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  1. AlanL

    Expert Car Designer Analysis of Scout Traveler and Terra

    This is from ago.
  2. AlanL

    Expert Car Designer Analysis of Scout Traveler and Terra

    Yes, that is good. I also like this one from a guy deep in the IH Scout community. Totally different background, making many of the same design points. His whole video is worth watching, some overall reaction then the design part starts about 31:20.
  3. AlanL

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    Yes, I trust Scout Motors. I’m trying to educate those saying that paddle shifters are useless gadgets from the ICE ages. And yes the vast majority of you who just want something easy to use should get that.
  4. AlanL

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    Try towing down the Panamint Grade into Death Valley or or any of the other steep curvy grades in the west. I’m not saying everyone needs this, but some of us do and our lives depend on it.
  5. AlanL

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

    Maybe. I read “up to” as “your mileage may vary”. I can see Scout offering just one battery at first to let them concentrate on getting things into production.
  6. AlanL

    Volkswagen's Role In Engineering

    Welcome! The role of the Volkswagen Group (VWG) is minimal. At this point only the basis for the 4 cylinder ICE part of the Harvester, even that will be modified for its use in the genset. The role of VW automobiles even less. R1TVT hit a lot of the high points. The Scouts are engineered in the...
  7. AlanL

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    1. The use of adaptive cruise control. 2. The use of paddle shifters for regen to mimic the well established use of downshifting ICE going downhill with a big weight pushing you along.
  8. AlanL

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    Different driving uses call for different approaches. That Tesla way is not good for towing and paddles are much better. Use paddles for straight downhill speed control, feet off both pedals in a relaxed posture, attention on the road. Coming into a curve, “downshift” with the paddles and/or...
  9. AlanL

    Dynamic Power Management

    I think it is service capacity more than room for a breaker. The need to allow for current use plus an additional whatever amps for the charger. I agree though that overnight charging does not need 60A. When I had a 100A subpanel installed for my wood shop the electrician was surprised our...
  10. AlanL

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    I've never owned an EV so can't quantify, but flat land use is one of the reasons hybrids get great city mileage. Regen is just an alternate form of braking that generates electricity instead of heating up friction pads and metal disks.
  11. AlanL

    Harvester - Request to allow it to charge battery while parked & a 30-40amp/240v outlet

    Welcome! I'm pretty sure they have said V2H is in the plans.
  12. AlanL

    Harvester - Request to allow it to charge battery while parked & a 30-40amp/240v outlet

    Do you think they need more than a "Don't do this" warning? My Honda generator's manual has a warning like that. The dangers of running an ICE engine in an enclosed space are should be well known to any owner.
  13. AlanL

    Harvester - Request to allow it to charge battery while parked & a 30-40amp/240v outlet

    I would have to do some digging to find where it is said, but I'm 90+ percent sure they have mentioned running the Harvester like this in a camping scenario. Seems like an obvious extension to home use, especially with the factory in an area with hurricanes and prolonged outages.
  14. AlanL

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    You guys are coming up with feedback I hope gets implemented. Broken record me, blending sounds great for general driving but potentially deadly for towing. Going down the Panamint Grade into Death Valley we have to be absolutely certain that the friction brakes only get applied when the driver...
  15. AlanL

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    Welcome! Nice description of things I knew were issues but did not did not understand in depth. I dearly hope they do something where it will be easy and certain to use only regen to its max until I step on the brake pedal and then immediately back to regen when I let off. And control the amount...
  16. AlanL

    Tow range

    Is Scott Keogh in a high profile public interview good enough? I'm wondering about towing performance at various weights also. There is an Out of Spec Reviews towing video though that showed in their experience drag is by far the biggest impact on level ground, weight matters more on grades...
  17. AlanL

    Tow range

    Fair enough not formally announced, but … From the Jay Leno interview, quotes from the transcript with corrections as best I could. Plus some non-gas-and-go tidbits that I caught this time. I’ll go through the much longer Motor Trend interview to see if more is said. Scott Keogh at 2:30: … we...
  18. AlanL

    Solo Scout camping fantasy lineup

    We have a Duxtop, love it. No CO, no excess heat. I almost never use our gas cooktop these days.
  19. AlanL

    Tow range

    Funny you should ask, ... Charging from the generator is a misconception of a sort. The Harvester software should ensure that you never drain the battery to zero. The generator will not be big enough to provide full power without being way to big and heavy. Look at the Ramcharger and it's V6...
  20. AlanL

    Tow range

    A common difference I’ve seen from various sources is about 1/2 range for a typical trip, 1/4-ish for grades. Here are some notes I’ve putting together to help me decide if I could tolerate the BEV instead of the Harvester: BEV, 125 kWH battery, 350 mile range Not towing: 350 miles at 2.8...
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