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  1. MountainDad

    Spare tire carrier should open from the right

    I suggested some kind of folding tire carrier that can pivot inward (maybe with a locking pin pulled) for swinging it out in tight spaces. Alternatively, some kind of 2nd mode that lets it pivot down, with only the top half of the hatch opening, like this...
  2. MountainDad

    Combustion Engine

    You mean the $120k+, 9,000 lb lifestyle accessory that GM calls the Hummer EV? Yeah, I wonder why it doesn't sell. They start at $100k for a stripper model, which you'll never find on the lot anyway. Hummers were always lifestyle vehicles. This...is not that.
  3. MountainDad

    Adventure Key - NFC wristband

    This should be easy to do - my Polestar has an app that uses my phone as a key, but the idea of an "adventure Key" is that you don't need to wear it all the time, and there is no danger of a battery dying. What if you lose your phone or break your Apple Watch, or the batteries die? A passive NFC...
  4. MountainDad

    Make optional equipment truly optional, and not trim level dependent.

    I'll ask for the ability to fully customize for free. Most people will be fine choosing pre-configured packages so they can get their vehicles quicker. That's fine. Few will actually customize after the first year anyway. If they decide they need to charge for the privilege, I'll decide whether...
  5. MountainDad

    Audible pedestrian warning noise

    I would take a user-selectable sound for pedestrian warning. Some of the gimmicky ones are gimmicky...but they can be fun. I just don't want a 500W subwoofer generating a V8 rumble just because you can.
  6. MountainDad

    Modular battery pack design

    Its not that hard - Jaguar did it, but there isn't a recycling model that works, and the I-Pace isn't old enough to need it. However, they did have a recall that required some batteries to be replaced (these were Panasonic batteries I believe...don't quote me though), so that may have made a...
  7. MountainDad

    Modular battery pack design

    Think of all the people today who are driving 40-year old Scouts. If you can't upgrade the batteries, there will never again be 40-year old Scouts.
  8. MountainDad

    Optional Third Row

    Agree that a 3rd row should be an option, and only an option - not standard. I don't want it - I would much rather have the storage and lighter weight. If it's standard, I won't buy it.
  9. MountainDad

    Highway Mode - RWD only

    The simple answer: Technology has progressed. There are a lot of great AWD systems out there that are transparent to the driver. With an EV, you no longer need a mechanical connection between the front and rear axles - you can control locking behavior, torque distribution left/right and...
  10. MountainDad

    Make optional equipment truly optional, and not trim level dependent.

    I certainly am not saying they should not pre-package trim levels - as you note, they have to for unit economics to close. I would just like a means to allow for custom ordering of the exact configuration I really want. I'd probably be OK waiting several months for the order to be fulfilled - I...
  11. MountainDad

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    This is exactly what I would expect. This might be a user-selectable mode - you could drive in a pure EV mode for most around-town trips, but if you know you're going on a road trip or off-road, you select the appropriate mode, the Harvester kicks on, and off you go.
  12. MountainDad

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    What attracts me about the Harvester is the ability to leverage the power and torque of an EV with the ability to stay off grid for basically as long as I want as long as I can find fuel. My ideal retirement trip is to drive from Colorado to Tahoe on dirt for as much of the way as possible...
  13. MountainDad

    Suspension Speculation

    Land Rover has been doing them for a while and their learning curve has been...painful. However, their modern EAS systems (since about 2014ish) seem to be much more robust. My 2017 Disco is pushing 100K miles and no issues in any temps, with some pretty hard hits and hard offroading. They did...
  14. MountainDad

    Adventure Key - NFC wristband

    Tap this thing! 😁
  15. MountainDad

    Make optional equipment truly optional, and not trim level dependent.

    I agree with this - while I recognize packaging options for trim levels makes it easy for dealers to keep stock on hand and it reduces production cost, I would like an option to order the exact configuration that I want, with only the features I want. I will not pay extra for this level of...
  16. MountainDad

    Modular battery pack design

    Hah LOLOL no, I didn't.
  17. MountainDad

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    You guys should probably just lock the thread.
  18. MountainDad

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    Over- or poorly-designed regulation absolutely stifles innovation, and in many cases it has sent the innovation overseas. Unfortunately governments in many cases have decided that we are like children with poor impulse control who would always choose candy over vegetables and run with scissors...
  19. MountainDad

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    African or European? Just kidding. Could they *ever* keep up with an unladen swallow on the highway? Aw, who am I kidding. No malaise-era truck could keep up with any member of the avian family, laden or unladen. ;)
  20. MountainDad

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    Diesel fuel has higher mass density than gasoline, so there is about 20% more energy in a liter of diesel than in a liter of gasoline. Diesel engines are more thermally efficient than gasoline engines - up to 40% more efficient, but around 25% on average. Gas engines produce more horsepower at...
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