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[J Alynn]

FB article but related to battery tech

Startup emerges to revive former battery recycling plant, easing US lithium fears — The Cool Down

Lithium is essential for EV batteries, and its importance is growing in stationary energy storage systems. Sep 15, 2026 A battery recycling facility in Covington, Georgia, is set to resume operations under new ownership, a move that could bolster the United States' access to a key material used...

apple.news

 

[speedrye]

IMO marketing dollars wasted. This is something you do when you have cars that are available to buy right now. Instead you're going to lose a huge chunk of those expensive impressions to time, and time kills all deals. Imagine someone getting excited about Scout at the event only to learn that deliveries are 2 years away and they have to now step to the back of a 150,000 person preorder line. Nope.

Also the official automotive sponsor of anything kind of requires loading up the event with a bunch of service vehicles, not the same 2 show cars just painted in a new color.

To be clear, I'm all for Scout sponsoring this event...3 years from now.

If there are already 150k of us idiots willing to wait years, I'm sure they can find some more. I signed up here almost 4 years ago, and still have ~18 months minimum before a vehicle is potentially in my driveway. Will someone reserving today have to wait that long?? Doubtful.

 

[J Alynn]

If there are already 150k of us idiots willing to wait years, I'm sure they can find some more. I signed up here almost 4 years ago, and still have ~18 months minimum before a vehicle is potentially in my driveway. Will someone reserving today have to wait that long?? Doubtful.

Good lord I forgot it’s been nearly 4 years. I’d love to say it seems like just yesterday but it feels a bit longer than that

 

[chucchinchilla]

May be a bit early but if not events like this what events? Car shows bring out car enthusiasts which in theory doesn’t expand their presence so what type of event? Every event as of late is sponsorship with nature based gatherings with music and/or similar entertainment. Just wonder what is a better way to spend money but make outdoor enthusiasts aware of the vehicles?

Before we get to events we need to talk about unveiling and launch schedule. Blame Tesla for this new accepted normal, but I'd like to return to a time when a car is unveiled and it'll be out next year. All the ways to spend marketing dollars you're talking about fall into a regular launch window and not when you're just killing time building media signal around the brand.

To be fair, maybe this sponsorship was locked in when they thought the launch was going to be 2026 and they held on when it pushed into 2027 and now they're stuck with it regardless of GA date, so I'll give that benefit of the doubt, however my statement still remains that they won't get the same level of return had they done this with cars actually for sale. Great event and on-brand, but should have started it next year or the year after.

 

[cyure]

But of course we won’t get it here in the States.

Volkswagen's new electric hot hatch delivers more power than the Golf GTI [Images]

Volkswagen revealed the new ID.3 GTI, a new electric hot hatch that’s more powerful than the Golf GTI. It’s VW’s...

electrek.co

 

[THil08]

Solid-State Car Battery for Start-Stop Vehicles | Lipower CB1260EU & CB1280EU

Discover Lipower’s CB1260EU and CB1280EU solid-state car batteries for modern start-stop vehicles, Start-Stop Solid-State Battery Group 48 for Ford F-150, with enhanced safety, reliable starting power, long service life, and wide fitment.

lipower.com

 

[speedrye]

But of course we won’t get it here in the States.

Volkswagen's new electric hot hatch delivers more power than the Golf GTI [Images]

Volkswagen revealed the new ID.3 GTI, a new electric hot hatch that’s more powerful than the Golf GTI. It’s VW’s...

electrek.co

A 4,400-lb GTI? Hard pass. Technology can make good numbers for magazines, but it can't fix physics and the resulting feel of the car. In a Scout**, I'm okay with that heavy weight, but in a sportier offering? Nope, it's about the feel of the car around me moreso than the numbers.

**I'm optimistic that Scout is talking about the vehicles having some soul, and I'm hoping they mean driving character more than the heritage.

 

[OleScout]

TBPN Interview w/ Scott Keogh, starts about an hour into the Podcast

 

[maynard]

Solid-State Car Battery for Start-Stop Vehicles | Lipower CB1260EU & CB1280EU

Discover Lipower’s CB1260EU and CB1280EU solid-state car batteries for modern start-stop vehicles, Start-Stop Solid-State Battery Group 48 for Ford F-150, with enhanced safety, reliable starting power, long service life, and wide fitment.

lipower.com

Not a bad price if you can get 10 years out of it…

 

[maynard]

TBPN Interview w/ Scott Keogh, starts about an hour into the Podcast

Great video segment - thanks for sharing!

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

Solid-State Car Battery for Start-Stop Vehicles | Lipower CB1260EU & CB1280EU

Discover Lipower’s CB1260EU and CB1280EU solid-state car batteries for modern start-stop vehicles, Start-Stop Solid-State Battery Group 48 for Ford F-150, with enhanced safety, reliable starting power, long service life, and wide fitment.

lipower.com

The specs make this a gel electrolyte or a liquid electrolyte with neutral solid particles suspended in the electrolyte. Its chemistry is almost certainly LiFePO4.

In other words, it’s a lower density, lower specific-energy version of a much cheaper, standard LFP battery. They’re charging about $200-$300 for a misleading label and a BMS that allows an ~18 C discharge rate.

Unless you need the higher-amperage discharge rate, just buy a 100 Ah LFP battery for <$100 instead. And if you’re electronics-handy, you can replace the 100A BMS in an $80 LFP with a higher-amperage BMS for about $15.