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  1. SpaceEVDriver

    R2 Launch Watch

    I turned off the mirror auto tilt in reverse feature on the Silverado and never enabled it on the Lightning. I rarely have a use for it and when I do want my side mirrors tilted, it's not at the angle guessed at by the manufacturers. The split view of the side cameras on the Silverado has...
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    What will be your signature scent after new car smell wears off?

    I won't buy a used car that has an odor device in it, whether that's a hanging pine tree or something stronger. If the car smells like anything, it'll give me a headache. And if I buy a new car, I typically leave the windows open for a week or two to get rid of the smell of a new car too.
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    What will be your signature scent after new car smell wears off?

    Mud, sweat, tools, and etc. Those masking chemicals are just gross.
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    Spare tire discussion

    The spare in the bed takes up way too much space. Putting it under the bed, when there’s room, is a much better use of space. It also lowers the center of gravity relative to having it loaded in the bed. It also is more prone to ejection in an accident. A cubby under the floor means pulling...
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    First meal in your Scout

    We don’t eat meals in our vehicles. But our tradition is to pack a picnic dinner and take a new vehicle out to watch a sunset. If we go to the factory for a tour while picking up the Terra, we would either take the truck out to watch a sunset just after picking it up or once we got home we’d...
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    Battery used

    There’s no auto brand that sells in the US that will have full solid state batteries any time in the next five years, at best. Similarly, no brand will have sodium batteries. China is a decade or more ahead of the US, and it's getting further ahead as US research funding disappears and tarrifs...
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    New Scout Traveler Concept Added - Mountainside Theme

    I would prefer it just be stitched/embroidered rather than be a solid piece of anything.
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    New Scout Traveler Concept Added - Mountainside Theme

    No. I mean during DCFC.
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    New Scout Traveler Concept Added - Mountainside Theme

    The swing-out gate will be too long to open when the vehicle is backed up to the charging station. With most posts in a pull-in or back-in configuration (as opposed to pull-through or pull-aside), it's difficult to open even a tailgate on a pickup, much less a swing gate.
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    New Scout Traveler Concept Added - Mountainside Theme

    With the unfortunate placement of the charge port in the rear, it would mean not being able to get into the back cargo area of the vehicle when it’s charging. That’s a huge negative to us.
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    New Scout Traveler Concept Added - Mountainside Theme

    The blog says “deep charcoal brown,” but I’m seeing very dark grey or black. I wonder how much the brown comes out in different light. It would be good to see these in different times of day. It’s too dark for me, personally—black vehicles just love to absorb too much of the Arizona sun.
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Very much this. It would be like someone complaining that a Toyota Corolla can’t tow a 7500 pound trailer. Yeah. You don’t buy a Corolla to tow a trailer. You buy a vehicle that can safely manage the load you need it to manage.
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    New Scout Traveler Concept Added - Mountainside Theme

    Yeah, to me the wheels are both too wide and too tall. I’d go with an 18” x 8.5” wheel and 31” to 32” tires; I don’t like full-well tires. I’d also prefer less going on in the interior.
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    New Scout Traveler Concept Added - Mountainside Theme

    I do like it without the rear tire carrier, but despite my protestations about “standard with a spare” conversation, I would have to have a full-sized spare, so if it can’t be mounted underneath, I would have to compromise with the rear tire carrier.
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    New Scout Traveler Concept Added - Mountainside Theme

    I really like this without the roof rack. A terracotta or Tahitian red or a turquoise would be gorgeous, IMO. I would prefer smaller wheels: 18” or 20” maximum with a 32” or 31” tire. And a skinnier tire. And I agree the press-board wood pattern isn’t my favorite—it’s too busy for me. But then...
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