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More people might be willing to forgo Harvester with solid state batteries, but I think there are plenty of people for comfort/anxiety who still wouldn't be comfortable without the Harvester. I would still require the Harvester since I tow out to West Texas where there may not be a charger...

I'm not convinced the Scout design of the series hybrid will even qualify for a tax rebate if it still exists without government imposed limitations that would stop me from buying it. And that's fair because the rebates were meant to assist in EV development and market penetration. But if I...

Buc-ee's have lines at gas pumps because they have this odd cult following, and all the knuckle dragging gas pump parkers who leave their vehicle to get their super sized sweet teas, 2 pound BBQ sandwiches, Beaver Nuggets, and XXXXL Beaver shirts. They have a unique charm and I occasionally get...

I also vacation regularly taking 8 hour driving days sometimes towing my camper, and wouldn't want to spend time charging, or anxiety looking for chargers, hoping they are functional, able to pull in and not ICEd. That's not what I want to pay $60k for. I'd keep my old F150 till it rusts around...

I surprised about how many people really seemed to have thought there was any chance of Scout offering a diesel. Scout is entirely funded by VW who just got past the Dieselgate fiasco, and is trying to focus on electric and hybrid and gas as long as it's still a big seller. Companies are moving...

To get a decent amount of energy to be worth it, it needs to be nearly double that size and weigh closer to 300 lbs. Then you have to deal with flexible releasable fuel lines that are idiot proof and don't risk a future lawsuit, and meeting emissions requirements unless they could figure out a...

I think it's fine but I would stain it a little darker. I also bet this is a high spec package or option. I bet base and mid have something more like padded vinyl or faux carbon fiber.

So my curiosity got the better of me and I decided to try to estimate the generator sizing requirements based on the different scenarios. I looked up what the Rivian pickup uses for power per 100 mi and it is 47kw. I rounded that to 50. This is what was seen by Edmunds over an evaluation period...

Since Scout is an independent company they'd likely need to come to some kind of financial arrangement to use space at Navistar dealers (which I think are still franchised and not VW company owned) for mobile service centers. They may also align with NADA on hostility towards Scout for not using...

Heat pumps alone have come to the point that manufacturer cost is very close to air conditioning only. The added expense and complexity is when you start adding extra heat exchangers into the battery. I hope they offer at least a simple air to air heat pump. While I'd like heat harvesting to...

Thanks. I was wondering and really hoping this was correct because otherwise it's huge. I didn't see the required 49CFR571 marker lights on the Scout grille like you can see on the Ford Raptor. So I figured it was really 79.9 inches fender to fender despite the graphic on their website showing...

"around 250 miles of towing on the highway with a reasonable load before you needed to stop to let the generator run (or connect to an EV charger)." As much as I want a Scout to relive my youth driving one that I loved, that would probably be a deal breaker for me. I'd just keep my old Ford...

Yeah pretty much everything we know is speculation, even what Scout has shown is subject to change since they said they hoped the samples were 80 or 85 percent final. For my purposes I don't need the Scout to charge while towing a full load going up a hill. But I absolutely want it to be able...

My FIL 2018 F-250 has front bench seat with fold down back, cupholders, small console, and armrest. I love it. Each of the sides has a little bit of a bucket seat scoop. All of it was integrated enough it took me about a half hour driving, after picking it up for him out of state, for me to...

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One of the vloggers at the reveal asked a Scout spokesperson who said the EREV version was cheaper to produce than the BEV because the EREV would have 150 miles of electric range. This was to make room for the generator and gas, and not add to the price. The generator gets you the 350 miles...