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  • From all of us at Scout Motors, welcome to the Scout Community! We created this community to provide Scout vehicle owners, enthusiasts, and curiosity seekers with a place to engage in discussion, suggestions, stories, and connections. Supportive communities are sometimes hard to find, but we're determined to turn this into one.

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    Top Five Accessories For The New Scout

    VW offers an electrochromic roof in the IDBuzz for $1,500. Chevy will be offering it in the Corvette. Scout has already said it will not be an option with their glass roof.
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    Switching Harvester to All EV Model?

    It is a hybrid--a series hybrid instead of a parallel hybrid. https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a46275944/series-hybrid-vs-parallel-hybrid-explained/
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    It makes sense to me that a majority investor in a company will have a say in how their money is spent (unless it's specified in their agreement). How tight the leash is varies. Toyota owns 20% of Fuji Heavy Industries, the parent company of Subaru. Guess what? Toyota has a say in how Subaru...
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    Volkswagen Group is the parent company based in Germany. Since VW is an investor in Scout Motors, it is relevant to VW shareholders who have a right to know how VW is spending its money. Scout Motors is an independent company, not part of Volkswagen Group of America (responsible for VW, Audi...
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    Harvester towing

    The last-generation Nissan Armada was also based on the Patrol platform (but no off-road version). The first-gen was based on the Titan pickup. The new turbo Armada makes 25 fewer horsepower than the Infiniti version and runs fine on regular gas.
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    ZF's New EV Range Extender Also Powers The Wheels, But Not Like You Think https://insideevs.com/news/758296/zf-range-extender-drive-unit/
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    BMW will be using zonal architecture in their "Neue Klasse" cars. https://www.bmwgroup.com/en/news/general/2025/superbrains.html#:~:text=In%20the%20BMW%20Group's%20Neue,less%20cable%20than%20its%20predecessor.
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    It depends on whether Rivian can sell the R2 at a profit. We shall see. It took Tesla 17 years to make a profit. Lucid is not a success. They lost $300,000 on every car they sold last year (their new Gravity seems to be a great product and will help). Rivian would benefit by licensing its...
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    Switching Harvester to All EV Model?

    I have no way of knowing the cost of the Harvester versus pure battery. My reasoning is if 70% of pre-orders are for the Harvester, charging more is an easy way to increase profitability. I also believe the Harvester will have a better resale value than a pure electric, which would likely affect...
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    Switching Harvester to All EV Model?

    No to both, and I fully expect the Harvester to cost extra.
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    Switching Harvester to All EV Model?

    Here's an article for those who don't want to watch the video: https://insideevs.com/news/757648/walmart-ev-charging-network-revealed/
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    That's all Chinese. This is what we'll likely get in the USA. https://www.motortrend.com/news/nissan-frontier-pickup-getting-plug-in-hybrid-powertrain
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    In Ohio, sales tax is paid in the county where you register the car. It doesn't matter where the car is purchased. The sneaky smart people register cars in Montana through LLC's. No sales tax or emissions testing.
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    This dealer in Tennessee keeps posting in Scout Facebook ads. He seems to think he'll be selling them! 😅
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    Hoping for a simple option - will pay extra!

    Backup cameras have been required by law in the USA since 2018.