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    What would best EV (s) to rent for a day

    Family has rented a Model 3 and an Ioniq. The later was far more loaded. That said, they were impressed enough with the Model 3.
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    Launch Edition

    Typical launch additions are fairly loaded, with about the only features missing being ones that have not been figured out yet. Then honestly, those options often fail to ever materialize anyway. Not saying it is the best way to do things, but it is fairly consistent. Take the Lightning...
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    5klbs towing cap with gas range extender?

    Not technically a loss of charge on their vehicle - we saw the draw when remotely monitoring the charger. I would love to say we would not normally remotely monitor the charger (but we have had a lot of charge theft by non-tenants) - and maybe that would even be true. But with all the problems...
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    5klbs towing cap with gas range extender?

    Can hope so, but the video creator said he had seen similar problems from other people in Rivian forums. I think his problems were largely in Utah with an ambient temp of 110. Perhaps it is something that only happens at a certain temp, and it simply is rare for people to need to charge at...
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    Is there anything SM could offer to get you to switch from EREV to BEV?

    Parts restraint has limited the production of quite a few vehicles this current decade. I don't know if the memory chip shortage will continue, but that one type of chip is limiting a lot of production right now. That said, I don't see it effecting one model over another at this point...
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    Is there anything SM could offer to get you to switch from EREV to BEV?

    The main excuses I can see prioritizing one over the other is supply line restraints. Battery availability will determine a lot, engine availability will determine a lot (and honestly, a lot more little parts in that engine). Second possible issue is tech. We have been 2 years out of a...
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    5klbs towing cap with gas range extender?

    Watched a video on Rivian ownership. Apparently they were struggling with just cooling the interior and battery. Poster did a 5k mile road trip - at one point they were getting a negative charge rate. They had several BAD charge rates when trying to charge in hot environments. One got so...
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    New Years Resolutions 2025

    As a joke, hooked the remaining 1/2 fish on a steel leader and caught the shark about 10 minutes later. Baby blacktip, so it got released. Ate the stingray though. Would like to see the Scout in person, but I suspect it would have to be convenient for it to happen in 2026. I will go out of my...
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    Home Charger Reviews and FAQs

    Sorry, got my numbers confused. 50 amps, which is 10ish kw. That is not all that bad, but kind of a trickle with a house that can surge 200 amps. That said, it will run the house - without the AC, stove, water heater, and clothes dryer - probably. A 24kw generator is probably on the small...
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    Scout Motors Needs to Rethink “Local” Service. Don't do the Tesla model.

    The biggest problem with the current dealership service model is it is breaking down. Artificially lowered fixed warranty rates make it hard to find technicians. The tech needs to pay for classes, buy personal tools, then gets hammered with a fixed rate repair that 9 times out of 10 will take...
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    Don't let the Scout become a status symbol; why $60k misses the point of the Revival

    I have not looked into the new Jeep market since we purchased ours - which was about as fully loaded of Rubicon as you can get without having the dealer do modifications. That was 3 years and about 65k ago. I suspect that you could still order a stripped Jeep, it might be in the 40k range -...
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    Home Charger Reviews and FAQs

    V2H does not interest me all that much. It could be useful I guess in limited situations, but I have not heard of many that can push all that many amps. I guess 10amps at 240 is better than nothing, but I better shut down every significant load first - it will power the fridge and lights. Of...
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    New Years Resolutions 2025

    Fish more - make that one every year, generally fail, or technically succeed in a very unspectacular fashion. Fished once 2 years ago (caught 2 1/2 fish - shark got the other 1/2). Took my kayak and boat out a lot more this last year, but technically only had lines in the water for 2hrs (and...
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    Scout Supply Merchandise Live

    They look nice, but I got a bunch of 6 gallon milk crates on clearance. $7 beats starting at $40 (other than that random accident, 6 gallons usually start about $15). When I saw the price, I bought a truck bed (and back seat) full - and tried to go back for more because friends wanted some...
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    Are you OK with Scout vehicles starting under $60K?

    For a truck with 35" tires and a lift, it does not have all that impressive ground clearance. Looks like they just bolted 4" of battery under an ICE vehicle.
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    Joining the EV gang while waiting for Scout!

    House has been a VERY long time in coming. Made a deal with my wife 4-5 years ago to do it. Took us till about this time last year to remotely agree on a design (after going with an architect who would not listen, just browsed 100's of plans online, then customized from there. Then 6 months to...
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    Joining the EV gang while waiting for Scout!

    Have to say I am tempted as well - but it is a temptation I am going to do my best to supress. Building a new house and until that is done, an EV would not be a good fit. By the time the house is done, well it will not be that much more of a wait anyway.
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    Are you OK with Scout vehicles starting under $60K?

    Had to google Trailboss. Various posts said the Trailboss is closer to a 4x4 WT (they mentioned things like too much plastic). Lots of the purchasers were saying they had wished they spent the money and gotten the Z71. Z71 looses out just a little on off road, but is a lot nicer everyday...
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    Do You Want Your Scout To Have A Hands-Free Driving System?

    Just looked at the Ford BlueCruise map. Looks like about 5 roads in Texas allow it. While not completely useless to me - would be very hard to warrant a subscription when I generally use only one of those roads, and it is often less than 1 trip a month. So sure, if you commute on one of those...
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    Happy Holidays!

    For most of America, Christmas has become more of a secular holiday than a religious one. Being with family has totally eclipsed going to Church. I know this year, when I asked my wife - mass or sleep, she chose sleep. But the alarm went off in the morning and we went to Church anyway (so we...
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