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    actual ranges before orders?

    Regen definitely still works on the brake pedal when Regen is set to 0. My dash shows me energy going into the battery when slowing down on 0 with the brakes.
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    actual ranges before orders?

    As a fellow E-GMP vehicle owner who does lots of road trips, to get the best range and efficiency on a road trip I'd suggest using the adaptive-cruise (HDA) and putting the vehicle in eco-mode. If you don't want to use cruise control then set the regen level to 0 and eco mode.
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    Maybe in the US but that's much less of a risk here in Canada. We have a surplus of methane gas and most of our electricity is already non-emitting so if the gas plants get even more expensive utilities will ramp up their grid battery installations (which they're already doing). Either way I no...
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    It's funny you mention that because the "Pathways Alliance" here in Canada which is openly a cartel of tar sand oil companies ran a series of tv and radio ads there asked a series of questions like "what if your car didn't work, and you couldn't use your gas furnace, etc etc" posing a series of...
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    We lived in Eastern Europe when I was a teen and I remember someone telling us that immobilizers and alarms and stuff don't really matter because if the mafia want's your Volvo 850 (which it turns out they did!) they'll just drive up next to it one day with a flatbed & crane and just take it...
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    Agreed. And if you actually look at the fracking industry it really looks like a giant ponzi scheme where they constantly need to open new wells to pay for the old wells. It's a house of cards that will one day come falling down once the market gets spooked enough.
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    No, the gas companies already know what the future looks like. That's why they've been putting out so much FUD and misinformation for the past two decades or so about EVs. The call is already coming from inside the house my man. They're already working against consumer interests and have hired...
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    As would I. If the BEV version is scrapped like Stellantis did with the Ram then I wouldn't buy anything from the company and probably get a used EV9 or something.
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    I've been big into the finance and economics space lately and there are a lot of people talking about the automotive sector and comparing it to the old sub-prime mortgage sector. Some really smart and experienced people seem to think the next crash will come from either auto or private equity...
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    What’s your hobby

    One of my hobbies is astrophotography. Here are a couple of images I've taken, the first one is the Iris Nebula (NGC 7023) and the second is the Whirlpool Galaxy (M 51)
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    Speculation - will Scout use the new EV battery announced by VW?

    lol that's also true although with new oil blends like 5w50 block heaters have become less prevalent, at least here they have. Also the newer hybrids and plug-in hybrids don't use wimpy starter motors anymore, they use what is essentially a traction motor to turn the gas engine over so they...
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    Speculation - will Scout use the new EV battery announced by VW?

    Canadian here. I've been driving EVs in Canadian winters since 2017. They work fine in the cold. The main concern is how the cabin is heated, not the battery chemistry. If the EV doesn't have a heat pump it will suffer. If it does it's usually fine. My car lives outside all winter. It goes down...
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    Speculation - will Scout use the new EV battery announced by VW?

    My assumption is that Scout will likely wait until the PowerCo plant is producing cells in Canada before they'll be able to start production of vehicles. That probably means the two factories will likely ramp up production together so delays at PowerCo will mean delays at Scout. 90% of trade...
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    Switching Harvester to All EV Model?

    I haven't bought gas since 2017 and don't miss it. To answer your question, no I have no idea what current gas prices are lol I know that "filling up" my EV at home overnight costs under two bucks and that on road trips it's closer to $15 to fill up but I rarely have to wait for a charger to...
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    I'm not an expert in this but I have helped test new charging stations coming online and have spoken with the electricians and engineers at those sites about how it all works. Essentially no, that would not really help with reliability and would likely just make everything more expensive and...
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