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  1. Cranky Canuck

    Realistic range concerns.

    EVs aren't as new as many seem to think, they've been around for almost two decades now in their modern form and are a fairly mature technology. Improvements have been incremental so don't believe the hype from some corners that some magical breakthrough will dramatically improve capacity, and...
  2. Cranky Canuck

    Realistic range concerns.

    Yes but Aptera is an extraordinarily efficient design. It's shaped like a wing to reduce drag as much as physics will allow, it only has three wheels to reduce rolling resistance, and is made to be as light as physically possible. Literally everything about it is designed for maximum efficiency...
  3. Cranky Canuck

    Scout Color Poll #1

    I'm really hoping for yellow!
  4. Cranky Canuck

    Fusilier down and out......for now

    Well believe it because it works and it works well! Pushing 3 tons down the road at highway speeds takes a lot of energy. Running a house is about 20 kWh a day and most EVs have over 60 kWh available in their battery packs. EV batteries are more than capable of handling the a house's needs. The...
  5. Cranky Canuck

    Fusilier down and out......for now

    Ouch! That's pretty much double our on-peak rate and I charge overnight when electricity costs $0.026 CAD/kWh. On a full charge (around 70 kWh) that works out to $1.82 which gives me about 500km or so of range. And just to be clear, I wasn't backing up my whole house - just the important...
  6. Cranky Canuck

    Fusilier down and out......for now

    You’ll be able to charge up the Scout anywhere with electricity. You could even hit up a camp site overnight and charge up while you sleep, lots of camp sites have power and let’s face it, most overlanding is just car camping with extra kit. Also, EVs work a bit differently than a combustion...
  7. Cranky Canuck

    Realistic range concerns.

    Longer range means bigger battery which sounds fine but what that really means is “more expensive”. There are a lot of places to charge, even in the middle of nowhere, that many might not even realize exist. EV drivers can find them because we have apps and know what to look for. That’s not to...
  8. Cranky Canuck

    Fusilier down and out......for now

    I mean I get where they’re coming from and I used to think like that as well. In theory yeah, the jerry can does seem like it would be faster and easier for example but you have to then think ‘okay, where do you fill the Jerry can?’ Where will you find a working gas pump? What about the lineup...
  9. Cranky Canuck

    Fusilier down and out......for now

    Having lived through a natural disaster with an EV where we were without power for a week I can categorically say that I much prefer having an EV over a gas vehicle when the grid is down. Not only could it power our essential appliances for the entire time the power was out (in silence with no...
  10. Cranky Canuck

    EV Sales Aren't Actually in Decline in North America

    I've posted about this a couple of times but given how prevalent the idea that EV sales are on the way down is lately I felt maybe it deserves its own thread in order to discuss. For those who don't follow the industry as closely as I do or don't have a statistical background, it may come as a...
  11. Cranky Canuck

    Fusilier down and out......for now

    Fun fact, there has not been an EV "slowdown" as is being widely reported. EVs have been on an exponential growth curve for years which as shown no signs of slowing down. I'm not sure where the whole "EVs are in decline" narrative started (I have some ideas though!) but it's false. The fact most...
  12. Cranky Canuck

    VW is investing in Rivian

    Actually VW has been having a lot of issues with their EV platfrom tech, specifically around the software and architecture which is where Rivian has a clear advantage. Scout was already going to make its vehicles in the US so there wouldn't be any advantage from a subsidy standpoint in...
  13. Cranky Canuck

    Fusilier down and out......for now

    I love how the "media" reports on the "slumping EV sales" as if it were a fact but it is objectively not. EV sales are not slumping are are actually hitting record levels. Have been for years now. The EV market is healthy an continues to increase every quarter. Someone is pushing a false...
  14. Cranky Canuck

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

    Nope. This is a silly snake-oil gadget. It only produces 1.2 kW in ideal conditions. That's less than a standard wall outlet (which gives 1.5 kW). If there's a cloud or the sun moves behind a branch on just one of those panels it'll produce much less than the paltry 1.2 kW. Even at full...
  15. Cranky Canuck

    The Key EV Tech I'm looking for in Scout Vehicles

    It's not really a good application for solar panels. Solar panels are fragile, putting them on a vehicle with all the vibrations and impacts of rocks and other things isn't ideal. Aptera is doing it so we'll see how durable their panels end up being but even then, they're only getting around...
  16. Cranky Canuck

    VW is investing in Rivian

    I just saw on Automotive News today that VW has been working on this Rivian thing for many months. They even sent over a couple of Audi vehicles and had Rivian take out the conventional electronics and put in their zonal technology. Apparently the VW people were super impressed by the advantages...
  17. Cranky Canuck

    VW is investing in Rivian

    Hahaha well done! Love this. I'm glad you guys have a sense a humour. :ROFLMAO:
  18. Cranky Canuck

    VW is investing in Rivian

    Here in Canada we tend to speak the king's English like the Brits, we don't speak 'American'. We spell "colour" correctly for example, and say "zed" instead of "zee" because only Americans say that particular letter of the alphabet so incorrectly! For Aussies, Kiwis, all other English speakers...
  19. Cranky Canuck

    VW is investing in Rivian

    GM also doesn't support CarPlay but the Honda Prologue which is built on the GM Blazer EV platform does so I don't we can assume that just because Rivian doesn't have CarPlay Scout won't either.
  20. Cranky Canuck

    VW is investing in Rivian

    I doubt Scout would be forced to give up its factory, Rivian is already well along in the design and build process of their own factory site and just needed more capital to get it done so I don’t see that as being a risk here. As for being competitors I see like this; Rivian is to Land Rover as...
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