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  1. apex96

    One Giant Leap Into the World of EV Ownership

    Interesting thing about the Alternative Fuels data is that it considers anything over 50 kW to be DCFC... While true that's a really slow DCFC and the same goes for 150 kW stations as well. WV is mostly comprised of 50 - 250 kW stations and primarily is serviced by Tesla stations with V2...
  2. apex96

    One Giant Leap Into the World of EV Ownership

    Biggest hurdle is getting over the mindset of going to gas stations. Subconsciously I always wanted a large fuel tank so I had a large range number (previously had F150 with 35 gallon tank...) and needed to make fewer stops at gas stations every month. This subconscious thought was hard to break...
  3. apex96

    One Giant Leap Into the World of EV Ownership

    So we’ve had the Equinox EV for 1/2 a year now. We’ve played around with some of the EA, Ionna and Mercedes Benz charging stations in the area. All in an effort to get comfortable with how to use them so that it will be easier when we needed to actually use them. This weekend has been one such...
  4. apex96

    20-24 mpg

    These are YOUR grievances… what other folks do with their vehicles is no concern to you. If someone chooses to use their EREV Scout as a normal gas vehicle… so be it. Once someone purchases or leases a vehicle, how they choose to use it is their decision alone.
  5. apex96

    20-24 mpg

    That's likely where the number is coming from but since no official testing information has been provided it's speculation. Scout doesn't eve have pre-production vehicles on the road to test fuel economy, only mule vehicles.
  6. apex96

    20-24 mpg

    No official numbers for fuel economy or fuel economy equivalent have been released. Anything regarding potential fuel economy you see online or in this forum is pure speculation.
  7. apex96

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

    NGL… Star Trek Enterprise was way underrated and totally overlooked… I feel it slaps… Also dig Star Trek Voyager… 🤘🏻🤷‍♂️
  8. apex96

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

    at 75pmh that's not terrible. EPA has a few different tests that are run and the fueleconomy.gov page has some good insights. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/fe_test_schedules.shtml
  9. apex96

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    Looks like AImay have been used to derive this information. I believe the AI is getting hung up on Tesla’s nomenclature for how they named their charging stalls (v1, v2, v3 etc). Here is the US DOT info on the current charging levels and standards...
  10. apex96

    Scout Concepts in Blythewood, South Carolina, April 20, 2026

    I have sooo many corrections to make over the next several weeks… we’re down on manpower and getting site IDs setup and accounts added to peopleplus is at a standstill… I can’t even get TOs setup for my contractors right now… life’s great, everything’s fine… 🤦‍♂️
  11. apex96

    Scout Concepts in Blythewood, South Carolina, April 20, 2026

    The 4 10s schedule is nice for those within the agency that are primarily office bound… maxi-flex is a little confusing for fieldwork based work, at least for me lol… so I’m sticking with straight 8s… hardest part is remembering to submit for OT and TCTO when I’m deployed…
  12. apex96

    Scout Concepts in Scottsdale, Arizona, April 25, 2026

    With my work having me criss cross the mid-Atlantic states, having a time where I know they’d be within an hour of my residence and the “burgh” would be nice. I’d even block it off on my calendar to not schedule work over top of it 🤣
  13. apex96

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

    The US government doesn’t build chargers… what it does/can do is setup grant programs and supply funding for states take advantage of and award to private industry to buildout infrastructure… most of these chargers would not be available today without state and federal dollars being spent to...
  14. apex96

    Off-topic stuff…

    I believe they may have made software changes on the 2026 models. The stop sale order indicates that the motor has the ability to stop and reverse but that perhaps the software isn't coded to command that. I believe they are using electrical resistance to determine objects (when motor resistance...
  15. apex96

    Off-topic stuff…

    Same seats are in the Ioniq 9 EV as well, I believe.
  16. apex96

    Spare Tire, Backpack, or Bald?

    Same train of thought. Run the spare underneath between axle and body. Place the cooler/backpack in the holder. This is for the BEV version and don’t believe it to be an option (tire underneath) for the EREV. More lockable storage the better for gear and food. I’ll be giving up some room, as it...
  17. apex96

    All terrain tires

    Something like thise one (https://www.coopertire.com/en_US/tires/discoverer-roadtrail-at/24910.html) or this one (https://www.coopertire.com/en_US/tires/discoverer-at3-lt/24485.html) would make a good on-road based AT tire, from Cooper. I'm still partial to Nokian though and I'll be replacing...
  18. apex96

    All terrain tires

    I have these on my expedition and I wouldn’t call them an on-road AT. These react and sound like a standard AT tire not one meant for primary on-road highway use. They were quiet to begin with but with miles they are getting louder and louder… not obnoxious yet but by end of this year they may be…
  19. apex96

    What would best EV (s) to rent for a day

    Flying back from Florida early tomorrow morning. Had a chance to experience a Tesla and Ionna DCFC while cruising around. Even used the level 1 EvDance charger I had purchased for the Equinox. So we had a mustang mach-e 4x as the rental. Looked like it had been used as a livery vehicle for uber...
  20. apex96

    Ideal Small Sized Vehicle

    Normal gas station fill will take closer to 10-15+ minutes and then add in time to stretch and walk around a little bit. Traveling 400+ miles requires a bit of movement to get blood circulating again... Put it this way, if I travel for 400 miles straight, I'm gonna be stopping for around 30...
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