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  1. SpaceEVDriver

    First Time EV Owner: Live experience report

    I see. Okay, that clears up my confusion. Thanks. Usually on an AWD, regardless of the power source, you want to replace two worn tires with new tires any time you have to replace one. If there has only been 2/32 or so of wear, I don’t worry about it and will only replace the one. The...
  2. SpaceEVDriver

    Trim names…

    We had a very negative scouting experience and would be hesitant to purchase a vehicle with such a naming scheme or if there was a licensing agreement between Scout Motors and that organization; we won’t spend money supporting it. Scout Motors should stand on its own with its own names.
  3. SpaceEVDriver

    First Time EV Owner: Live experience report

    Less than 12k miles surprises me. We got 37k miles on our Mustang’s first tires and we didn’t need to replace them at 4 and 5/32. I only replaced the Michelin Primacy OEMs because I hated the way they felt squishy in hard turns and we were prepping for a long (3500 mile) road trip with one of...
  4. SpaceEVDriver

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

    If you don’t already drive an EV, there are several things you need to understand about the differences in acceleration of an EV vs a similarly-quick (in a straight line) gassy vehicle. If you’re used to a 3.5 second gas car, a 3.5 second EV will give you better acceleration when it matters...
  5. SpaceEVDriver

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

    "A dog" at 5 seconds 0-60 is a hilarious take.
  6. SpaceEVDriver

    Trim names…

    A few trademarks currently owned by Scout Motors: Aristorcat Traveltop Rallye Swather REF Scout Spirit Travelstar Scout II Scout 80 Scout 800 Super Scout Travelstar XL Sno-Star Terrastar SSII Tellus SR-2 Thresher Forma Cultivator Scout Hauler Grade Midnight Division Sportstar Harrow Scythe...
  7. SpaceEVDriver

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

    I figured you meant it, just wanted to put it out explicitly.
  8. SpaceEVDriver

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

    One of the key aspects of right to repair is access to the software inside the vehicle. It’ll mean nothing if you can swap a part but that part still requires a software update to be integrated into the system. Hoping Scout doesn’t go the way of recent efforts that many manufacturers are going...
  9. SpaceEVDriver

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    The decision by Scout to use an 800 Volt architecture for its batteries is going to have a huge impact on their success. I hope they’ll also be less conservative on the charge curve as well. We’re on a 750 mile round trip road trip in the Silverado. The distance to our first overnight stay is...
  10. SpaceEVDriver

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

    That’s an extreme example. The Lucid Air has the best coefficient of drag in a production vehicle in the US. The deflection can be done much, much more subtly. But the trick is that the Scouts will need to use some of the air impacting the front of the vehicle for thermal management.
  11. SpaceEVDriver

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

    The Lightning has an air dam across the entire front. It’s not the most elegant or efficient way to accomplish this. The Lucid Gravity has them; I think they also have a front vent to allow higher air to push through in such a way as to redirect any air that would otherwise make it into the...
  12. SpaceEVDriver

    Will the Scout EREV be obsolete by the time it gets here in 2027/28?

    Why would you need ai to accomplish that?! That’s a few-line basic algorithm that can be programmed into the basic processor on the vehicle. This increasing reliance on ai is just wild. Throw ai into this and suddenly you need a $500 part, six years of training data, sixty sensor inputs, and...
  13. SpaceEVDriver

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

    I’m not sure where this thought goes. Since I just noticed this in the images in the article you linked, it’ll go here. Scout’s concepts do not have air deflectors in front of the tires on the front or rear. If this design is carried through to production, this will allow fast-moving air to get...
  14. SpaceEVDriver

    R2 Launch Watch

    Extended warranties are for extended warranty companies to make money off of fear. Nearly 30 years ago, we started putting the money it would have cost to buy any extended warranty (car, TV, junk from Amazon, GAP, etc) into an investment account. That investment account bought the Mustang and...
  15. SpaceEVDriver

    The Garage (What did you work on today?)

    I’ve been doing solar and battery “backup” for about 40 years. It started on our entirely off-grid ranch with 12V Pb-A car batteries running a couple of lights, some fans, a scavenged car radio, and a 12V TV. Currently we have 14 kW of solar and 64 kWh of generic in-home battery, 24 kWh of...
  16. SpaceEVDriver

    R2 Launch Watch

    Sure the bed is smaller, but every other dimension puts it well within the dimension ranges of all other full-size trucks, including its towing and cargo capacities. Another reason people think it's smaller than it is is because they usually see it parked with the suspension all the way down...
  17. SpaceEVDriver

    Please no erev!

    Several things about the average speed derived from my photo. In this example, I had a full-stop on the highway for about 30 minutes due to road construction; I left the AC on for that stop—notice that it’s 93 F at night. I live about 7 miles from the freeway on a 20 mph section of road. The...
  18. SpaceEVDriver

    Shopping for a “new” BEV while waiting for the Scout Traveler BEV.

    Every manufacturer I’ve interacted with has used AT&T for their cell connection (and thus WiFi hotspot). That’s a no-go for me; their service is terrible in the places I go. This. I don’t want the ai garbage and I don’t want the self-driving garbage. To get the vehicle we wanted when shopping...
  19. SpaceEVDriver

    R2 Launch Watch

    It depends on your definition of “full size.” The R1T is 80 inches wide and 217 inches long. That’s on the shorter end of the 2026 F-150 range of dimensions, but still within that range. The XL Regular Cab, 6.5 ft bed is 209.4 inches long. The XL Supercab 6.5 ft bed is 232 inches. Any higher...
  20. SpaceEVDriver

    Please no erev!

    My experience is that realistic range is heavily dependent on driving style, speed, weather, elevation change, and tire pressure. In the Lightning we regularly got an efficiency that would enable 250 miles without stopping from 100% to 20%. It was very, very rare that we would actually drive...
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