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This is news right? 😅
 


So Glad Scout Motors is going all manual handles.

Also:

I know Ryan Decker has talked about Tinker Culture. And I was wondering if maybe the battery can be accessible and serviceable by the owner, no special tools or equipment. @Jamie@ScoutMotors maybe you have some insight to stuff like this? (doors and 12v battery)
 
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Don’t know if it’s been shown,

But if this is what Scout is starting with for controllers due to the Zonal Technology from Rivian. Then hell we are in good luck that Rivian and VW JV happened. This is crazy.
 
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Saw an article on problems with VW and Rivian integration yesterday. Honestly, I was not overly concerned with what it pointed out. 1) VW group wants to maintain ICE product lines - which the Rivian architecture is not designed for. 2) VW group is continuing the infighting between lines that they are already know for - so it makes a common architecture difficult when every part of the group wants to keep their unique differences. So VW group might say we need a common architecture - but every line is crying about wanting their own architecture to keep them distinguishable.

Scout might be a little more immune to some of it, as they are not really wanting to maintain an ICE version. They also don't have a legacy of unique differences they are fighting to maintain - they are only trying to make a unique design and pull as much from the VW group toolbox as possible to do it.
 
Saw an article on problems with VW and Rivian integration yesterday. Honestly, I was not overly concerned with what it pointed out. 1) VW group wants to maintain ICE product lines - which the Rivian architecture is not designed for. 2) VW group is continuing the infighting between lines that they are already know for - so it makes a common architecture difficult when every part of the group wants to keep their unique differences. So VW group might say we need a common architecture - but every line is crying about wanting their own architecture to keep them distinguishable.

Scout might be a little more immune to some of it, as they are not really wanting to maintain an ICE version. They also don't have a legacy of unique differences they are fighting to maintain - they are only trying to make a unique design and pull as much from the VW group toolbox as possible to do it.
Thats VWs fault for keeping Hybrids and ICE form vehicles its not Rivians fault that VW is struggling to deliver, maybe it has something with mismanaging the finances of the company. EREVs are highly more efficient than a traditional hybrid. And they would then be able to use the architecture.

Luckily Scout has the EREV and EV that can both use the Zonal Technology because they are both deep down inside an EV. Just one has a gas generator.
 
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Local paper says first R2 deliveries expected to start in June.

 
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I still go back and forth and change my reservation a few times every other month or so, really cant decide.
If there isn’t a thread, you should start a thread that’s help me decide BEV or EREV where people can put their driving situation and get feedback. There’s so many threads I don’t remember if we have one that says that. Anybody?
 
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