Harvester towing

[mbeadnell]

I would strongly suggest the harvester model towing more than 5k. This is going to be a deal breaker for most people and cause a lot of cancelled reservations. My opinion but I would not have announced something like this without all the details
In place to make a firm stance. This has created a lot of confusion and speculation and as a result many cancelled reservations. I would like to see the Terra at least able
To tow 7500 at minimum and the traveler at 5000k minimum. It makes no sense for both the tow the same with one able
To tow nearly 3k more on the pure ev models. This is just my suggestion. Keeping the price within the mentioned amount during announcement I hope is possible to have the towing range increased ( 7500 for Terra 5000 for traveler) that’s my suggestion and opinion.

 

[J Alynn]

Finally, here’s a breakdown of the tow/haul/trailering packages.

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Good Lord that’s a lot of info

 

[cyure]

Good Lord that’s a lot of info

A lot of math!

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

Good Lord that’s a lot of info

That’s why so few people understand the parameter space on towing. It’s never as simple as, “it has a 10,000 pound towing capacity.”

 

[mbeadnell]

Good information. I am confident they will fine tune towing capacity. Even 7500 is a good number. Trailers and such that size accommodate more family living in my opinion. @Jamie@ScoutMotors

 

[Crazychicken563]

Just adding another data point for the wonderful scout employees who check these threads for feedback.

The only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger on a reservation is the unconfirmed towing capacity of the harvester models.

I need to be able to tow a 3600 lbs car quite often. Uhaul trailer is 2210 lbs. Sum it up and you get just under 6000 lbs. 7000 lbs towing would be the perfect sweet spot, I really hope the Terra can hit that mark!

 

[J Alynn]

Just adding another data point for the wonderful scout employees who check these threads for feedback.

The only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger on a reservation is the unconfirmed towing capacity of the harvester models.

I need to be able to tow a 3600 lbs car quite often. Uhaul trailer is 2210 lbs. Sum it up and you get just under 6000 lbs. 7000 lbs towing would be the perfect sweet spot, I really hope the Terra can hit that mark!

Thanks for offering your first post. If towing is critical for your use I fully understand the hesitation. Time will tell.

 

[cyure]

Just adding another data point for the wonderful scout employees who check these threads for feedback.

The only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger on a reservation is the unconfirmed towing capacity of the harvester models.

I need to be able to tow a 3600 lbs car quite often. Uhaul trailer is 2210 lbs. Sum it up and you get just under 6000 lbs. 7000 lbs towing would be the perfect sweet spot, I really hope the Terra can hit that mark!

Welcome to the community!

 

[Crazychicken563]

Thanks for having me! I'm really excited about Scout and will be following development closely.

Outside of towing (which is just unconfirmed), everything I do know about this company and these cars sounds absolutely perfect.

 

[cyure]

Thanks for having me! I'm really excited about Scout and will be following development closely.

Outside of towing (which is just unconfirmed), everything I do know about this company and these cars sounds absolutely perfect.

A couple great follows are @Jamie@ScoutMotors and @CP1@scoutmotors. They keep us updated as to what’s going on.

 

[mbeadnell]

I hope @Jamie@ScoutMotors can provide clarification when he has information in hand. I wish the CEO had not released until final specs were published. I can only assume (personal opinion here don’t go chopping me down here) but as a truck person towing is a big component of not one of the biggest. If you limit that you are going to lose a lot of people. Everything else about the truck is wonderful it would just be a shame for that to be the reason.


FYI- something to keep in mind. A vast majority of the Harvester reservations I am sure were made BEFORE he mentioned the 5k towing. I am sure some have dropped off and others will if that number does not change. The other small percentage may not care but a vast majority do.

 

[cyure]

I hope @Jamie@ScoutMotors can provide clarification when he has information in hand. I wish the CEO had not released until final specs were published. I can only assume (personal opinion here don’t go chopping me down here) but as a truck person towing is a big component of not one of the biggest. If you limit that you are going to lose a lot of people. Everything else about the truck is wonderful it would just be a shame for that to be the reason.

