I agree completely with this but having paddle shifters in my car helps entertain me a lot. With an SUV, not so much and BEV-not necessary but I see why someone might like it for daily engagement
What is one feature you hope Scout will include that has not yet been shown?
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I don’t want to make this another round of debate over needing a keyfob but it would be great if they offered a fob sleeve or a key chain loop in material to match interior. Our fun car has a ‘denim’ interior so we ordered these to make finding key fobs easier to n our faraday box
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Probably said before, but I would like the option to delete the spare tire like they have on the new mountainside concept, but on vehicle equipped like the trail-ready concept. I love the integrated winch.
I spend all kinds of time on the trails in my bronco, and have never used my spare. I prefer hitch mounted bike racks and they just don't fit well with the spare in the way.
I spend all kinds of time on the trails in my bronco, and have never used my spare. I prefer hitch mounted bike racks and they just don't fit well with the spare in the way.
Kind of wish there was a better way of integrating the Scout with a solar system. Regardless of the size of the solar system, I am limited to level 1 charging, and probably level 1 vehicle to house.
Building a new house, want it to be energy independent. EV's make that very hard. Regardless of the solar size, 3 days to recharge a battery is not great. Seems the best bet is to spend more than the cost of the Scout on the solar system.
Building a new house, want it to be energy independent. EV's make that very hard. Regardless of the solar size, 3 days to recharge a battery is not great. Seems the best bet is to spend more than the cost of the Scout on the solar system.
I don't see that as a Scout problem. In this case, that is an "off-grid" issue. Whether you are on-grid with solar (and sending excess power back to a utility) or off grid and using a L1 charger, the Scout is still doing the same thing (accepting energy at varying rates).
I'm guessing your complaint stems from the adding cost of adding storage or a power wall for your energy. Again, that is not an integration or integration problem - Scout will have no problems accepting your solar-made electrons. Hopefully we do see the cost of storage come down. I would love to add a power wall or storage of some sort but the payback period is long.
All of that said, Having solar and an EV is an excellent way to reduce your payback period on your solar array AND drive an even cleaner truck or car.
I'm guessing your complaint stems from the adding cost of adding storage or a power wall for your energy. Again, that is not an integration or integration problem - Scout will have no problems accepting your solar-made electrons. Hopefully we do see the cost of storage come down. I would love to add a power wall or storage of some sort but the payback period is long.
All of that said, Having solar and an EV is an excellent way to reduce your payback period on your solar array AND drive an even cleaner truck or car.
I agree with the massaging seats. My wife just got a 26 Nissan Murano and I thought this is unnecessary - until I used it - then I thought, why haven't we had this for the last 25 years? I get that Scout wants to create this counter culture electric truck but don't lean into it so hard that we forget many of us are going to spend 80% of our time on paved roads. I have trips to take, some of them are 5 hour drives to see the grandbabies and some of them are on dirt and rough roads scouting (pun intended) for new hunting areas. So some level of cruise control + would be great too. Let's face it, if I wanted pure nostalgia, I could take the same amount of cash and just go buy an old restored Scout. I don't want that, I want what you originally sold me on, new, modern, fresh, cutting edge, with a NOD to the history of your past. Patiently waiting for the Terra EV. (with massaging seats if available)
I have never sat in a car with them. Are they rollers that go up and down? Like the old vibrating beds that you would put quarters? (I know that comment is going to get raised eyebrows!
. It was a motel in the 90s in Palm Springs with my husband and we both were cracking up when we saw it.)
Like your thinking on this and other than I’m planning Traveler this is my same mindset. Not critical for me on massage but I’ve experienced it and it is a nice amenity to have. Hope it will be an upgrade option.
It’s a series of rollers. Some do a set area and some (I was in a realtors Mercedes that I did work business with) and you could adjust a few settings. It was nice. Loved it as passenger-as driver it might put me to sleepI have never sat in a car with them. Are they rollers that go up and down? Like the old vibrating beds that you would put quarters? (I know that comment is going to get raised eyebrows!
This ties into your other post - are you seriously doing 130kWh of driving every day? If you are then yes, you will need to dramatically overbuild your solar and storage setup to support that. If you only do that once or twice a week then the car can charge on the days you are home.
But you highlight a broader problem with solar and it is the exact reason that solar can never be a meaningful source of grid power. It just doesn't scale. Ask the Germans - likely the most technologically advanced country in the world and every winter their grid is 40% coal. The best choice is nuclear but somehow the enviro crazies labelled a technology that is both carbon-free and safer than wind and solar as "not green." The stupid, it burns.....
I don't understand this statement. Why would you be limited to Level 1 charging from a solar system? If you are providing solar power to a house, wouldn't you need dual phase 240V for household use? You just need an inverter that can output dual phase 240V power, right?
I don’t understand this. We have three Level 2 EVSEs on our solar-powered home. One is an 80A, 19.2 kW charger.
We prioritize charging the Mustang first; it uses solar to charge. Then we use any excess solar to charge the truck.
It’s been very cloudy with monsoons the past several weeks. During this time, we charged the 205 kWh battery, starting at 10%, and driving the truck several times a week, including hauling a load and towing. Excess solar has provided enough energy to L2 charge the truck more than we use it for local driving.
We almost never draw from the grid except when using our tankless water heater, the hot tub, and our 19.2 kW charger at the same time.
We don’t use the grid or backup battery to charge the vehicles except in very rare instances.
I have used the truck to power a battery charger to keep the house battery charged when the grid was out during a winter storm. That was at a “L2” rate of 240 V, 30 A = 7.2 kW.
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