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

    I do a lot of 3hr round trips in my F250 - usually beat the day after. Starting to recover from the 5hr Sunday (had 3 days on the beach, so at least it was not a 10hr round trip. Getting ready for a 40hr round trip - my rear is going to be numb - and perhaps I might try to get a refill on my...
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    Ultimately, at this point - the showings are of less importance to me. Sure, I would love to see one in person - but I am more concerned with seeing it in person when it is closer to a production vehicle rather than a one off concept. If a concept showing is within 5hrs of me and my schedule...
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    Please no erev!

    I recall, a very long time ago, that a 6-cylinder truck could tow. I don't fully understand reserving some of the battery for towing, but IIRC Tesla reserved some of their battery for battery degradation (so from the owners perspective, the range would not drop with age for longer period of...
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    Please no erev!

    A lot will depend on generator size. If the generator can not keep up with current draw while towing, towing will drain the battery and towing range will be dependent on battery size rather than gas tank size. Scout and Dodge are taking different approaches. Scout is looking at what they see...
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    Please no erev!

    Today's charge rates and battery kwh/kg is not there yet. In 2 years, we will know more, but I doubt the prices will trickle down enough before 4-6 years for Scout to do the change. But once we get 500 mile range and 10 minute charge, the EREV demand will start to wain. That said... Was on...
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    Please no erev!

    The EREV is a hedge bet. Current battery tech gives people range anxiety. In 2 years, hard to say where solid state battery tech will be - people may want to wait for Scout to offer it rather than get the EREV, and once Scout does offer solid state, it is likely to seriously hurt EREV demand...
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    Planned obsolescence and lasting a lifetime

    Sadly the Scout will be both. We know that at the heart of this vehicle is tech, which will be superseded - in a short number of years, there will definitely be something better. Still, we want it to last, not just for as far as we own it (maybe 5 years, maybe 20) - but long enough that it has...
  8. M

    Optional Diesel Range Extender for Scout EREV Models

    Love my diesel VW - but doubt VW will risk the US political system again with a diesel anytime soon.
  9. M

    Solid State Battery that's baked

    Hard to keep track of facts vs hype - but I suspect solid state batteries do exist in test vehicles. Weather or not if they are ready for production (or only being tested to find the weaknesses), or if they are simply too expensive for production - those are the real problems. Then the...
  10. M

    She's right you know.

    First to mind is always Jetsons - but probably not the right vibe for the Scout.
  11. M

    Flat Tow capability to beat Jeep

    FWIW, I think, at least not all that long ago, a decent amount of Ford Trucks could be flat towed. The problem - they were too heavy for many vehicles to really flat tow them. So while I do hope that the Scout can be flat towed - I also recognize that an EV the size of the Scout is going to...
  12. M

    What’s your purchasing plan?

    Hard to predict the future, but easier to view the past. Our JLURD was a line by line custom order - but it was replacing a 2 year old JLUR, so knew what we did not have and REALLY wanted on the replacement. Honestly, we knew within about 1hr of buying the first some of the mistakes we made -...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Well, just from the glace - at least I don't have to worry about wanting to buy the next Ford EV.
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    FM Radio

    I live in the middle of nowhere - but we have "2" stations that are pretty good. They are 2, with 2 call signs and 2 broadcast towers - but they broadcast the exact same lineup as far as I know (unless perhaps, some very small things change locally - such as advertisements). It is possible...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    In all fairness - the electrical power train and motor are less weight than the gas. You need to look at the system as a whole, not just the energy density of the batteries. But yes, we are not there yet.
  16. M

    Is there anything SM could offer to get you to switch from EREV to BEV?

    The only real chance that chemistry will be changed before launch is if launch of the BEV is significantly delayed (as in years). That said, just because there is new chemistry out 5 years later, it does not really make your current vehicle useless - it just cuts into the resale value some. At...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    No problem if the one dealership has franchise agreements with multiple brands under VW Group. But it requires multiple franchise agreements. Towns I have lived in, they usually were separate locations (even if the dealerships had common ownership - I never investigated that). Now when I...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    VW group has a lot of brands under it. With a couple exceptions, they don't share franchises (I think I might have heard of a Audi/VW dealer). But have never heard of a Bentley, Porsche, or International Harvester combined with a VW dealer. They have a VERY long history of keeping vehicle...
  19. M

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

    Probably common enough - but button overrides on driver settings. That way there is not any issue of who's keys are in the car (or who's keys are in it first). I guess facial recognition of the driver would work, but I will be a Luddite here - an override button is fine.
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    May 2026 update???

    All depends on what the update has in it. But doubt the June will have the first test runs yet.
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