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  1. Cranky Canuck

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

    Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
  2. Cranky Canuck

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

    I have real world experience using my EV to power household things during an outage. A few years back we had a derecho knock out power to most of the city for about a week. The grid took heavy damage to the point where they were working around the clock just to get power back to hospitals and...
  3. Cranky Canuck

    Whinin’ and cryin’

    It's a fantastic car and I'm really happy with it. Highly recommend. I'm hoping Scout liberally 'borrows' the many good ideas that Hyundai has implemented in their Ioniq lineup because I think Hyundai/Kia are leading in the EV space right now. They could do a lot worse than benchmarking off an...
  4. Cranky Canuck

    Whinin’ and cryin’

    Actually I know several people with electric Konas and they love them. I think the "unreliability" thing is more with the gas version, the electric version looks to be really good. And yeah, that is a great yellow but I think VW has the best yellow, there are a few Golfs running around with this...
  5. Cranky Canuck

    What is More Important? - EV Charge Time or EV Range

    I disagree with your conclusions here. First of all EVs have always had a cost advantage. They may only compete on sticker price with luxury vehicles for the most part but on operating costs there's no contest, EVs are dramatically less expensive to own and operate. As for needing to charge "as...
  6. Cranky Canuck

    Whinin’ and cryin’

    I'm kinda used to waiting for a new EV to start production unfortunately. I waited two years to get my current ride, an Ioniq 5, so this is about the same. I pre-ordered that one based on the reviews overseas and stuff and was number 78 in line in Canada which was kinda fun. The only thing it...
  7. Cranky Canuck

    Bi-directional Charging / Home Power Backup

    Tesla also supports V2H with their Cybertruck so it's not just Ford but yeah, what you said is correct. The main issue seems to be that there is no agreed upon industry standard on how to do it. Ford has their own proprietary V2H solution and so does Tesla (and Nissan but only in Japan although...
  8. Cranky Canuck

    Scout Sales Strategy: Territory Ambassadors

    Oh mine will be almost always covered in mud and dirt from camping trips and such! I feel like having a truck like this and keeping it clean would be a bit of a travesty.
  9. Cranky Canuck

    Scout Sales Strategy: Territory Ambassadors

    I'm cranky for a Canadian. :p
  10. Cranky Canuck

    Scout Sales Strategy: Territory Ambassadors

    I had a very similar experience with my Ioniq 5. I was an early pre-order (number 78 in Canada!) so I got my vehicle months before most other people did. I couldn't go anywhere without random strangers stopping me in parking lots and asking what kind of car was it, and how did I buy it, plus all...
  11. Cranky Canuck

    Offer it with a gas motor

    Don't hold your breath. There have been a lot of promises and hype about solid state batteries over the years and there's been nothing to show for it. Making things in a lab environment is a far cry from making things work in the real world. Maybe we'll see them in the 2030's maybe not. If...
  12. Cranky Canuck

    Offer it with a gas motor

    The issue is that the current most popular lithium battery chemistry (Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt aka NMC) is self-oxidising so it makes the fires harder to cool down and put out (fire triangle and all that jazz). Newer, cheaper chemistries that are becoming more popular like LFP...
  13. Cranky Canuck

    Offer it with a gas motor

    There's an "EV stigma"?
  14. Cranky Canuck

    The Canada Goose won that encounter...just sayin' ;)

    The Canada Goose won that encounter...just sayin' ;)
  15. Cranky Canuck

    Drive Mode Selector (sport, normal, eco) on the steering wheel

    I don't think they need a focus group. They've partnered with Rivian. Rivian knows how to do EVs well already and it wouldn't be hard for Scout to get an overview of EV industry best-practices from other companies like Hyundai/Kia and just copy the good stuff. Drive modes aren't a new idea and...
  16. Cranky Canuck

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    I agree with the OP. I've driven many electric and electrified vehicles and in my opinion Hyundai/Kia have perfected it. My Ioniq 5 has paddles that can increase or decrease the aggressiveness of the regen. You can use them to regen on the fly by holding them down but more often you use them to...
  17. Cranky Canuck

    Offer it with a gas motor

    I mean if we want Scout to go backwards then forget gas and diesel, let's go full steam and coal!! If you want your new Scout to be slower, less reliable, louder, and more expensive to run then sure, go back to some obnoxious gas engine made out of American pig-iron but I think you should really...
  18. Cranky Canuck

    Drive Mode Selector (sport, normal, eco) on the steering wheel

    Fellow Ioniq 5 owner here and I agree, Hyundai got the drive modes very right! I've been using Snow mode a lot (long-press the 'Drive Mode' button). Snow mode forces AWD to be always on and limits regen to level 1 only to reduce the chance of slipping. I imagine Scouts will have similar...
  19. Cranky Canuck

    Option for Propane Gas generator for Electric + Gas option

    All hydrocarbon fuels are non-renewable. As for how long before the gasoline degrades, my old plug-in hybrid used to go into a "fuel and oil refresh mode" where it would burn off all the gas in the tank after about six months of it being in there. I'm sure the Chrysler engineers had reasons for...
  20. Cranky Canuck

    Poll: Current EV Owner?

    You might want to add "plug-in hybrid" as an option as well since they're different than EVs and Hybrids.
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