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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. N Wilson

    Poll- What have you Reserved... Let's get a small idea of the take rates.

    Welcome to the forum!
  2. N Wilson

    Preparing an EV for a winter storm...

    Can you fit both vehicles in your garage? If so, that would be my suggestion. I really dislike having to clean large amounts of snow off cars. I have a 30' X 60' garage and my two classic cars (1965 Chrysler Imperial and 1974 AMC Javelin AMX) take up the far end spots. Last snowstorm, I had my...
  3. N Wilson

    Joining the EV gang while waiting for Scout!

    I agree. Last year, I had a company car for a few months, a Prius plug-in hybrid. The first time I plugged it in to charge I discovered the plug was locked when I tried to unplug it. That was my first experience with a plug in car of any type, so I wasn't aware that some of them lock the...
  4. N Wilson

    Home Charger Reviews and FAQs

    ^^^This There are 3 DCFCs in a neighboring town about 20 minutes from my house in an area that is on a different circuit from where I live so the likelihood of that area having an outage at the same time as my street/circuit is very low. Also, the area where the chargers are is a town center...
  5. N Wilson

    Favorite quotes from @Cyure

    PBY! BEV Traveler with off-road appearance package. 18" (17" if available) wheels with 35" tires.
  6. N Wilson

    Vintage Scout Cross Country Road Trip

    I think it could be a really great experience. You could film it for your YouTube channel. Have you ever watched Derek Bieri from Vice Grip Garage? He always goes and gets old vehicles running and drives them home usually several hundred miles, often breaking down and fixing the vehicle on the...
  7. N Wilson

    Home Charger Reviews and FAQs

    Some of the home battery systems on the market include inputs for integration with EVs and generators for charging the home batteries if needed. For example, one of the batteries that our company sells, the Franklin WH battery system offers an optional generator integration module that allows...
  8. N Wilson

    What's it like to take a road trip in a truck like the Terra (F-150 Lightning)?

    Well, since the Scouts are geared toward the outdoor/camping enthusiast crowd, maybe they will have an option for a center console that converts into a firepit, but you have to get the cabana roof with that option to let the smoke out. Bring your own cordwood! :ROFLMAO:🔥
  9. N Wilson

    What's it like to take a road trip in a truck like the Terra (F-150 Lightning)?

    I wonder if that's referring to the Harvester models and they plan to capture waste heat from the engine to augment heating in the cabin? Did he specify if the "inventive" heating method would be on both BEV and Harvester models?
  10. N Wilson

    Poll- What have you Reserved... Let's get a small idea of the take rates.

    Welcome to the forum! As suggested, Plugshare is a great resource for locating charging infrastructure. I suspect you'll find that the charging networks are pretty robust in most areas, with the exception of a few western states like Wyoming and Montana
  11. N Wilson

    What's it like to take a road trip in a truck like the Terra (F-150 Lightning)?

    It depends on a few factors. 1. The outside temperature. 2. How high you set the temp on the vehicle's HVAC system. (This probably has the biggest effect on range) 3. Whether the vehicle's HVAC system is a resistive heater or a heat pump based system. Heat pumps are more energy efficient than...
  12. N Wilson

    What's it like to take a road trip in a truck like the Terra (F-150 Lightning)?

    I took another road trip yesterday, this one was shorter than my recent trip to Boston and back. An old friend who lives in the Cooperstown area of NY and his buddy had put together a car for an enduro race at the Fonda Speedway in Fonda, NY on New Year's Day. About 20 years ago, my friend and...
  13. N Wilson

    What's it like to take a road trip in a truck like the Terra (F-150 Lightning)?

    Thanks for that. Math was never my strong point. Lol
  14. N Wilson

    What's it like to take a road trip in a truck like the Terra (F-150 Lightning)?

    Sorry, I missed this question initially. I had 57% SOC when I got home. And, that actually answers the question of whether I could have made it home without stopping for that second charge session. Probably, but it would have been nervewracking. Looking back at my charge history in my Ford...
  15. N Wilson

    What's it like to take a road trip in a truck like the Terra (F-150 Lightning)?

    I had my first real roadtrip with DCFC experience on Sunday and thought I'd share the experience here. I had to drive my sister and her daughter from their house in Western MA to the airport in Boston. The total trip to Boston then back to my house in Western MA is 263 miles and ABRP estimated...
  16. N Wilson

    Joining the EV gang while waiting for Scout!

    I had my electrician install a manual transfer switch and generator inlet plug on my house. Using the V2L capability of the Lightning I have partial backup power during outages. The Lightning is one of the few EVs currently available that has a 240V outlet (if optioned properly) and using that...
  17. N Wilson

    Joining the EV gang while waiting for Scout!

    When I got mine back in November, it was showing as sold out at first but I kept checking back and it came back in stock within a week or two. My vehicle (F150 Lightning) has a CCS1/J1772 port, but I got the Emporia Pro in NACS configuration to future proof since my next vehicle will almost...
  18. N Wilson

    What's it like to take a road trip in a truck like the Terra (F-150 Lightning)?

    Why would they make a dumpster on wheels with "bullet proof glass"? See @cyure comment above.
  19. N Wilson

    Joining the EV gang while waiting for Scout!

    I think you will. I'm so glad I took the plunge and bought my used Lightning in September. Absolutely loving every minute of owning it so far. No regrets whatsoever! Most incredible driving experience, and I've owned many cars, trucks, classics, muscle cars, etc.
  20. N Wilson

    Poll- What have you Reserved... Let's get a small idea of the take rates.

    8.5% NOW! At this rate, we might hit 10% by the 4th of July! I kinda liked the exclusivity when we were the 8.3 percenters.
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