct-to-customer business plan

    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...
  4. Golfguy

    NO DEALERS / Direct Sales + Price Transparency = Yesss Thank You!!! 🙌 🙏🏻 👍

    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...
  5. Golfguy

    Electric-only people get in here! Who's going full EV only? 🔋

    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...
  6. Golfguy

    Scout EVs will be mechanical, rugged, tactile (chunky buttons), and not-a-jelly-bean design

    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...
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    Scout factory breaks ground in South Carolina

    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/
  8. Golfguy

    Scout Motors announces EV Innovation Center in Michigan

    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...
  9. Golfguy

    CEO says Scout EV debuts Q3 2024. SUV First, Then Full-Size Pickup. Ground-Up Unique Rugged Platform

    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...
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    Magna Steyr to develop & build the Scout EV Pickup and SUV

    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...
  11. Golfguy

    Scout EV Pickup & SUV design previewed in VW Capital Markets Day presentation!

    Check out these previews of the Scout EV pickup and SUV from Volkswagen's Capital Markets Day Presentation!
  12. Golfguy

    Scout's Head of Design Brings a Jeep Background. Says Interior Will Mix Physical & Digital Controls. Exterior Will be a Serious Machine

    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...
  13. Golfguy

    New Scout Electric SUV Renderings

    Came across these new Scout EV renderings by Motor1. What you think? Looks close to the official VW released sketch:
  14. Golfguy

    Scout EV production factory gets $1.29 billion in state incentives from South Carolina

    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...
  15. Golfguy

    Teaser images of Scout Pickup and SUV EV

    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.
  16. Golfguy

    Scout EV Pickup platform won't spawn an electric VW Pickup says new global head of passenger cars

    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...
  17. Golfguy

    Volkswagen Has Delivered Half a Million EV Across The World

    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...
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