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    Additionally, Scout Motors wants to hear your feedback and speak directly to the rabid community of owners as unique as America. We'll use the Scout Community to deliver news and information on events and launch updates directly to the group. Although the start of production is anticipated in 2026, many new developments and milestones will occur in the interim. We plan to share them with you on this site and look for your feedback and suggestions.

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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. SpaceEVDriver

    One Giant Leap Into the World of EV Ownership

    Thanks! I think of 150 mile ranges as more of the start-to-think about it, but yeah, a bit longer distance would be helpful. I just need to do some maintenance on the server room (the AC units aren’t operating at full efficiency) and find a couple of weeks when I can ask the servers to run...
  2. SpaceEVDriver

    One Giant Leap Into the World of EV Ownership

    I am the source. I took the DCFC locations registered in the Federal Alternative Fuels Database and then wrote software to map 50-mile drives from each of those locations. There are some faults with this map. First, it doesn’t include every DCFC, because not every DCFC is registered with the...
  3. SpaceEVDriver

    One Giant Leap Into the World of EV Ownership

    Yeah, I can only dream of having the DCFC density of anywhere east of the Mississippi. When I hear that WV “isn’t great” for DCFCs, I look at my map of 50-mile driving distance, see that there is almost no place in WV with roads that is farther than 50 miles from at least three DCFCs, and I just...
  4. SpaceEVDriver

    Solid State Battery that's baked

    SSBs only exist in micro devices and testing labs. We saw the fog of lies collapse around Donut Labs as many of us predicted. In reality, know-nothing scam artists without a massive team of true experts don’t disrupt major industries like in the fairy tails. Factorial's claims of producing...
  5. SpaceEVDriver

    Time of year for factory pick up.

    The very first weekend we have a new-to-us truck, we take it to get its Arizona pinstriping. I have no patience for protecting my truck from scratches and dings so I immediately get that concern out of the way by giving those dings to it. If they had a fork in the road: “turn right to stay...
  6. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    Once it became a popular tourist destination, that road needed so much maintenance it really just needed to be paved.
  7. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    "After a tough 2025 race where it won its class but only came in 2nd place overall, Ford brought its Super Mustang Mach-E back for revenge and managed to beat every gas car up the hill at the world’s toughest road race event."...
  8. SpaceEVDriver

    Scout Motors Milestone - First Welded Traveler Body at Production Center

    I’m not optimistic, but if it comes with the charge port at the front passenger (or front center, though I think that’s less likely), then I’ll be super happy.
  9. SpaceEVDriver

    What’s your purchasing plan?

    We have found that there’s no “perfect” vehicle. We change our uses every handful of years. We don’t care to be the first. We’re not willing to pay extra for colors (scratched the idea of wrapping our Silverado even though the black isn’t our favorite). We don’t care to spend extra on “luxury.”...
  10. SpaceEVDriver

    More Merch options!

    Yes, aesthetics, not size.
  11. SpaceEVDriver

    More Merch options!

    I’m not a nostalgia kind of person. That said, I really hope Scout doesn’t go for a “futuristic” looking home charging station offering. Instead, I hope they box it up into a 1960s-era-looking refueling station that evokes the Route 66 heyday.
  12. SpaceEVDriver

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

    I am always surprised that Mitsubishi is still selling passenger vehicles in the US.
  13. SpaceEVDriver

    R2 Launch Watch

    My point was it doesn’t matter in what order the vehicles are sold, some people are going to be unhappy. Therefore Rivian (and later, Scout) needs to do what’s best for their long-term health. If that means ruffling the feathers of some influencers or early adopters, then that’s going to happen...
  14. SpaceEVDriver

    R2 Launch Watch

    I don’t think there’ll be a way to distribute order invitations that feels fair to everyone. I also don’t think it’ll feel fair if they just open up order invitations to everyone. I also don’t think it’ll feel fair if they send some to influencers early… There’s basically no way for Scout to...
  15. SpaceEVDriver

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

    If you need a reason to be in Pasadena on 10 or 11 October, here it is: JPL is restarting its open house. You’ll need free tickets. They become available on 29 August at 09:00 in California. They’ll be fully booked within a few minutes...
  16. SpaceEVDriver

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

    We used to have two 400V vehicles and now we have one 800V and one 400V. It really makes a difference which charger network you use on the 800V vehicle. We got worse charging speeds at the SCs with the Silverado than we ever did with the Lightning. And we spent more because the inefficiency was...
  17. SpaceEVDriver

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

    In my ~5 years and ~40-50k miles of road trips, I’ve found Electrify America to be the most reliable charging network. EXCEPT. Except they typically have only 4 to 8 plugs available, which means along high-traffic highways, they’re often busy. That means I often skip them unless I have a...
  18. SpaceEVDriver

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    Thanks @BeerParty, I meant to mention this as well and then got distracted. I usually don’t go below about 10-20% on a road trip. This is so I can change my mind about which charger I’m going to use. Previously I used to charge up to less than 85% unless I really needed the charge. Now I’ll...
  19. SpaceEVDriver

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    Another point about charging: If you never charge to 100%, your battery management system WILL eventually get out of sync with reality. This is because there’s an inaccuracy in counting how much energy flows into and out of the battery. The consequences can range from bad estimates for range...
  20. SpaceEVDriver

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    I don’t drive in very cold temperatures, so I can’t answer from personal experience. I can say that being stuck in snow storms for long periods of time works out much better for EV drivers than for ICE drivers. The only reason I could imagine changing back from BEV to hybrid is if I lived in...
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