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Compared to the current other 3 row BEV offerings, IMO, the Ioniq 9 is head and shoulders better.The Ioniq 9 is especially nice. We test drove an Ioniq 9 and my wife would have taken that as her daily driver had she not had less than 2000 miles on her current vehicle. I'm sure she has the fever for a BEV now. I'm glad I made an extra Scout reservation a while back.
The EV9 is based on the same platform, but is enough smaller that its noticeable, and... feels like it was designed by people that don't understand how families use vehicles. The seats were uncomfortable, there is very little storage around the front/second row (the center console would barely fit 4 decks of cards), the temperature control settings weren't visible by the driver (the steering wheel blocks it), etc, etc, etc.
The ID Buzz has way too short of range (almost 100 miles less), and is missing cupholders in the second row.
The Cadilac vistiq actually looks half decent. But was out of our price range. And is a bit of a "reverse tardis" in terms of interior space vs exterior space. Its 6 inches longer than the Ioniq 9 in total length, but has 7 cubic ft less cargo space behind the third row (15.2ft^3 vs 21.9ft^3). The rest of the cargo capacity is actually pretty similar, but with 7 people in it, the 30% reduction in cargo capacity is a pretty big deal.
We have some of the worlds largest lithium deposits right here in the USA.
McDermitt Caldera
Now estimated at 19 million metric tons officially by the USGS, though the
McDermitt Caldera study suggests this could double to
40 million Mt as more claystone is classified.
We can figure out the rare earths stuff, but it’s not all doom and gloom.
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Did you know about the delays when you wrote this? Did you get in a little dig at the German publication when you knew there they were accurate Jamie?
I'm still confused. What delays? Scout has always said production was projected to begin in 2027. It's still projected to begin in 2027. They never promised anyone they would have their vehicle in 2027. And anyone paying attention knows that the first quarter is production ramp-up and calibration.
There's a ton of FUD about rare earths and China, much of it propagated by the O&G industry and the scammy "space mining" "industry."
China's refinement capacity far outstrips any other country, but they get their raw materials from all over the world.
Not shocked. I’ve been hearing about this for a while now. Their EV craze was gonna start to fall.
Rumors. Gotta love them rumors
It will fall some but as battery tech keeps getting more cost effective the prices will level out and the charging infrastructure will continue to improve. iCE vehicles will eventually go the way of the dinosaurs
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