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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.

    How will the Scout Community be run? Think of it this way: this place is your favorite local hangout. We want you to enjoy the atmosphere, talk to people who share similar interests, request and receive advice, and generally have an enjoyable time. The Scout Community should be a highlight of your day. We want you to tell stories, share photos, spread your knowledge, and tell us how Scout can deliver great products and experiences. Along the way, Scout Motors will share our journey to production with you.

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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. MountainDad

    Battery Life Cycle

    Recycling auto batteries is not a widespread thing yet for a number of engineering and chemistry reasons. It actually costs way more energy and money at the moment than is returned by recycling the contents, mostly because they literally have to be dumped into the equivalent of a wood chipper...
  2. MountainDad

    Battery tech

    Why not just install a home battery system with your solar? Then you can avoid peak rates and/or utility power at night, *and* drive your car the next morning, or when the power goes out and you need to leave your home.
  3. MountainDad

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    Automakers exist to sell cars, and to make money on the cars they sell. They'll sell the cars people want to buy, as long as they can make money on them. V8s aren't going away because the automakers are ignoring what people want. They are responding to regulations on emissions and fuel economy...
  4. MountainDad

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    And then watch your roads fall apart. Granted, EV annual registration taxes are regressive taxes that only wealthy people can afford, but they still have to pay for road maintenance for state roads somehow, and EVs are heavier than comparable ICE vehicles today so they have a larger impact on...
  5. MountainDad

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    I've had my diesel in -25F overnight, as well as sitting outside for days in -15F, and it starts right up, because I put DieselKleen anti-gel in the tank. The battery might freeze, but that's a different problem.
  6. MountainDad

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    I think you don't understand the engineering aspects of this. No one is saying it's technically impossible. We are just saying it is not the correct choice given all of the other considerations at play for the vehicle, and given the specific words the actual CEO has used to describe how it will...
  7. MountainDad

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    Quite the opposite.
  8. MountainDad

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    Locomotives don't always have batteries because every pound of cargo is revenue. Non-revenue generating weight is dead weight, so they have absolutely massive diesel engines. For passenger vehicles, the battery is the "tank" that needs refilling and it allows the engine to operate at its most...
  9. MountainDad

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    Packaging and NVH concerns may require the former rather than the latter. Electric power in to the battery does not *need* to be equal to or greater than electric power out from the battery to the wheels. All you need is three modes: - Pure EV mode. Sufficient for most day trips and around...
  10. MountainDad

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    Dude, this is exactly how diesel electric locomotives work. They pull millions of pounds of cargo for hundreds of miles. Series hybrids have been around since 1881. https://accelleron-industries.com/charge-magazine/how-do-diesel-electric-trains-work-and-why-do-they-need-turbochargers
  11. MountainDad

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    Charge that battery up in like 3 minutes! ...and then blow the engine, just like in the GR Corolla. o_O:p
  12. MountainDad

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    The term "hybrid" has a regulatory meaning. The Harvester option could very well require classification of the vehicle as a Hybrid.
  13. MountainDad

    Scout Dimensions Updated On Our Website

    @Jamie@ScoutMotors will the spare tire carrier be easily removable? Overall length is pushing it for my garage, but without it, it would definitely fit. I'd store it until I needed it.
  14. MountainDad

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    It's not a weird experimental engine - it's in use and on the market today. For generators that sit outside a building or a home, you're correct - energy density isn't a concern. But when you're packaging into a vehicle, or an airplane, with NVH concerns and a desire to maximize things like...
  15. MountainDad

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    You are asking to design a system that is both series electric and parallel electric, switchable between both. There's no free lunch, as we say in the systems engineering world. This is difficult and expensive, because electricity in some ways is like water. If you have a high-pressure pipe and...
  16. MountainDad

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    And diesel-electric locomotives and city buses have been using this technology for many decades. The engineering and operational employment of series hybrid engines is well established.
  17. MountainDad

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    BMW made the choice they did because of vehicle classification rules - they have even stated that sizing the engine larger or giving it a larger tank would have tipped a balance toward range being provided under ICE power, and the vehicle would have been classified as a hybrid, driving...
  18. MountainDad

    How much personalization/modification ability do you want to see in the new Scout?

    LEDs don't take up very much battery power, but the ability to disable DRL in menu settings is available on many vehicles. They may just default to 'on' when you restart the vehicle on the next journey, though.
  19. MountainDad

    How much personalization/modification ability do you want to see in the new Scout?

    The aftermarket is going to have to respond, and that's going to require SM to partner early with maybe one or two well known brands like ARB or Lucky8. Land Rover did this early with the Defender L462 before release, and that allowed time for the aftermarket developers to test and finalize...
  20. MountainDad

    OS Handle

    🤔I suppose SM will be using some VW parts bin bits...
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