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

    On one side I do agree. The US automakers have set their own traps. Unpopular here, but UAW is part of that. Unpopular here is that Musk has tried to avoid some of those traps with Tesla. But VW group has also set their own traps. Legacy has it's specific inherent problems. It is hard to...
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    Don't let the Scout become a status symbol; why $60k misses the point of the Revival

    I think it is fairly obvious to anyone that the costs have changed since they started designing the Scout. Scout was formed after Covid, so at least they did not have to deal with the initial inflation that caused - but Covid fallout did change the inflation pasterns for years to come. Sadly...
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    Initial Production Release

    The main "ahead of schedule" I hope for is that production starts early enough that plenty of test units get in the wild and tested before customer delivery starts.
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    Factory Pick Up - Cost and what does it include?

    I suspect State laws vary, and change. In Texas, we did not allow direct sales. So even the Tesla's made in Texas had to be shipped out of state before they could be technically sold and delivered. Have purchased vehicles (and boats) from out of State. It is a bit more complicated - but...
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    Don't let the Scout become a status symbol; why $60k misses the point of the Revival

    It's not just the wages of the factory workers, it is also the wages of the sales staff at the dealer, the overhead of the dealer (maintaining a brick and mortar presence, maintaining a floor plan), and the Regulatory pressure is not just the vehicles - it is the factories (from the permits...
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    Traveler Spare Tire

    Never put a bike on a roof much - but have had kayaks on top too many times to count. I think my record was carrying 9 kayaks - and I honestly forget how many paddlers (6-7 I think). 6 kayaks was a more common heavy load - but still not bad for a single cab truck with a cap. Tailgates were a...
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    Factory Pick Up - Cost and what does it include?

    Honestly - most of the options mentioned in this thread will be expensive, but perhaps they could become minor revenue centers and major marketing projects. BGE has an interesting marketing method. They offer BGE events. People pay to go, but get taught how to use the product (and a few get...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Agreed - no more Chevy's for me. Too many problems with the ones I have owned in the past.
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    204 kW - I don't see how that is all that impressive. I think they might have meant mW. A pallet of panels is generally a bit over 11kW. 18 pallets of panels (less than one 18 wheeler worth) is not all that impressive.
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    What is one feature you hope Scout will include that has not yet been shown?

    For a road queen, 4 wheel steering would be nice (I guess). But I don't think I have ever seen it on a semi-affordable vehicle - unless you consider a Denali or Cybertruck semi-affordable. Plus I really don't know about it's durability offroad. Sure, if you have multi motor you might be able...
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    Favorite road tripping snack

    From a trip to South Africa. Jerky dehydrated usually with heat and sometimes smoke. Biltong is air dried (so it takes a bit of a different climate to pull off than where I live-we have way too much humidity year long). When I went to the meat market, they had large wheels (like clothes...
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    Thoughts on Factory 37s

    While you don't need to run the harvester in water - it would still need to be designed so water does not seep in and mess things up. IIRC when things have air inside and get hot - they usually have to vent pressure. Dunk them in water - temps drop, they are going to want to suck air in to...
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    Solar Panel Roof

    The issue I have with a solar roof... My region gets about 5hrs of peak equivalent a day. A solar roof is unlikely to put out more than 1kw/h-and honestly 1/2 that is probably more likely. So 5kw/h per day - going to take a month to charge the battery fully. What you probably would get (best...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    I guess it depends. While it hardly was worthy of the title "plug in hybrid" (and people who purchased it as such were largely disappointed) - I did talk to at least one who really liked it's performance as a hybrid. They thought it got good performance and mileage.
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Saw a post that Jeep just canceled their plug in hybrid line, citing changes in demand and fire risk. Kind of trying to poison the well - don't buy an EV or your house might burn down. Build up public fear of fires, and that could set EV's back a long time. Push the narrative hard enough...
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    Traveler or Terra for Road Trips/Daily

    For heavy and long towing, the Terra will not be replacing my F250 diesel. So I reserved the Traveler - better for family trips - better for a lot of trips.
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    Battery used

    Watched a handful of videos on the Donut battery. One made an interesting observation. Apparently Donut made an investment in a company working with nano-materials and capacitors. Their capacitor had a lot of similarities to the battery that Donut was talking about. Charge speed and profile...
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    Battery used

    I have my doubts about the Verge motorcycle. They claim it is in production, but quick google showed that it was a limited production run (100 units). Their extended range model has a 33.3kw/h battery. Hard to guess how many of the SS bikes will be made and how quickly they will make them -...
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    Home Charger Reviews and FAQs

    60%, less the electricity used driving home from the DCFC, then reserving enough to go back to the DCFC charger afterwards (if power is not restored). Currently only have electric heat - but that is still not nearly the draw of AC in the summer. New house will at least have a working...
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    Home Charger Reviews and FAQs

    Closest DCFC is 30 miles for me, about 10% of charge. If you throw in only charging to 80% (mostly for speed), then throw in not wanting to draw the battery below 20% - Well that leaves 40% of the battery to be used as backup during an emergency (better than nothing. but Ouch...)
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