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  1. theonetruestripes

    SCOUT TRAVELER FAQ

    I was going to complain and then realized that despite checking the box for Harvester I don’t fall under this because I do plan to plug it in. I plan on plugging it in where my current EV is plugged in, and likely plugging it in on trips involving only a handful of charge stops, but for trips...
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    Want a Scout. Don't want the Drama!

    Tesla seems allergic to using parts suppliers, which has it’s own advantages and disadvantages. Rivian buys a lot of parts, fewer on the Gen2 vehicles which is part of what makes the G2 R1 vehicles cost a lot less to build (not reflected in the MSRP because the G1 vehicles lost massive amounts...
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    Want a Scout. Don't want the Drama!

    You are probably right it is the same latch, or close enough that anyone competent to grease up one can do the other. On the other hand what if it wasn’t? What if for whatever reason the EV one had an extra sensor to tell if it was open or has tighter specs to seal it or whatever so it uses a...
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    Want a Scout. Don't want the Drama!

    It is understandable that they would only have the EV certified tech do it, and it is understandable they only payed for one tech to take a month off from profitable work and go take the classes and the exam, but you are being incredibly generous to grant them “we scheduled this date and time...
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    Want a Scout. Don't want the Drama!

    Tesla and Rivian have built showrooms and service centers. You can go to them and test drive, and do trade-ins. You can also do most or all of the purchase process online. I traded my Tesla in for a Rivian, negated the price for the Rivian in advance, and the trade in price on the Tesla...
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    SCOUT TRAVELER FAQ

    In her case she “snuck up” on several pedestrians who were having a conversation and as they were unaware of the car they were not obviously moving anywhere. They had drifted to a stop in the middle of the parking area blocking anyone from driving past. While waiting was an option there were...
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    Using an EV for backup power in case of power outage

    FYI you can get an Apex 300 for about $800 from Bluetti’s eBay store. It like the EcoFlow can provide 240V and be charged via 120V while being charged. I ordered one recently, and because of the very storms that prompted me to pull the trigger it hasn’t arrived yet. So I can only say in...
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    Scout Color Poll #1

    In general car/truck buyers buy those colors. Sometimes because whatever color they do like isn’t available (I have silver because no blue is in my trim level on my current SUV, and Silver was the “least boring” of the choices). If for the moment you ignore “people buy b/s/w because they can’t...
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    Apple CarPlay ULTRA for Scout: A Game Changer for Infotainment?

    In theory CP Ultra lets the car maker have substantial influence over how things appear, including fonts and the like. I haven’t looked over the details at the API level, I only watched a few developer presentations at WWDC. So I don’t know how much of that is “write code and you can control...
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    actual ranges before orders?

    That is a bit of a sore spot, and why my Rivian is Aside from that one small thing where I can legit say I might have died due to a software defect... The Rivan’s Navigation estimates have been within 1% to 2% even for fairly long trips. The EPA estimate is not all that accurate given...
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    Apple CarPlay ULTRA for Scout: A Game Changer for Infotainment?

    Well that does change the value proposition of CarPlay Ultra, but maybe not by enough to make it worth all the extra work. I winder what a minimal CPU implementation would be. Like maybe keep doing your own display for the speed and everything, and use CarPlay Ultra just for the same sorts of...
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    Apple CarPlay ULTRA for Scout: A Game Changer for Infotainment?

    Hmmm, I’m not so sure. CarPlay is about getting phone stuff on your vehicle screen, and I’m 100% down with wanting that. Like my Rivian is in the shop, and my wife’s VW Golf has CarPlay, and I really enjoy that one part of driving the Golf. I mean I’m not enjoying pressing the gas and...
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    Apple CarPlay ULTRA for Scout: A Game Changer for Infotainment?

    Indeed, that is a big use case for CarPlay, but EVs generally integrate charging and navigation. So having your phone plan a route means the phone might not know the battery state int eh EV so it can’t put charging stops in at the right locations for you. In addition if the phone does guess or...
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    Walkabout Mode (Safety Feature)

    They don’t have a scheduling feature, and are not likely to get one because you have to get the phone to a clear view of the sky and wave it around (or point it as the phone demands). They are just on the border of the amount of TX power they need to get the signal to a satellite so having it...
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    Why the door handles/locks should not be purely electric...

    So I have heard. I’m not sure what we really lose out on by having “only technical” door latches, so I’m willing to just believe it is “not enough to worry about” so I’ll just focus on it being one less thing to worry about if the 12V goes out. I guess that means the place you add 12V power to...
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