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Just glancing at that Dodge - it does not look like it's made to do truck stuff (but what should I expect from a Chicago show). But sure, most trucks are probably sold to people who don't do truck stuff (or at least the truck stuff I grew up with). Low profile tires, mediocre ground clearance at best. I would tear it to pieces just driving across my ranch (not talking "offroading", just getting from point A to B on a daily basis)
 
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Mousehunter said:
Just glancing at that Dodge - it does not look like it's made to do truck stuff (but what should I expect from a Chicago show). But sure, most trucks are probably sold to people who don't do truck stuff (or at least the truck stuff I grew up with). Low profile tires, mediocre ground clearance at best. I would tear it to pieces just driving across my ranch (not talking "offroading", just getting from point A to B on a daily basis)
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Most/All new trucks start out looking like that. Give it some time it will look like a proper work truck. 🤣
 
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Big battery deal in the works. Hopefully they get this locked down before the mid-terms. Political headwinds could complicate this quickly.

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Great article looks very promising. Especially the part about building the battery plant in SC near Scouts assembly plant. I am a bit skeptical about Mobis meeting job-one numbers though. "The supply of battery system assemblies [BSA] to Scout Motors is scheduled to start in early 2028,”
 
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Great article looks very promising. Especially the part about building the battery plant in SC near Scouts assembly plant. I am a bit skeptical about Mobis meeting job-one numbers though. "The supply of battery system assemblies [BSA] to Scout Motors is scheduled to start in early 2028,”
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This also makes sense because Hyundai's US EV factory is outside Savannah. Not next-door-close, but close enough to aid in their own supply logistics.
 
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Great article looks very promising. Especially the part about building the battery plant in SC near Scouts assembly plant. I am a bit skeptical about Mobis meeting job-one numbers though. "The supply of battery system assemblies [BSA] to Scout Motors is scheduled to start in early 20
Warbirds said:
Big battery deal in the works. Hopefully they get this locked down before the mid-terms. Political headwinds could complicate this quickly.

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This is surprising. We've been told VW's PowerCo in Canada would be supplying the batteries. Perhaps tariffs prompted Scout to explore other options? Not being ready to deliver batteries until 2028 would be disappointing though.
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dreamweaver said:
Great article looks very promising. Especially the part about building the battery plant in SC near Scouts assembly plant. I am a bit skeptical about Mobis meeting job-one numbers though. "The supply of battery system assemblies [BSA] to Scout Motors is scheduled to start in early 2028,”
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Hi @Jamie@ScoutMotors. We have an article alert. Any truth to this before we all run with this info? Thanks!
 
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Hyundai Mobis is an OEM under the Hyundai Corporate conglomerate. It could very well be a deal to use them as a battery manufacturer with Scout's branding, without any involvement from Hyundai's automobile division.
Edit- On further digging, Hyundai Mobis is a part of their automotive division, but they are primarily an OEM supplier.
 
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Big battery deal in the works. Hopefully they get this locked down before the mid-terms. Political headwinds could complicate this quickly.

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Hyundai is a Huge Mega Vertical Integration Corporation. They have a lot of companies. From Truck Trailers to Shipping Containers to Cars to Steel to Pretty much anything a car company can vertical integrate to lower costs.

BSA; An integrated unit from Hyundai Mobis containing the battery pack, Battery Management System (BMS), cooling, and electronics, designed for high-performance EVs.

What I know is that Hyundai uses LG Energy Solutions and SK On both have factories here in the USA. And they also have 800v architecture. A huge part Scout needs to avoid the tariffs. Since I believe most EVs in the US use American Made Batteries. PowerCo is probably too far away for Scout to start production anywhere close to there late 2027 start that they want.
 
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