I note that that indicates traveler “offers a rear Mounted spare tire”. I remember some discussion of that being optional, and without the harvester there may be room for an under mounted spare (though maybe only 33). Was that ever confirmed? Or was it just speculation?
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Confirmed, but there is still a long way to go. Things change.
Excellent!! Article about Scout and what Scott has to say on the EV tax potentially going away.
Talk about a Smart CEO. Scott is the man. Watching him in interviews he is very calm and excited about what his team has created.
Here’s the interview with Scott that the article is based on.
Exactly. Don't factor tax credits in a decision to buy. They would be nice, but other people are paying for those tax credits and they were always planned to go away, sooner rather than later.
Full disclosure, I had AI help me consolidate my thoughts and information.
Great interview — really got me thinking about the potential for rare-earth recycling.
I did a little digging afterward and came across some eye-opening stats on both coal ash and e-waste as potential sources of rare-earth elements (REEs):
COAL ASH: AN OVERLOOKED RESOURCE
E-WASTE: MASSIVE VOLUME, MINIMAL RECOVERY
U.S. VIRGIN REE RESOURCES
TOTAL POTENTIAL U.S. STOCKPILE
(rounded to nearest million tons)
GLOBAL CONTEXT
WHY THIS MATTERS
If the U.S. can scale rare-earth recycling and processing:
This seems like a rare win-win opportunity. Would love to hear if others think rare-earth recycling is finally ready to go mainstream.
Great interview — really got me thinking about the potential for rare-earth recycling.
I did a little digging afterward and came across some eye-opening stats on both coal ash and e-waste as potential sources of rare-earth elements (REEs):
COAL ASH: AN OVERLOOKED RESOURCE
- Researchers at the University of Texas–Austin estimate U.S. coal-ash deposits could contain around 11 million tons of REEs.
- Most of it is currently stored in landfills or ash ponds.
E-WASTE: MASSIVE VOLUME, MINIMAL RECOVERY
- In 2018, the U.S. generated 2.7 million tons of consumer electronic waste.
- Less than 1% of REEs in that stream are currently recycled.
- A conservative estimate suggests REE content in electronics is about 0.03% by weight — meaning roughly 800 tons of REEs are lost to landfills annually.
U.S. VIRGIN REE RESOURCES
- The USGS estimates 3.6 million tons of measured and indicated domestic REE reserves.
- American Rare Earths has identified a major deposit in Wyoming potentially holding 1.43 billion tons of REEs.
TOTAL POTENTIAL U.S. STOCKPILE
(rounded to nearest million tons)
- 3.6 million tons (measured reserves)
- 1,430 million tons (Wyoming deposit)
- 11 million tons (coal ash deposits)
- 0.001 million tons (annual e-waste flow — not cumulative)
= Approximately 1,444 million tons total REE potential
GLOBAL CONTEXT
- China’s estimated reserves in 2024: 44 million tons of rare-earth oxide (REO) equivalent.
- That means the U.S. may have more than 32x the potential volume of China, if recovery and processing are developed at scale.
WHY THIS MATTERS
If the U.S. can scale rare-earth recycling and processing:
- We reduce dependence on imported REEs
- We drive down the cost of virgin materials
- We open new domestic supply chains for EVs, defense, clean energy, and tech
- And we clean up coal ash and e-waste in the process
This seems like a rare win-win opportunity. Would love to hear if others think rare-earth recycling is finally ready to go mainstream.
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I thought there were a couple companies doing this already
How are Lithium-Ion Batteries Recycled? - AquaMetals
As lithium batteries become increasingly prevalent in our daily lives, the need for sustainable battery recycling methods has never been more important.
www.aquametals.com
Apparently it’s less than 1% of available materials.I thought there were a couple companies doing this already
How are Lithium-Ion Batteries Recycled? - AquaMetals
As lithium batteries become increasingly prevalent in our daily lives, the need for sustainable battery recycling methods has never been more important.
Also, my opinion, I would rather mine landfills and reduce waste vs. mining unspoiled land.
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