Edmunds Article: Why the Scout Terra and Traveler Might Be Better Than the Rivian R1S and R1T Off-Road

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Thanks for the link. The article mentions the range extender. That is a big deal for those of us who hope to camp far off the road in remote areas. For me, it's primarily the Mojave & Sonoran deserts, and southern Utah. With the Scout, I can arrive at a remote trailhead or campsite with as much range as a fully charged Rivian. For those driving to remote spots, range anxiety is simply prudent. The range extender and the Rivians mechanical complexties, also mentioned in the article, were major reasons I cancelled my R1S order.
 

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Once they are actually produced and tested, we'll know but on paper yes the Terra/Traveler have some advantages,.
 

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Edmunds makes it sound like the Harvester has the same battery as the EV. This contradicts info from Scout that mentions a smaller battery with an EV range of around 150 miles with the remaining 350 miles provided by generator-supplied electricity. Jamie@Scoutmotors answers some questions on Scout's forum.

https://scoutmotors.community.forum/threads/harvester-talk-q-a.976/#post-10618

Scout models with the range extender (Harvester option) give you an estimated 150 miles of pure battery range and 500+ miles total when the engine kicks on.
Our pure BEV Scout models will have estimated 350 miles of range.
Since we have a few years before production starts, our teams will continue on development and we will be able to give more accurate figures
 
 
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