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  1. Cranky Canuck

    The One-Ton Problem with Scout’s Harvester Range Extender

    Yeah I was about as shocked as you are when I did the math. I even checked it a few times to be sure. It turns out fridges and freezers don't consume all the much energy, a couple hundred Watts when running and then nothing for most of the day, and the LED lights we setup didn't even register as...
  2. Cranky Canuck

    The One-Ton Problem with Scout’s Harvester Range Extender

    Having lived with EVs for almost a decade and as someone who frequently goes camping with a long range EV (I'm a Scout leader and use an Ioniq 5 AWD) I can say with a fair degree of certainty that a Harvester is completely unnecessary. I use my EV's bidirectional charging regularly to run my...
  3. Cranky Canuck

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    If Hyundai can put selectable regen levels in a Kona then Scout should have no trouble putting it in a vehicle that costs twice as much. I doubt cost would be the driving factor, it's more design/use philosophy than anything else. I hope Scout adopts a more conventional design philossphy than a...
  4. Cranky Canuck

    The One-Ton Problem with Scout’s Harvester Range Extender

    But it chargers really fast and with a 350 mi range, even if you cut that in half due to towing you still get 175 mi which in real units is almost 300 km, that's three hours of driving which is fine - especially given the super fast charging speed of these vehicles. If you aren't going to be...
  5. Cranky Canuck

    The One-Ton Problem with Scout’s Harvester Range Extender

    Okay well it sounds like the Traveler BEV would fit your needs well then.
  6. Cranky Canuck

    The One-Ton Problem with Scout’s Harvester Range Extender

    Would this not do the trick? https://www.chevrolet.ca/en/electric/silverado-ev
  7. Cranky Canuck

    The One-Ton Problem with Scout’s Harvester Range Extender

    Hi, welcome to the community. Two points here that I'd like to make. First, the final vehicle specs have not yet been nailed down so it may be a little premature to freak out about them just yet. Second, if towing enormous trailers is your primary concern then perhaps the Silverado EV/Sierra...
  8. Cranky Canuck

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    Yes exactly. My car allows you to mimic how both of those feel. You can set it to "regen level 0" which feels like a manual transmission (with the clutch in) when you lift off the accelerator so you just coast until you hit the brake (in this scenario the brake would then activate regen to...
  9. Cranky Canuck

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    I would say that even in the instances where an OEM allows you to "disable" regen - ie "regen level 0" in my car - regen is still used to slow the car when the brake pedal is pressed. What the different regen settings change is effectively how much "engine drag" you feel when lifting off the...
  10. Cranky Canuck

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    Yes, absolutely! That's the exact point I and others have been trying to make here. Some car makers have given drivers a selection of different modes all the way from coasting like a gas car (ie very little regen) to one pedal driving like a golf cart (ie the Tesla way) and everything in...
  11. Cranky Canuck

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    Yes!! Exactly!
  12. Cranky Canuck

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Fear of the unknown is natural and human. It's how you address the fear that matters. Learning about new things, being curious, and keeping an open mind are what sets some people apart from being unthinking reactionaries stumbling around in the dark.
  13. Cranky Canuck

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Or just buy better inverters from trusted companies? So being dependent on the whims of an oil monopoly is somehow better than generating your own energy? I don't get it. What a rage-bait silly article.
  14. Cranky Canuck

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Just because Scout supports a feature like this doesn't mean you need to use it. I'd love for the Scouts to have this. Again, having choices is good!
  15. Cranky Canuck

    Expert Car Designer Analysis of Scout Traveler and Terra

    lol this guy is hilarious. He keeps saying he's not a fan of EV because of the "practicality" and "inconvenience" of it, like he doesn't live in a house with electricity or something :ROFLMAO: My dude, you can literally refuel your electric Scout from an outlet in your barn. I'm betting you...
  16. Cranky Canuck

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    If you hold the right-hand regen paddle for a few seconds it'll go into "auto regen" mode which is the best. It dynamically adjusts the regen strength based on what's happening in front of you.
  17. Cranky Canuck

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Yep, the widely reported narrative of "EV sales" being "in decline" is false. It's a narrative being pushed by both the oil industry through 'astro-turf' industry groups as well as lagging automakers led by Toyota and Stellantis. It's an objectively false narrative that the data has never...
  18. Cranky Canuck

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Sure, still no new information there. It's a year behind schedule and they haven't released even basic details about it yet even though it's supposedly coming out in a few months.
  19. Cranky Canuck

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Can't say I'm surprised. The Stellantis brands are so far behind in EVs already and they seem to really be struggling with making the transition. Whatever happened to the Jeep Recon? It's been almost radio silence for years now on that one!
  20. Cranky Canuck

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    I mostly just want to be able to turn off one-pedal driving. It would also be nice to adjust how strong the regen feels because yes, sometimes it nice to not have regen and to just coast.
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