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  • From all of us at Scout Motors, welcome to the Scout Community! We created this community to provide Scout vehicle owners, enthusiasts, and curiosity seekers with a place to engage in discussion, suggestions, stories, and connections. Supportive communities are sometimes hard to find, but we're determined to turn this into one.

    Additionally, Scout Motors wants to hear your feedback and speak directly to the rabid community of owners as unique as America. We'll use the Scout Community to deliver news and information on events and launch updates directly to the group. Although the start of production is anticipated in 2026, many new developments and milestones will occur in the interim. We plan to share them with you on this site and look for your feedback and suggestions.

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    So, welcome to the Scout Community! We encourage you to check back regularly as we plan to engage our members, share teasers, and participate in discussions. The world needs Scouts™. Let's get going.


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  1. robothero

    Don't let the Scout become a status symbol; why $60k misses the point of the Revival

    Just a hunch, but I'd wager that further entanglement between Scout and VW would negatively impact their position in the direct-to-consumer legal battle.
  2. robothero

    Don't let the Scout become a status symbol; why $60k misses the point of the Revival

    This is actually a great point. Many of VW’s subsidiaries, with Audi being the clearest example, are deeply integrated into the VW. They share platforms, engineering, supply chains, and operate within tightly coupled governance and capital structures. Scout is intentionally different. It was...
  3. robothero

    Don't let the Scout become a status symbol; why $60k misses the point of the Revival

    or your parents claiming your college degree because they paid for it...
  4. robothero

    Don't let the Scout become a status symbol; why $60k misses the point of the Revival

    Scout Motors, while part of the Volkswagen AG, is very specifically an independent company. It is not Volkswagen.
  5. robothero

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

    Looking at their map this looks like its the only one in our area at this point. I don't know if others are going online (most Wawas around here have added Tesla chargers within the past ~year, but Wawas also multiply like rabbits in the philly burbs so who knows whats planned for the new...
  6. robothero

    A Gift From Scout Motors

    My gift just arrived! I can't believe I now have my very own 1970 Scout 800a with only 6000 miles on it! What a treasure!
  7. robothero

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

    I love your post and I think it helps highlight how confusing charging is as someone from the outside looking in, and I'm on the curious/want to learn side of the outside, I can't imagine how overwhelmed someone else would be.
  8. robothero

    What Song Will You Play First in Your New Scout?

    Reminds me of the time a radio station played Boston's Foreplay, went to commercial, chatted with the listeners for a few, and then played Long Time
  9. robothero

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    I'm curious about the strategy here (and again, I'm completely ignorant about the charging thing). I understand that NACS is being adopted universally in the US so its interesting to me that more stations would be added at a location that already has a dozen (and I've never seen more than 3 or 4...
  10. robothero

    What Song Will You Play First in Your New Scout?

    Slow Ride by Foghat is the first one that comes to mind....
  11. robothero

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

    I'll check them out tomorrow when I stop for coffee and report back :)
  12. robothero

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

    Also reminding myself that over a 5 year period I'd expect to spend about $15k on gas assuming prices stayed the same (lol), so I'm happy to flex a bit on the upfront of cost on the Scout since I know I'll be making it back by not having to fill up anymore.
  13. robothero

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

    I'm back from my holiday break, did I miss anything good? Some notes: - the IONNA chargers are open at Wawa. I want to see if I can snap a good pic where you can see both the IONNA and Tesla charging stations. As invested as I am in this community I'm not super in the weeds on charging types...
  14. robothero

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

    Oooh, Ionna! That's it. They're putting those in at a Wawa near me. Which oddly enough also has Tesla chargers.
  15. robothero

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    I could also see them as campus maintenance vehicles at all levels of schools. Those guys have to haul around all sorts of random stuff and rarely leave the property, hell with them plugging in it might actually remove the main reason. And those vehicles definitely don't need all the bells and...
  16. robothero

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    This is how I assumed it worked so good to know I wasn't off base. If they started using Slates it would allow Amazon to basically double dip by providing (selling) the vehicles and then being able to pay the contractors less than they would a direct employee. Ugh, I hate capitalism.
  17. robothero

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

    I just think they're going to be too small, and at that point the rivian van seems to be a better alternative. But I also see a lot of trucks that carry auto parts from shop to shop or medical equipment, even job site stuff. May be cost effective for those businesses.
  18. robothero

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

    I have a nagging feeling that the Slate is being positioned by Amazon to fill three very specific niches: - Last mile deliveries from their warehouses or distributors (instead of a delivery driver using their own vehicle or a truck they either are given a slate or rent a slate, the latter allows...
  19. robothero

    EV reservation holders, would you consider the Harvester

    Honestly for me it depends on the timing of delivery on the Harvester vs how long the delay is.