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  1. Chaparral

    Lessons Learned on Range Anxiety

    I don’t expect this assertion can be backed up with science. The environment impact of anything is challenging to calculate because there are so many different factors to track. However, I will make a simple comparison here between solar energy and gasoline. This will show that you have a...
  2. Chaparral

    What kind of tech do you expect enabled in the car or interface?

    I love the “hazard ahead” feature. This is something that should show up in the instrument cluster. That way even if your main touchscreen does not have maps showing and sound is muted for maps so you’re not getting verbal prompts interrupting what you are listening to, you can still see an...
  3. Chaparral

    iOS/Android app? - Forum Suggestion

    Building an app means taking on a lot of tech debt to keep it working for many years into the future. The apps features need to be really well thought out. Every feature is a huge commitment! I think the app should be kept fairly simple but have really practical functionality. I don’t want...
  4. Chaparral

    iOS/Android app? - Forum Suggestion

    If the remote start is exposed to the internet in any way it could all go wrong. Kia’s app was recently hacked and the security researchers that hacked it could remote start anyone’s vehicle- they just needed to know the license plate!
  5. Chaparral

    Please put extender in back and give biggest frunk possible!

    I sometimes carry tools to work and that often means having them on semi-on-display for short periods in my hatchback. The funk is going to be awesome for this!
  6. Chaparral

    Android Auto & CarPlay.

    There was an interesting announcement from Rivian/VW last week. Their new joint venture is creating new software and it will first be used in the Rivian R2. I wonder if that means the R2 will get CarPlay? Their war on buttons needs to end. The massively positive reception of buttons in the...
  7. Chaparral

    Android Auto & CarPlay.

    Exactly! CarPlay support future-proofs the vehicle. The vehicles hardware will be set in stone when it leaves the factory. It will get old but the user will keep getting new phones that will add new features.
  8. Chaparral

    Instrument Cluster

    Interesting observation!
  9. Chaparral

    Instrument Cluster

    Yes. I just think there should be a geek out option. It should provide battery voltage, charge in coulombs, battery temperature, Available battery energy in kWh or MJ. Current in or out (in amps) current used or regenerated by each motor (amps or power in watts) harvester fuel in gallons...
  10. Chaparral

    Instrument Cluster

    This is also a feature of the new CarPlay design system. I really hope they include the option of CarPlay designed instrument clusters because they allow Scout to build feature rich gauges easily with pre-build building blocks. It’s kind of like Lego for gauge cluster design only that the...
  11. Chaparral

    Instrument Cluster

    I think the needle changing color would be bad for at a glance communication. It always needs to catch the eye in the same way and with the highest possible contrast. The bar of the gauge should change color as the needle passes through and have color changes for the cruise control. Apple...
  12. Chaparral

    Instrument Cluster

    This is an interesting comment because I think it highlights the fact the instrument cluster design is challenged by it’s position below the line of sight. All this means is that it has to be designed better. It would be wrong to say the instrument cluster design doesn’t matter because some...
  13. Chaparral

    Instrument Cluster

    Yes, the number must be much larger and narrower to fit the old style. As is they are hard to read. The width of the new gauge is also too wide. It should be just a bit narrower to make it easier to read.
  14. Chaparral

    Instrument Cluster

    The industry is using easily confused units for measuring battery capacities and power etc. ‘Miles per kilowatt’ makes as much sense as saying ‘miles per horsepower’. Zero sense. ‘Miles per kilowatt-hour” does make sense. But only because that’s the units of energy with which electricity is...
  15. Chaparral

    Solid-State Battery

    Since the Harvester is a small engine, it could not run the vehicle by itself. So there would be no point waiting for the battery to be nearly empty before firing up the engine. I think we'll find that the generator usually kicks in when the battery is little less than half way gone. If for some...
  16. Chaparral

    Please put extender in back and give biggest frunk possible!

    Crime varies widely between CA cities. Some cities in CA, including the one I live in, are actually among the lowest crime cities in the nation. Still, I'm glad the Scout's will have a good sized frunk because it is always safer to have valuables well hidden. During the reveal, Scott made a...
  17. Chaparral

    Audio system

    A vehicle provides a completely different acoustical environment to what most audio companies are used to working with. It requires specialist experience. So any partner would need to have experience designing in-vehicle systems, or else it’s just a branding exercise. Apple CarPlay now supports...
  18. Chaparral

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

    Rivian and VW provided more information about there joint venture a few days ago. VW’s investment increased from 5.0B to 5.8B Software produced by the new company will first be used in the Rivian R2 https://electrek.co/2024/11/12/rivian-rivn-vw-officially-launch-new-ev-joint-venture/
  19. Chaparral

    Instrument Cluster

    Off road definitely needs it's own instrument cluster. Here's an idea - there should be the number of degrees the steering is turned right or left of dead straight. There's often someone outside trying to direct the driver how to steer and the communications are very imprecise. The person...
  20. Chaparral

    Instrument Cluster

    I think it would be really cool if the needle behaved with the physics of a real analog gauge. For example, when you start up the vehicle the needle could be resting way down below the gauge and then jump up into position at 0 mph. it could also have a bit of a vibration. Whimsical details like...
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