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    Scout as an EV

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    Analog Scout?

    Actually, given how rapidly EVs depreciate - lightly used EVs offer excellent value. You can get a sub 30,000 mile AWD Mach-E Premium for less than 30k. That's a lot of car for that price - and no new ICE car upto 40k will match it in features and acceleration.
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    Harvester Talk: Q&A

    The Hummer EV has a 70mph highway electricity consumption of 1.5miles/kWh. So, that's a good base number to have. Energy consumption increases as the square of the speed - so a realistic 80mph consumption is 1mi/kWh. This means as long as the range extender can supply more than 80kW (107.3hp)...
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    Analog Scout?

    I am a scientist and drive an EV - and let me tell you @jay.kolkman I get you. Too much of modern cars are locked down - and the more you dig deep into it it's a mess. There are multiple ECUs talking to 100s of sensors. And except for Tesla, these are all coming from an alphabet soup of vendors...
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    12v battery access/cabin access

    I do not know what architecture Scout will be using, but if it's based off on Rivian, then there won't be any 12V lead-acid battery. Everything runs at 48V, from a lithium-battery that is a sub-component of the main battery.
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    Long range Fuel Tanks

    As far as I understand the spare tire doesn't have any batteries between it and the chassis. So if it's gone, the fuel tank won't be hanging super low.
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    Long range Fuel Tanks

    Many trucks, especially those that carry their spare under the chassis have an option for deleting the spare and putting in a long range fuel tank with an extra 40 something gallons of fuel. This is a company, that for example specializes in this - Long Range America. Won't be possible on this...
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    Approximate Charge Time

    From what I understand, the next big leap in battery capacity will be from solid state batteries. While they may seem like perpetually 5 years away, QuantumScape and VW have already started pilot production, and given that Scout is a VW company it may happen sooner than we realize.
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    Approximate Charge Time

    The Silverado's EPA rating is 2 miles/kWh - and I expect Scout Terra to be the same. The lower limit can be got from the Humme EV which is 1.5
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    Camper Shell

    It would be a big miss if they don't. Heat pumps are becoming the default equipment in EVs currently.
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    Ditch the Wheel Arch Plastic

    Or at least have a trim without plastic
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    Harvester Talk: Q&A

    This is pretty much it. The biggest advantage of a range extender in my opinion, as compared to parallel PHEVs is that your driving experience remains unchanged always. In a PHEV, the pure EV motors is often weak and underpowered and has to go through the whole geartrain rather than directly...
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    Camping / Overland Ideas

    You win!
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    Harvester Talk: Q&A

    Actually we can do some calculations. My Mach-E at 80mph in cold, highway driving gives 1.5-2 miles/kWh. That means for one hour of 80mph driving - it consumes 40-50 kWh - thus implying an averaged power draw of 50kW from the battery. This is approximately 70hp, so a 100hp motor running...
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    Harvester Talk: Q&A

    150 miles battery only range? Was it mentioned somewhere? As far as I understood, these specs are still in active development
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    Camping / Overland Ideas

    In my day job I am a materials scientist at a national lab- so cool to meet another materials scientist.
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    Post Reveal Suggestions

    Yeah. Fixed is far better from a reliability standpoint. I was thinking retractable as it won’t mess with the design of the vehicle.
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    Post Reveal Suggestions

    Another thing I was thinking while looking at the reveal video - the rock rails on the Terra can very easily be repurposed for retractable running boards. These are going to be tall vehicles so steps would help a lot.
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    Post Reveal Suggestions

    I shouldn’t have made a separate thread on camper shells yesterday. So here is my suggestion @Jamie@ScoutMotors : The Terra should have factory camper shell options - will make it a great over landing and multipurpose rig that way.
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    Camper Shell

    I think Scout envisions their trucks and SUVs as overland vehicles. This is evident from their features and range. So a camper shell eliminating the need for propane heating would be a game changer for over landing or overnight camping.
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