Pricing difference between EV+Gas (Harvester) vs. Full-EV model?

[cmiller]

Don't recall them saying the overall price will be cheaper, but it was said that it will be cheaper to build compared to just full EV given the smaller battery. Hopefully this equates to the scout harvester being cheaper, but when has a car company ever passed on the savings to their customers. I am guessing it cost them less and cost us more

 

[MountainAlive]

I’m not aware of any other EV doing this approach so I guess we’ll have to wait and see. My guess is that it’ll be a little more expensive due to the complexity of the system but probably under $5k additional. But again just a hunch.

 

[4sallypat]

I put myself down for the EV + generator Traveler.

Wife has a PHEV w/ small 17kWh battery and it's small 7 gallon gas tank is amazing being able to run tandem EV + ICE for 350 mile range.

Currently drive an EV Mach E and love it but on long distance drives, wished for ICE option.

 

[James Lancaster]

I want the range extender to tow my big ass boat to and from remote lakes with no recharge options. I will probably wait for some real world tests towing before I completely commit.

 

[chopsui]

One configuration gets you ~350 miles and the other gets you ~500. Five hundred is more than 350 so it will be more expensive regardless of the cost to manufacture it.

 

[Sparkland]

I expect the added generator edition to be more expensive because both have a range of 350 miles, hence the same battery size and then you add the motor for the generator. I am guessing around $5K more for the Harvester.

 

[Rockside]

I think some people are forgetting this is an EV first and foremost. If you want to tow all day and longer distances… you should buy a IC engine. I don’t think that is who Scout is catering to.

Primarily, the gas generator relieves the anxiety for new adopters with fear of being stuck with no juice. Most buyers will likely almost never use the feature in day-to-day driving. But it will be super nice to have when you want/need it.

It also is the first EV to appeal to the true off-roader or overlander who wants to ensure a 5-gallon jerry can get them to the next charge.

 

[LoneWolfo6]

Batteries are expensive, so I'd also guess the Harvester will be cheaper with a battery half the size or smaller than the BEV models.

It's starting to sound like the junk Jeep Wrangler with an engine and battery that only gets 18 miles in full EV mode. LOL.

 

[Foobar]

I think some people are forgetting this is an EV first and foremost. If you want to tow all day and longer distances… you should buy a IC engine. I don’t think that is who Scout is catering to.

Primarily, the gas generator relieves the anxiety for new adopters with fear of being stuck with no juice. Most buyers will likely almost never use the feature in day-to-day driving. But it will be super nice to have when you want/need it.

It also is the first EV to appeal to the true off-roader or overlander who wants to ensure a 5-gallon jerry can get them to the next charge.

We need to start somewhere, so I welcome the notion of exploring this platform as a Tow Vehicle.

In fact, I'm already on the bleeding edge using a Rivian R1T as a primary Tow Vehicle for an 8000 lb travel trailer - it is by no means an ideal situation, but so long as you do your homework and are OK with making additional stops along the way, it's more than capable. There are, in fact, many aspects of EV Tow Vehicles that actually give it an edge over the ICE counterparts (instant torque, all time time; less points of mechanical failure, quiet operation driving through the wilderness or through a campground, additional storage for gear, to name a few), but range and refueling is something that a contemporary EV just can't compete on.

EREV changes this, and the more of us that hop on to this, the better these things will get.

 

[krs71]

So the ramcharger I'm assuming is going to need oil changes, since they are putting in a full v6 under the front hood. I wonder what kind of maintenance the harvester will need for it's gas based engine and what kind of CO out put it's going to produce.