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  1. SpaceEVDriver

    R2 Launch Watch

    That’s 335 miles / 87 kWh = 3.9 miles/kWh. That’s not bad for a brick. That’s better than our Mustang (3.4 miles/kWh EPA and on the freeway), so if we had that and were as successful at getting full range in it as we are in the Lightning and the Mustang, road trips would be about 85% the cost in...
  2. SpaceEVDriver

    R2 Launch Watch

    After the Lightning cancellation announcement, I turned off OTAs on the Lightning and the Mustang. The Mustang is requesting an update, but it’s not giving me the information necessary for me to agree to it. Sometime soon I’ll spend some time researching on the forums what that update does.
  3. SpaceEVDriver

    Is there anything SM could offer to get you to switch from EREV to BEV?

    I suspect Scout already has a small team of engineers working in a “skunkwerks” program to look at their second generation models. Ford had at least eight different possible battery configurations pre-programmed into their main computer module in the Lightning. They only made use of two (maybe...
  4. SpaceEVDriver

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    They don’t care about selling the vehicles. They’re upset that they’re losing control over manufacturers and consumers. Not once in the past 42 years did any VW dealer demand that VW start making the VW Rabbit Pickup again.
  5. SpaceEVDriver

    Trim level options

    As far as I’ve seen, we don’t have any information indicating that to be the case.
  6. SpaceEVDriver

    Trim level options

    Rivian just recently released the trim options for the R2 and their availability dates, with the soonest one available to order in the next couple of weeks. If Scout follows Rivian’s lead, we won’t know about trims until sometime mid- to late-2027. I would guess around June-September 2027.
  7. SpaceEVDriver

    Higher Range

    Those who understand the engineering know how to get another 100 miles of range. There are two basic options: Reduce energy use while traveling or increase energy carried by the vehicle. There are multiple ways to reduce energy use: Reduce wind resistance Make the scouts with a smaller front...
  8. SpaceEVDriver

    Is there anything SM could offer to get you to switch from EREV to BEV?

    We did Death Valley a few years ago just fine in our 312 mile Mustang Mach-E from northern AZ through Las Vegas. Las Vegas was the last DCFC we were able to use. We had a 140 mile one-way drive from LV to DV. This was during the wet season when the Badwater Basin had a lake. It was busy. But...
  9. SpaceEVDriver

    Spare Tire, Backpack, or Bald?

    I think that was speculation by other forum members, not Scout employees.
  10. SpaceEVDriver

    Where my foodies and food nerds at

    It's basically the same. The proteins aren't identical, so it is slightly different. Needs an extra bit of time to thicken compared with milk. Maybe a touch more flour too.
  11. SpaceEVDriver

    Where my foodies and food nerds at

    DW asked me to make nachos tonight. If you’ve never made your own nacho sauce, you need to do it. It’s easy. A simple roux, some good seasonings, some milk and some cheese. I used soy milk, but real cheddar. It was fantastic.
  12. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    I know exactly where you are with fighting against the anti-research sentiments right now… It sounds like you’re putting together a cool proposal! Best of luck to you and the proposal team! I’ve run a large number of instrument development proposal review panels (for NASA, not EPA or NSF)...
  13. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    Ah, okay! So the goal is to run this in the field? If it’s automated and in the field, then a thermoacoustic might work well with a solar concentrator since there’s so little energy requirement for thermoacoustic. But to get down to -78 C, you would need a fairly high-temperature hot side of...
  14. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    Very neat! What’s the ultimate goal of your device? I would imagine you’d get similar vibration from the acoustic device as well. But that would all depend on the experimental setup. Your Stirling will be far more efficient. And I suspect it’ll be easier to isolate the vibrations of the...
  15. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    It turns out that BYD developed one to use waste heat and the noise from their engines to provide refrigeration in their vehicles. But I don’t think it ever made it to production. Most thermoacoustic systems are still operating with a coefficient of performance below 1.0; air-source heat pumps...
  16. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    Stay safe!
  17. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    Are you saying I’m an oddball? First I get ribbed for playing D&D and now because I know about various heat engines?! Okay, you’re right.
  18. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    You can build one yourself, but the efficiency will directly depend on the size of the stack layer and its performance will depend on the amount of heat you have available. https://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/publications/thermodemo.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/1610.00210 This model uses a standing...
  19. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    The thermoacoustic heat engine uses the Stirling cycle to achieve its cooling (or heating), so in most ways it’s similar to a Stirling engine. We used one on the Space Shuttle Discovery as an experiment. https://newatlas.com/soundenergy-thermoacoustic-cooling/58169/ A company that makes...
  20. SpaceEVDriver

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Excellent! I’m so glad a group found you and you found a group! Some of my original D&D friends played with the original author of The Curse of Strahd, Tracy Hickman when they lived in the SLC area back in the late 1980s and early 1990s. I always look forward to a new character… So much...
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