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  1. Chaparral

    Missing the mark

    We max out at about 700 miles a day on a road trip. But we’re ready for a meal break before 500 miles so I think we’ll be o.k. with a 40 min charging/eating break. Our favorite campsite is 350 miles away. If it’s possible to run the Harvester to replenish the battery at camp I might not need to...
  2. Chaparral

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    That’s not how these systems work. The engine in the Fisher Karma only sends power into the battery. This does make a bit more power available to the electric motor because it can now draw more amps without causing the battery voltage to drop.
  3. Chaparral

    Confirmed….Scout using Rivian’s software…

    Keep in mind that this is a new software company, it has access to Rivian’s IP and apparently several Rivian engineers were transferred to work for the new company. They’ll be taking what Rivian did and using it as the foundation of next a generation system that fills VW Group needs. So we...
  4. Chaparral

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    At the end of the day the Harvester will enable 500 miles of range. And for the entire 500 miles we’ll have the awesome performance of two electric motors that can give you a 3.5 sec 0-60. That’s more than enough torque for towing, although the distance between charges will obviously be shorter...
  5. Chaparral

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    This space is a bit more compact because it also has to provide part of the departure angle and the thickness of the rear skid plate. there also needs to be a gap between the engine and the floor of the vehicle/truck bed.
  6. Chaparral

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    The curb weight might be similar, what you save with a smaller battery size you need to add in the engine. The smaller the battery, the bigger the engine. We’ll have to wait and see if one vehicle ends up much lighter than the other.
  7. Chaparral

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    The engine is the orange part in the image. That is tiny. Far smaller than a 1.5L engine ! It has to fit under the bed of the truck, basically in the space where the under-mounted spare goes. Like I said before, even if a 1.5L could deliver the power to run the vehicle continuously (you also...
  8. Chaparral

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    The pure EV range is said to be 150 miles but that might only mean that the Harvester kicks in at 150 miles not that the pack is empty. Scout says they are only making the pack “a little bit smaller” to make room for a gas tank. You’re suggesting the pack is less than half size. That’s not “a...
  9. Chaparral

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    Another data point is the fact that a Scout rep told someone at the reveal that the Harvester version will probably cost less to build than the regular BEV. So it seems that at least someone at Scout thinks they are using an inexpensive engine.
  10. Chaparral

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    Will it fit in the space available for a spare tire?
  11. Chaparral

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    This companies “our technology” webpage only has 168 words. They have next to nothing say about how it works. That usually means they have nothing of substance.
  12. Chaparral

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    The BMW i3 has a small generator. For the Scout, a 1.5 L is probably still a bit too small to maintain state of charge indefinitely during normal driving. But even if it could, it definitely couldn’t fit in the available space. We’re more or less talking about the space where a 35in spare tire...
  13. Chaparral

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    That’s what they said and what I said. Specifically I estimated 15% smaller, they are just making room for a gas tank, 10 gallons of which should be more than enough.
  14. Chaparral

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    They don’t have to work that way and it is impossible based on what Scout showed us - a picture of a tiny little engine under the floor of the rear storage space/truck bed. Nothing that small can provide “all or most” of the driving power. Vehicles that do, have a full sized engine in an engine...
  15. Chaparral

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    I think we just need to follow all the data points and statements that Scout have given us, rather than project our own wishes. 1) Full sized battery version has estimated range of 350 miles 2) For the Harvester version they “make the battery a little bit smaller, fill that space with a gas...
  16. Chaparral

    Gas Powered Range Extender

    Scout showed what they expect the Harvester to look like. It’s obviously not a 3.6 l V6. It’s tiny. Tucked under the floor of the rear cargo space. So the balance between battery and gas in the Scout must lean heavily toward battery. The little gas engine will significantly extend the range but...
  17. Chaparral

    Scout Supply Merchandise Live

    T-Shirt idea for when the community store next opens: I’d like a Harvester t-shirt It should have a graphic of the field being harvested by a combine, similar to what we see on the gas cap and the word Harvester below. Design could have a single color print. Black or white depending on base...
  18. Chaparral

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    I think this is correct. We are told it will get 150 miles pure Ev at that point the extender will normally kick in but we don’t know what the battery percentage will be. To get the full 500 miles we’ll almost certainly need the Harvester running right away. I don’t conclude the RE “defeats...
  19. Chaparral

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    The battery and motors can already deliver the power to go 0-60 very fast. I can’t think of a scenario where we’d need to have the Harvester output on top of what’s already there. If Scout did have a launch mode like Tesla and Rivian it should have a physical button to activate it and that...
  20. Chaparral

    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    Until the battery is basically empty it can provide all the power you need just as with any other EV. But don’t expect the little Havester to maintain the battery forever, it just makes the battery last longer. Most users will probably only need the Harvester a few times a year because the pure...
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