Same, that one comment caused a lot of turmoil and I don’t even tow!

 

[Crazychicken563]

It really seems like us tow-wanters are classified as a niche group, but surely we are not that small.

I own an EV already, so I have absolutely no reason to migrate platforms unless I can gain access to long distance drives and pull my track car along the way.

EREVs are the perfect compromise of components that enables absolutely everything I would want from both an in-city daily driver AND a long distance hauler. The only two options coming out in the market for that use case are the Scout Terra and the Ramcharger 1500. And lord knows the last thing I want to do is give money to Stellantis. I've tried out their interior and their U-Connect infotainment was awful to use. Plus the Ramcharger is absolutely overkill with their claimed towing capacity. I'm far more interested in overlanding than having a monster work truck.

Regarding reservations, I'm still waiting for official performance numbers. Until those happen I won't be pulling anything. I'm sure many of the other harvester reservations are in the same camp. They keep marketing the harvester as something that "alleviates range anxiety", but having owned an EV for years now with only 200 miles of range, I can absolutely state that range anxiety is NOT the driving factor for the desire to have the harvester onboard.

 

[mbeadnell]

It really seems like us tow-wanters are classified as a niche group, but surely we are not that small.

I own an EV already, so I have absolutely no reason to migrate platforms unless I can gain access to long distance drives and pull my track car along the way.

EREVs are the perfect compromise of components that enables absolutely everything I would want from both an in-city daily driver AND a long distance hauler. The only two options coming out in the market for that use case are the Scout Terra and the Ramcharger 1500. And lord knows the last thing I want to do is give money to Stellantis. I've tried out their interior and their U-Connect infotainment was awful to use. Plus the Ramcharger is absolutely overkill with their claimed towing capacity. I'm far more interested in overlanding than having a monster work truck.

Regarding reservations, I'm still waiting for official performance numbers. Until those happen I won't be pulling anything. I'm sure many of the other harvester reservations are in the same camp. They keep marketing the harvester as something that "alleviates range anxiety", but having owned an EV for years now with only 200 miles of range, I can absolutely state that range anxiety is NOT the driving factor for the desire to have the harvester onboard.

I agree with this…..however 7500 towing range is a sweet spot. I greatly believe this with alleviate the issue for many. That would make a drastic improvement for many.

 

[Crazychicken563]

I agree with this…..however 7500 towing range is a sweet spot. I greatly believe this with alleviate the issue for many. That would make a drastic improvement for many.

Yeah anything >= 7k would be absolutely perfect!

I did comment earlier in this very thread that "The only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger on a reservation is the unconfirmed towing capacity of the harvester models."

I thought about it a while and decided to speak with my wallet and put a reservation down anyway. I have faith that the company is in tune with the needs of the community, and so my reservation only gets pulled depending on what the final specs will be.

 

[cyure]

Yeah anything >= 7k would be absolutely perfect!

I did comment earlier in this very thread that "The only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger on a reservation is the unconfirmed towing capacity of the harvester models."

I thought about it a while and decided to speak with my wallet and put a reservation down anyway. I have faith that the company is in tune with the needs of the community, and so my reservation only gets pulled depending on what the final specs will be.

Glad you joined us with your reservation. And yeah faith and patience. That’s all we can do right now.

 

[J Alynn]

I hope @Jamie@ScoutMotors can provide clarification when he has information in hand. I wish the CEO had not released until final specs were published. I can only assume (personal opinion here don’t go chopping me down here) but as a truck person towing is a big component of not one of the biggest. If you limit that you are going to lose a lot of people. Everything else about the truck is wonderful it would just be a shame for that to be the reason.


FYI- something to keep in mind. A vast majority of the Harvester reservations I am sure were made BEFORE he mentioned the 5k towing. I am sure some have dropped off and others will if that number does not change. The other small percentage may not care but a vast majority do.

I can see buyers considering the BEV Terra if enough positive response comes about and people can reduce concerns over range anxiety. I know some just can’t with location but I think many may come around if willing to learn and trust real user experience. But you absolutely make a fair point about towing capacity.