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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Best I can do is a trillion dollar bailout
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    R2 Launch Watch

    Honestly I am not surprised, it is lower (half a foot basically), slightly more aerodynamic (the sloping roof line probably helps a TON), and I would image is much much lighter. I think getting above 300 miles is going to be very possible
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    R2 Launch Watch

    I mean that price is great considering there is no way that they would launch with the base model. The 45k model is still "planned". But I think the single motor model that is just under $50k is really going to be the needle mover. According to the leaked list the launch edition comes with the...
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    Scout collaborating with researchers?

    VW is going to hold the lions share of research money and grant work. I had a few research partners when I was at UTK that worked with VW on a variety of composite and thermomechanical work---- Proof
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    I think a few of GM brands are going to be here to stay. Cadillac seems to still be riding the EV train and have some pretty compelling products, and I think that so long as Chevy keeps a strong, cheap EV option I think they are good. I am slightly more concenered about GMC...even though it is a...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    To be fair I was basing my made up price on the F150's Tow Package, :ROFLMAO:
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Calling it now: Scout "Towmaster" (taking name suggestions) Package: $1500, raises towing capacity to 7000lbs from 5000lbs
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    Is the EREV going to be a flop?

    This is the real answer, except I wouldn't be surprised if it is also dependent on Suburb vs Rural. Rural Cali? Going to have a harvester or two, suburbs of Austin where every consultant has a 2018+ year home with Solar? Probably going to have more BEVs then average. Overall considering how...
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    Scout delayed??

    Honestly how different is this then from producing 6 cars in 2027. Just make sure the first production run of vehicles is good
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    LET ME PLAY WITH THE CONFIGURATOR
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Might not make sense but it does seem to print money in America lol
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    But your body will then become the crumple zone for all of the cargo in the back. So you could make the argument that this is actually a really "cargo-forward" type of setup
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    Spare Tire, Backpack, or Bald?

    Spare Tire! Driving in STL I have already had to change out a popped tire twice in 4 years, and that is 10x more often then I would like to be driving around with a space saver on fast highways. Also with the frunk I will already have a solid sized cargo space that is "Quick Access".
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Honestly I do not think those are the craziest pushes. I am more thinking that there will be LRIP at the very end of 2027 for EREV with a real production run starting in 2028, with BEV following with a LRIP at the middle of 2028 and full production running in 2029
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    BYD Shark PHEV Outsells Toyota HiLux in Australia

    oh DAM that looks a lot better then I have seen online