Battery Size kWh estimated

[Chuckles]

Serious off roading won't use up your electrons as fast as your engine's fuel but you won't want to get stuck out in the middle of nowhere and obviously carrying gas is easier than (or producing via solar) electrons. Though prudent use of your UX / metrics helps going past the point of no return.

How Scout will be able to price this out at their intended target with a battery pack that provides 350mi of range is beyond me but would be awesome if they can achieve this. I wouldn't be surprised if they came a little under that 350mi target in order to keep the battery size and cost down. Esp if they know they'll be introducing a solid state battery shortly after launch (I'd be surprised if it was an option at launch) that increases range by 10% to eventually hit that 350mi mark.

Though that said, a 400mi solid state BEV model might cause some to recalculate their need for the Harvester. At 500 miles of EV range, I think the Harvester starts becoming obsolete but that's a long ways off yet.

I agree that a 143kWh battery might be required to attain 350mi of range. Or maybe a 130kWh solid state. Just doesn't seem possible at the intended price point.

I'm sure Scout is factoring in reductions in the price of batteries. This article predicts in 2026 EV and ICE cars will have ownership cost parity.

https://www.goldmansachs.com/insigh...re-expected-to-fall-almost-50-percent-by-2025