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  1. SpaceEVDriver

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

    She is well aware. And it’s not a compelling argument.
  2. SpaceEVDriver

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

    I will believe the Ford pickup exists when it’s on lots and being sold. If it meets our needs, we’d consider it, but I don’t trust Ford or their dealers, so it would have to be a phenomenal deal, and we’d probably buy it used. BUT. It’s my partner’s turn next, so when the Mustang hits 100k...
  3. SpaceEVDriver

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

    I have less than no interest in an internal combustion engine. I grew up building them; I spent almost 50 years getting greasy, usually out of necessity, sometimes for pay, often for “fun." If someone offered to pay me to take and maintain a vehicle with an ICE, I’d have to have a strong reason...
  4. SpaceEVDriver

    One Giant Leap Into the World of EV Ownership

    This happens all the time for me. I think Google has a default efficiency and any kind of disruption causes the app to drop back to that very conservative estimated efficiency.
  5. SpaceEVDriver

    Scout Concepts in Hudson, New York, July 3, 2026

    Interesting. I felt the Terra was more bulky and imposing than the Lightning. And even more so than the Silverado EV. Part of that is the massive tires it’s wearing, but it also has more shoulder than the Lightning. Overall, I think it would be more difficult to maneuver into a downtown...
  6. SpaceEVDriver

    Lexus RZ chronicals-by my wife

    Google Maps should also integrate with the vehicle, but it’ll depend on the internals. Some people like A Better Route Planner, but I believe you have to have a subscription to get it to talk to the vehicle. And you might need an accessory piece of hardware that Lexus may or may not support...
  7. SpaceEVDriver

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

    No manufacturer includes destination charges in their MSRP or advertised price; it’s always another $1-2k above MSRP to get the vehicle delivered. Slate not including it is no more deceptive than every other advertised MSRP.
  8. SpaceEVDriver

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    Nobody who drives the cars cares about NACS. Maybe in two years it might matter, but I seriously doubt it. In two years, the vast majority of non-T cars on the road will still be CCS1, even if everyone converted new production today—there’s just not enough new US EV production in the pipeline to...
  9. SpaceEVDriver

    What is one feature you hope Scout will include that has not yet been shown?

    The EREV won't need a bigger 12V battery than the BEV. Non-hybrid gassy vehicles need large 12V batteries that can push high amperage because they need to overcome the engine's rotational intertia. The hybrid has that in the high-voltage battery. A BEV only needs a 12V battery as a separate...
  10. SpaceEVDriver

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

    What a bizarre take. This would be my headline: "A hack throws an excessively-polluting generator into what had been a well-engineered vehicle, loses functionality, endangers friends and family and other drivers, and calls it macaroni."
  11. SpaceEVDriver

    One Giant Leap Into the World of EV Ownership

    That’s a great point. We use kW, but it really should be kVA to be more precise. Most of the time, it’s not really an issue. There are some vehicles that have a voltage-limited charge rate, but if the voltage is near 400 volts, it won’t matter much. For example, a 380 V vs 400 V battery won’t...
  12. SpaceEVDriver

    One Giant Leap Into the World of EV Ownership

    There’s not usually a practical price difference between 150 kW and 350 kW chargers in states where they are allowed to charge for the energy transferred. But in states where they have to charge you for the time your vehicle spends in the parking space and the energy is legally an incidental...
  13. SpaceEVDriver

    One Giant Leap Into the World of EV Ownership

    I'm confused by this part. Maybe it’s a WV thing? It sounds like, from your other statements, that WV has some issues with enabling decent charging. That’s unfortunate. My experience in the southwest and west coast is that it’s not—in general—the charger but the vehicle that is the limiting...
  14. SpaceEVDriver

    One Giant Leap Into the World of EV Ownership

    Your query limits the chargers to 350 kW or more. I’m not sure why one would do that? Most EVs can’t even take advantage of 350 kW chargers. There are several 150+ kW chargers along I-77. There are also several SCs open to non-T along I-64 and also the along PA, MD, and VA borders. Are...
  15. SpaceEVDriver

    One Giant Leap Into the World of EV Ownership

    There are very few times, even in the Southwest charging deserts that I stop at a <125 kW DCFC with the goal of a truly quick charge. It’s usually a choice because I plan to have a sit-down dinner or otherwise spend an hour or two at that location for reasons other than charging. But even if I...
  16. SpaceEVDriver

    Warranty Considerations

    Scout could offer transferrable lifetime warranties for the first model run of BEVs. After two or three years, do a new model and drop the lifetime warranty to a 100k mile warranty. After two or three more years, do another model and drop back to whatever the standard warranty is from most other...
  17. SpaceEVDriver

    One Giant Leap Into the World of EV Ownership

    The problem is that as soon as I do that I stop doing the fun things because then they become jobs.
  18. SpaceEVDriver

    One Giant Leap Into the World of EV Ownership

    Oh, I forgot to respond to the second-half. I don’t currently have a server providing this map for others to investigate, but if there was enough demand, it might be something I can put together. I haven’t done a lot of GIS web services work, so it might be a pain, but QGIS may provide some...
  19. SpaceEVDriver

    One Giant Leap Into the World of EV Ownership

    We wanted to run that exact path (plus some driving south on the 15 from SLC) last year, but other obligations got in the way of that trip. We’re hoping to make a trip up along part of that path and then into the Rockies and into Canada later this year.
  20. SpaceEVDriver

    Solid State Battery that's baked

    (Tongue-in-cheek) The only difference between non-expert FAFO and expert FAFO (science) is the documentation and peer-review. If you document your FAFO, share the documentation, and then convince some other experts in that field of FAFO to also FAFO and then compare and document their results...
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