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I saw that Peragon bed cover and I really want it, but it felt too expensive for my current 2011 F150, which I do love but also hope it is tiding me over till the Terra. I considered the BAKFlip. But I decided to go a little cheaper and got the Worksport AL3. It is light weight, but for the...

If a statement comes from the CEO then it's official unless it was an accidental misspeak that gets corrected. From that perspective spokespeople and PR departments in haste frequently release info that needs clarification and retraction. As a responsible manufacturer you don't go announcing...

We are still getting conflicting info on EREV towing capacity. I saw the quick blurb from Scott on Jay's garage that it might be reduced to 5k, but people who have asked Scout PR they have declined to confirm that and just say details aren't final but towing was expected to be 7/10k. Has there...

I didn't see this until 25 minutes into the show. I looked online and they don't have this week's show stories and order up yet to see. It wasn't in the 2nd half. Must have been in the first 25 minutes. Listening to Wilder Woods at the end was cool. https://www.cbs.com/shows/cbs-saturday-morning/

Some states are allowing V2G supporting cars to join virtual power plants where the cars can send power to the grid when the frequency is sagging or there is a load emergency which tends to go hand in hand. Some of these events can pay a lot depending on the need - like $9.00 per kwh delivered...

This was the interior color of my parent's Traveler I drive in high school. I hope they do a heritage interior option with the dark brown, and black plaid seats.

They have already said it will support bidirectional charging which is what this means. Of course it's light on details yet. It will have to also work in grid independent mode to be an emergency generator not just V2G, with a proper interface charger at a relatively high amperage capacity with...

I was rather surprised by the big towing payload reduction of the Harvester too. Hadn't heard that until Jay Leno podcast. But 5k is still plenty for me. The Harvester sits near the the rear axle and is probably heavier than the equivalent battery, so I guess being modularized and an after the...

Scott already announced it will be a non-turbo gas engine in the 2.0L range. It will have enough power to support towing, so that means it has plenty of reserve to power other devices in addition to charging the battery. I think he teased a couple of other details but I'd have to watch the...

Is there an advantage to having an OEM one rather than buying one at Harbor Freight you just plug into the lighter (besides I'm sure the better quality at significantly higher expense)

"2. REAL leather instead of pleather (a.k.a. vegan leather)." Have they said they'll have real leather? It's a not so secret in the automotive industry that almost every car with "leather" interior is really "e-leather". Leather feels and smells great, but it doesn't tend to wear well in an...

I don't care about fancy self leveling automatic compressor air springs. But I hope they or Firestone offer low cost manually inflated airbag option. Bonus points if you could just see the current pressure in the cab. That's what I have on my F150 and I love them. They always have the minimum...

You answered a lot of your own questions about why someone might want a hybrid. Some people likely want this specific vehicle for other features it is expected to have, or nostalgia and not be ready for full EV but willing to do hybrid to get it specifically. I think you overgeneralize trying...

Most EVs have battery packs that can in theory be removed. Some practically are much easier to do than others. I'm hoping the body on frame will make Scout one of the easiest. Then you have companies like Tesla moving toward making an integrated skateboard that contains a unibody frame unit...

Besides battery technology, there are some amazing electric motor innovations happening in power output density, size, and weight. Practically to hit their delivery and price objectives, along with confidence in reliability metrics, I don't think you will see much new battery or motor...

I saw reports of up to 150 mi electric and the rest of the 500 from Harvester from release day being reported by podcasters quoting Scout reps. I didn't see any podcasters get it wrong declaratively, just ones that didn't ask and therefore put it out as a question. I don't remember which Scout...

That is exactly the case. Many states have auto dealer franchise laws that say a manufacturer of a vehicle may not own a company that sells vehicles in that state. Some go further to say a manufacturer can't provide sales support or repair services either. Tesla has done some creative things to...

I can see two reasons for automatic starting of the generator to be an option when unattended. One is as previously mentioned if you park in a place without a charger, you want it to charge up especially if the performance is reduced on a depleted battery with Harvester only. This could be...

I'd agree with that and it's probably would be true of mine. But the 10% of the time I need the range extender to not be seriously inconvenienced or have to rearrange my trip, I want that flexibility from my very expensive truck. It might make more theoretical sense for me to have a BEV town...

Batteries are very expensive, very heavy and take up a lot of space that they need to fit the Harvester. I think 100-150 miles is reasonable for my minimum expectations and trade offs. I don't know what impact solid state batteries will have on that when they are production ready. I'd love the...