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    Accelleration

    So far I have not come all that close to buying a car that cost more than my first house - but in all fairness, the person I purchased it from 1 year earlier bought it for $75k - so the Scout might end up coming close (but I paid $100, sold it 3 years later for $130 - saw it on Zillow a few...
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    Try before you buy?

    Eventually, I suspect the regional repair locations might have test units - but I seriously doubt early orders will get that chance. Best case is we will have more opportunities to see production ready models before taking delivery and that plenty of reviews of production ready models will...
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    Help me decide BEV or EREV

    The last "car" I purchased was just over 10 years ago (there have been 2 trucks and 3 jeeps since then, but digressing). Then Tesla was looking like a 250 mile range, and my daily commute was 200+. Not really viable. I don't have the commute anymore, and a 350 mile range is just enough to...
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    Define your lifestyle….

    Used to kayak a lot. Started off Sea Kayaking, eventually doing quite a bit of white water and kayak polo. Still get out some exploring rivers and bays. Wish I could say there is a perfect solution-other than the lost strength of youth - I have not found it. You basically described the Thule...
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    Regenerative braking

    Read about EV sickness - never experienced it, but I have extreamly limited EV experience too. Some might be driving style - some is most likely a change in clues that we have become accustom to. I used to get car sickness - and still do if I can not watch the road. Second row is bad, third...
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    The scout stake pockets

    Have seen them used to make pen sides in the beds of trucks. I have done used stake pockets to put bed sides on my flatbed truck (I have 1' sides that are removable, but I use the stake holes to put a 4" rim around the flatbed). Likewise some trailers have them for stakes (very common on bed...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Some will depend on the size of the generator and the load on the vehicle. If Scout goes with a small generator, it will probably not be doing much to charge the vehicle, and will likely only be slowing the discharge if you are towing a load. If you are running at a deficit due to load -...
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    EREV initial release only?

    I kind of think EREV's are the next evolution of plug in hybrids. But then again, I see most hybrids as stepping stones anyway. The Terra has a problem that is less prominent in the Traveler. The Terra will be judged against 1/2 ton trucks. If it comes out with 1/2 the towing capacity, it...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    I guess I am just a sceptic for the Slate (an an optimist for the Scout - yes, not rational, but such is life). Slate is advertising a base budget vehicle. I am pretty sure they fully intend to nickel and dime options - and even if you pay for them all, you still will not get a luxury...
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    3rd row option

    I do not recall how many years we had that particular station wagon - and by then I think most of my older brother's and sisters were in college anyway - so I recall sleeping in the back (with the seat down) more than riding in that reversed seat. I really only have one memory of riding in it...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    As currently discussed - Scout has appeared to do their best to make most of the EV parts standard across both Terra and Traveler and on both the EV and EREV - with the obvious exception of the battery pack. From an economical point of view, that is a very good thing. Plus it will make...
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    3rd row option

    Parents had a station wagon with the reversed 3rd row seating. Sure you could get in fairly easily (getting out required someone else to open the gate). With rare exceptions - OMG it was not enjoyable. 3rd row bounce was bad, not having any warning before stuff happened was sickening. Funny...
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    Want a Scout. Don't want the Drama!

    Had to look up CHEUGY, and the general feel I got is even the internet is not certain what it means. It was coined in 2013 to reference early 2010 trends - but isn't 2013 essentially early 2010;s? So I will right it off as something I grew up with - where we were about one trend late in being...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    While I guess a few EV's have had battery replacements (due to damage), I suspect more are totalled at that point. Very few have probably had battery upgrades - it might be a smaller niche at this point than actual ICE to EV conversions. Changing chemistry and battery types might be a tad...
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    3rd row option

    We did a few trips with 5 kids - so I am pretty sure we have third row'ed baby seats. But with the Sienna, it was not hard to do - just slide the second row all the way forward. Plus if the child seats were in the third row, the second row could collapse forward making even more room. Child...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Thought I read that EV's outsold ICE in Europe last year. So I guess they are saying car sales in general are dead, and ice is dead dead in Europe. As for delaying the EV. I guess I can imagine 2 legitimate reasons for doing it (ok 3). Political - if they think based on midterms that the EV...
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    Don't let the Scout become a status symbol; why $60k misses the point of the Revival

    Hard to tell. Ford initially planned for a 25k annual production, but they then went all in and built facilities for 100k per year. Throughout it's production, they hit their 25k sales number, but that was not great in a 100k per year factory. Now Scout is planning for 200k per year - but...
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    Define your lifestyle….

    Retired early. Most of my free time is spent doing stuff with kids or at the ranch (a retirement job that will suck as many hours or years that I can throw at it). Used to fish and kayak very often - hope find more time to do those things again. Perhaps the Scout can help with that.
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    My Perfect Build (Personal Opinion)

    Solid state will not be all that close to mainstream by 2027. While it might be showing up in a very limited number of test cars soon, I doubt it will hit production cars at all before 2030, and depending on the ability to get the costs down - it might be significantly longer before it becomes...
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    3rd row option

    Honestly, more people need 2 rows than 3. Adding a third row will either force you to fully remove the seats, or you will loose storage. The Traveler does not have all that much room for a 3rd row - sure, kid seats might be squeezed in, but it would be less than great. Maybe put some tethers...
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