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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. Ecca

    Not Scout Related - Who's excited for Starfield?!

    I'm definitely interested, but I usually give some time for longer term reviews to start coming out after people have sunk some time into it, especially Bethesda games that have specific bugs that still exist after years and years of titles on essentially the same engine. I can see an overlap...
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    Proportions/Wheelbase

    As small as possible.
  3. Ecca

    Scout in a game trailer

    Cool auto musem style tidbit, thanks! I think when I first joined (not that the beginning of this month was all that long ago), I half-jokingly wrote about coaxing the new one into the previous game in this series after the Scout is ready to be revealed. But also the other game that brought...
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    Scout in a game trailer

    Is there something meaningful in their choice of this particular model, or are you simply pointing out which model it is? I don't know much about these vehicles yet and I'm curious to find out.
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    What kind of tech do you expect enabled in the car or interface?

    CB because of the lack of licensing requirements for the user? Honestly any space for any kind of radio would be an unexpectedly neat feature, even if it's just having a specific and easy spot to place a mobile antenna and a radio. CB, GMRS, ham, whatever. I know that the older folks I've...
  6. Ecca

    Scout in a game trailer

    Scout spotted in a trailer for Expeditions uploaded yesterday Definitely hard to miss with the giant "SCOUT" right in the middle of the screen.
  7. Ecca

    Proportions

    Besides proportions, it sounds like this probably applies to size as well, then? I'm definitely keeping an eye out for how compact the SUV turns out.
  8. Ecca

    Scout EV and Tax Credits

    Funny but nope, no way to double dip here. The leasing company already claimed the tax credit on the vehicle, so you can't then go on and claim the tax credit as well. If it's done through a lease, I believe the tax credit would reduce the capitalized cost of the vehicle when calculating that...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Absolutely, that's a whole other reason the jerry can wouldn't be effective. Although I can't imagine it'd be set up to operate independently of the main battery when acting as a reserve if used for propulsion. The BMS would have to treat the jerry can as a segment of the main battery, and the...
  10. Ecca

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

    o_O look at the size of that! Much more in line with what I'd expect for a range extender.
  11. Ecca

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

    750:80-90 mile ratio still misjudges the scale of that relative difference between jerry can and main pack. A generic EV battery pack (like an 80 kWh sedan, not even a truck) could easily weigh 1,000+ lbs, perhaps up to 1,600 lbs. The range extension you mention is like 12% of the whole pack...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Absolutely, range extension never made any sense for that. The only thing that would have worked in that whole discussion was using a portable battery pack for stuff like recharging your phone while camping without walking back to your car. Use the huge battery to recharge the portable one, and...
  13. Ecca

    Rodents!

    Screening over nooks where rats like to hide here in DC also helps stop wiring harnesses from getting chewed up because when they live elsewhere, the vehicle is no longer the most convenient nearby thing to chew on. Or so I've heard.
  14. Ecca

    Top has to be white

    Color & material designers have a harder time matching colors across body paint and a completely removable top, since the top is both a different material and nobody wants it to get/show scratches easily. If other trim ends up black plastic, it would be fine for the top to be too...
  15. Ecca

    Preferred Vendors List

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    Transfer Case

    How do you feel about classic manual locking hubs? The BOM cost would be super low and because a lot can be done in the software/electronics, it would only be for unusual edge cases.
  17. Ecca

    What Are You Driving Now?

    Nice! The more people daily driving practical bikes or using transit, the better that driving can become as well. And if that's your kid in the Scout, I think she's trying to order a coffee before work.
  18. Ecca

    Silly ideas sometimes inspire good ones, let's hear yours

    This is the moment to bring out your questionable or ridiculous ideas to see if there are any nuggets of brilliance hidden away. I want to hear any suggestions that you would be hesitant to actually make. I'll start with mine, with zero nuggets of brilliance: For the wireless winch...
  19. Ecca

    Scout Motors - who are your competitors?

    It's a mild hybrid where the electric motor is tucked in between the ICE and a conventional auto transmission, so basically yes. Electric bits lighten the load on the gas bits when needed, and the gas bits don't stop running.
  20. Ecca

    Compact pickup

    If the compact SUV gets a removable roof and a tailgate, it's basically a compact pickup truck! Maybe we can have our cake and eat it too? I can't imagine we'll be seeing anything below $40k though.
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