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[Chavannigans]

Actually - I would be VERY surprised to see something like that on a Rivian TBH.

Also, don't forget that there a bunch of Rivian owners here with Scout reservations who would actually love to see BOTH companies succeed.

Even though I own an R1T, I see myself personally as having more Scout DNA and aligning well with the Terra. Not knocking my R1T either - it has been the best truck I have ever owned, and I have owned a lot of them!

That’s the part I don’t get.

Not only are the financially married companies, RJ Scaringe has always been very firm on his message of MANY Electric Vehicle manufacturers being required for them to be a viable option in the future.

People need choices that align with their values and lifestyles.

Cheering for the collapse of one of them can cause a domino effect that wipes even more of them out by stock sell offs and legislation targeting the industry.

People need to grow up and stop treating every facet of their life like a football game.

 

[J Alynn]

This seems to be a consistent message.

Once you go EV, you don't go back: Study finds 96% of owners plan to stay electric

Nearly all EV owners would stick with electric for their next vehicle, a new study found. With improvements in battery...

electrek.co

And I don’t see it changing. I also think that is why SM should launch BEV because once you go EV you don’t go back and if you get those open minded buyers and folks who can manage BEV with regional charging you likely have those buyers for life.

 

[J Alynn]

All he did was Gave More Cash

It’s one thing to love a brand and be enthusiastic but another to cheer perceived failure. That said many of us are Scout enthusiasts and we are pretty hard on some of the other brands (Slate comes to mind) but I guess we aren’t wishing failure, just dinging the design and potential upsell approach since it is bare bones starter EV.
And to another similar point. Slate has noted they are pushing 200K reservations and scout has to be pushing 175K so not sure why the social media naysayers keep saying EVs are undesirable?

 

[J Alynn]

Yeah, but the type of people that will use those stickers only care about the brand

Very true.

 

[J Alynn]

That’s the part I don’t get.

Not only are the financially married companies, RJ Scaringe has always been very firm on his message of MANY Electric Vehicle manufacturers being required for them to be a viable option in the future.

People need choices that align with their values and lifestyles.

Cheering for the collapse of one of them can cause a domino effect that wipes even more of them out by stock sell offs and legislation targeting the industry.

People need to grow up and stop treating every facet of their life like a football game.

It seems to be the American way these days

 

[THil08]

The Rivian sub Reddit seems to be celebrating this story for some reason.

Any concerns about authenticity of sources are downvoted.

Yeah I saw that. They are celebrating because they view scout as the Rivian killer. Meanwhile they are both targeting a completely different market. One luxury, the other the average man/woman.

They need to touch grass instead of hoping for Scouts down fall. Meanwhile the factory is still moving along, line workers are being hired. All things that were mapped out in the holiday video from two years ago. Seems to be on track to me!

 

[THil08]

All he did was Gave More Cash

There’s another saying for it that I won’t put up because someone will get offended I’m sure…

 

[GrumpyG]

Thanks Jamie!

Okay everyone stand down. We have the official word from SM. Nothing has changed. Back to our regularly scheduled programming.

Who wants a whole hour dedicated to how great PBY is and why? Huh huh? Any takers???

I just want to say I appreciate your diligence on the matter of PBY. Maybe I should employ similar tactics for tow mirrors.

 

[cyure]

I just want to say I appreciate your diligence on the matter of PBY. Maybe I should employ similar tactics for tow mirrors.

Thanks. My theory, you are never going to get what you don’t ask for.

 

[Chavannigans]

Honestly they are so different and there’s room for both. Especially the SUVs. They are not even close to being the same thing as far as I’m concerned.

I never said they were smart.

 

[THil08]

I never said they were smart.

Most factual statement ever.

 

[LastDayScout]

There’s another saying for it that I won’t put up because someone will get offended I’m sure…

Gentle Man’s Chevy?

 

[THil08]

Gentle Man’s Chevy?

Nope, but yeah pretty much. It happens to be the G in LGBTQLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. My Driver instructor thought me this one.

That’s why I’m not gonna post it. Because I don’t need people getting offended.

 

[BartMan Terra Total EV]

Actually - I would be VERY surprised to see something like that on a Rivian TBH.

Also, don't forget that there a bunch of Rivian owners here with Scout reservations who would actually love to see BOTH companies succeed.

Even though I own an R1T, I see myself personally as having more Scout DNA and aligning well with the Terra. Not knocking my R1T either - it has been the best truck I have ever owned, and I have owned a lot of them!

RJ has always preached he is for more choices in EV brands. He is certainly not wanting Scout to fail.

 

[6-ScoutFamily]

My Dad’s last Scout II was an “XLC”. When asked what that meant he said, “Xtra Large Cost.”

 

[robothero]

I just done see the crossover between the two. They are completely different as far as I’m concerned.

There is a very widespread misconception that the R2 and Traveler are direct competitors.

 

[robothero]

People need to grow up and stop treating every facet of their life like a football game.

I blame social media for this. Everything gets an instant reaction, rebuttal, reaction video, breakdown, deep dive, whatever. There's always a winner and a loser whether its politics, sports, technology, cars, stocks, TV shows. And your team Winning is the only thing that matters.

Someone I know says "There's a reason Baskin-Robbins has 31 flavors."

It's okay to like something different than someone else.

 

[cyure]

I blame social media for this. Everything gets an instant reaction, rebuttal, reaction video, breakdown, deep dive, whatever. There's always a winner and a loser whether its politics, sports, technology, cars, stocks, TV shows. And your team Winning is the only thing that matters.

Someone I know says "There's a reason Baskin-Robbins has 31 flavors."

It's okay to like something different than someone else.

YES! This, exactly this! That’s why I keep saying, I hope everyone gets what THEY want!

 

[R1TVT]

I blame social media for this.

Yep, agreed. I believe humans are intrinsically lazier and more brainwashed than ever before.

I also blame all the complete suckers for clicking into stuff like this all day long... Just Don't do it!

Hopefully, there's still a chance we can return to an age of critical thinking (or at least "critical thinking on top of A/I"). LOL

 

[cyure]

Yep, agreed. I believe humans are intrinsically lazier and more brainwashed than ever before.

I also blame all the complete suckers for clicking into stuff like this all day long... Just Don't do it!

Hopefully, there's still a chance we can return to an age of critical thinking (or at least "critical thinking on top of A/I"). LOL

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And I’m so tired of the captions that say, “I just found the viral (insert product name here)”. If you have to tell people it’s viral, it isn’t.

And don’t get me started on the influencers that do the finger taps on products. Nope, pass.