Recent content by Garbone

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  1. Garbone

    Brake pedal behavior: Preference?

    If you don't know 1 pedal is the correct answer you just don't know. Me BEV is in the body shop. Having to row gears and brake on the truck this week. Lame, sure I have some nice pipes but uggg with the pedal and shifter work.
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    Living with EV

    We have a 21' Job 1 MachE Bought in February or 21 that replaced our 06 Mustang and a 22 MachE that replaced our Explorer. Daily use is better than any ICE we have owned as I installed my own Level 2 charger and only pay 13 pennies a KW. The best part is just park an plug in and in the...
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    1,000+ reservations take rate stats: Harvester vs. Full-EV and Traveler vs. Terra

    Agree, I see little need for it. In a decade or so there will be a bunch of cheap low range used EVs for sale with a auxiliary generator that cost more to fix than it is worth. Just my opinion, I can see a very low percentage were a Harvester would be useful. Have to say range for towing...
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    Audible pedestrian warning noise

    Clacking of metal treads on pavement or something close to a IH combine.
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    What is one feature you hope Scout will include that has not yet been shown?

    Keypad under the charge cover or on the door and no key start password, I can lock my fob inside the car (esd bag) when I go camping or to the beach. Great feature on MachE.
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    What is one feature you hope Scout will include that has not yet been shown?

    This, I got rear ended 2 weeks ago, hit and run and did not get the Jeeps plate. Would love having active cameras on my MachE, they are there but do mostly nothing. Nice If I could plug in a USB and record. Oh, and my new hatch and bumper, $8k minimum. Wish I had that plate so I could...
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    Swore I’d never buy an EV, then Scout happened

    I love the idea of the range extender model. I may mean that folks will pay a premium to get it and maybe thus subsidize the BEV only version. As I want the BEV I love the concept of a gas option as it will drive up sales and success of the brand would be good. My guess 240mile LFP BEV...
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    Would you be more inclined to purchase if...

    Well, oddly enough I am a bit of a gearhead. Pulled the 287 out of Granddads 62' Chevy truck and put a 350 on with a 4 barrel Everbroke and some nice pipes. Even rebuilt the front end to have Willwood disks and power brakes. That said, never going to buy another new gasser, I like having...
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    Converting from J1772 to NACS

    I have bunches of converters, level 2 and 3. Currently have a Emporia J1772 level 2 on my wall. I believe you can just get a replacement vehicle cable. My Emporia (and the Grizzl-E it replaced) are designed to be cracked open to enable hard wiring for 48amps. The car cables just screw...
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    Are factory deliveries for reservation holders being considered?

    I would be down for this, Factory tours and photos of individual builds would be nice also. Could geek out on that.
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    Please, No Free Fast Charging Credits

    Last fall I was driving from Tennessee to Florida thru Columbia SC. I will be damned if the Columbia Electrify America had only one working charger stall and 5 cars (3 being local plates) waiting to use them. My guess is those 3 had free credits and would sit there until they hit 100%...
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    Decoding Reservation Numbers

    Personally I am keeping my disappointed face to myself until we get build and price..... Then all bets are off
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    TFL Reveal walk around videos.

    Pretty good walk arounds with frunk action and bench seat. This one pushed me to reserve this morning. Assume I can get a bench in the Traveler.
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    Decoding Reservation Numbers

    4715542336, Reserved Electric only Traveler at 6:40am this morning but used my forum account email address. Surely everyone saw the email yesterday that forum members will be bumped ahead in line. I wonder how much build order will be influenced by commodities.. Ordered a Bronco a few...
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    Poll- What have you Reserved... Let's get a small idea of the take rates.

    So I reserved the Traveler. Looking forward to build and price.