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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. R1TVT

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    The AI space is so new - its exploding faster than any bubble I have ever seen, but its not all hype. My perspective is that there is good AI and bad AI (or, perhaps a better way to think about it is in terms of good and bad "AI results". Part of the AI "slop" problem rests directly upon the...
  2. R1TVT

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

    I'm trying to count the number of times I have wished for hood tie-downs on any of my pick-up trucks in my entire life... I'm failing. I'm usually not as big a fan of things that aren't really utilitarian, but serve to look the part. That creates skepticism for me. LOL. Like, "Is this thing...
  3. R1TVT

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

    Maybe we can delete the hood tie down points - or offer a cold-weather package that deletes them automatically. Those things will be collecting chunks of snow and ice in the winter like there's no tomorrow.
  4. R1TVT

    Scout Motors announces in-vehicle satellite connectivity and highlights Scout Community UX interface at CES 2025

    BYOD wouldn't be bad either for those of us that already have something. I have a Garmin InReach. What would be cool would be to use device and that plan (when needed), but to be able to display the Garmin U/I and data on the infotainment screen. The InReach is cool b/c it is so compact. You can...
  5. R1TVT

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

    Beauty is in the eye of the Beer-Holder.
  6. R1TVT

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

    You can almost hear the execs at Nissan in the background... "We need an EV truck ASAP!!!" "Let's beat Toyota to it and bring back the XTerra!!!" "Let's steal the hummer headlights" "Let's use the Scout roofrack!!!" "Put the plant in Mississippi!!!" OK.
  7. R1TVT

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

    Thank you, but... No thank you! LOL.
  8. R1TVT

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    Can't do that with gas. Can't do that with gas. A lot of people will try to find ways to make EV charging equivalent to gas by ONLY thinking about DCFC, but that isn't how people charge regularly. You can also become even more independent and self-reliant with solar. If anyone has a runway of...
  9. R1TVT

    Higher Range

    Time to move on. It might be like that in other places on the internets, but not here.
  10. R1TVT

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    Don't forget. If you have solar, you could eventually be MAKING money. If you have free charging at work, your math can be totally skewed. And if you split expenses with your wife and she's the one that pays the electric bill (and you own the EV), well, that's good math too. ;-)
  11. R1TVT

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    Oh yes, I would pull RTF in there if there was an opening... Or, off the end of a bank of chargers to reach one (if possible).
  12. R1TVT

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    Not a fan of Elon (at all), but have never NOT been able to charge at a Tesla DCFC (probably to your point that they simply have so many stations at each site that when 1 is down, you do not notice it). EA on the East Coast tends to have something like 4-6 stations at each site I'm guessing...
  13. R1TVT

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    One thing to add here... There are chargers that also have adapters that are "built in". For example, Tesla has DCFC stations with Magic Docks: https://www.tesla.com/support/charging/supercharging-other-evs#magic-dock My advice would be to look at your typical driving patterns, run a few of...
  14. R1TVT

    Heat Pump / Pure BEV / Winter Performance (and Battery Chemistry)

    https://rivian.com/support/article/what-are-the-battery-specifications-on-rivian-vehicles
  15. R1TVT

    Heat Pump / Pure BEV / Winter Performance (and Battery Chemistry)

    Got it. Looks like that is also the case with Rivian after some digging around: "the heat pump is the new primary heating method in Gen 2, with resistive heating retained. This is the same approach most other EV makers (Tesla, Kia, etc.) use with their heat pump systems."
  16. R1TVT

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

    You mean Scout Motors actually expects reservation holders to be reasonable & thoughtful humanoids?
  17. R1TVT

    Heat Pump / Pure BEV / Winter Performance (and Battery Chemistry)

    Yes, correct, all still TBD until we see it from Scout as part of a spec: https://support.scoutmotors.com/en/articles/10035000-what-battery-size-will-scout-vehicles-use
  18. R1TVT

    Usb ports on top of dash

    I love those rear seat toggle buttons, but not sure that they would survive 1 month in my truck in that location. I wonder if they actually make production like that ,TBH. My fear is that one ski boot or work boot could take those suckers out as fast as a set of Charlie Mcavoy's chicklets.
  19. R1TVT

    Heat Pump / Pure BEV / Winter Performance (and Battery Chemistry)

    That leads to the next question... If you are an OEM adding a heat pump to an EV (maybe looking at current EV's on the market that already have them - Gen II R1's being one example), do they also have a separate resistance heating component for components like seats & steering wheels? I believe...
  20. R1TVT

    Heat Pump / Pure BEV / Winter Performance (and Battery Chemistry)

    Sorry - thought I mentioned that it was Claude... Didn't spend much time overthinking my prompts, but did ask to unbias results by looking at real-world examples (lightning, R1T, etc) when considering data parameters for the analysis. Yes, resistive would be the alternative I suppose, but I...
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