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[speedrye]

That supplier park just keeps growing. Sounds like they'll be enticing a lot of manufacturing support to go in the park to keep the supply chain on-site as much as possible. I was originally thinking it was more for aftermarket stuff, but that doesn't sound like the case.

I also like seeing the laser tracker with the robots. They're doing a lot more than just installing components at this point.

 

[jasdeep27b]

Hey @Jamie@ScoutMotors do you know if a recording or any material of Scott’s fireside chat for the Automotive Press Association event yesterday will become available? Was curious to hear his direct commentary on some of the topics being discussed on the forum recently.

 

[cyure]

Looks like we have a February production center update

February 2026 Scout Motors Production Center Update – Scout Motors Stories

blog.scoutmotors.com

Excellent! I love to see progress! And 700 robots! That would be something to see.

 

[RodorW]

Not sure if this has already been shared but looks like there been a decision on prioritization made. I’ve always been team EV but now wondering how much extra time I’ll have to wait for that. While committing to a target of 2028 for EREV, there’s not even a bother to mention if the EV model will happen in the year…

Well, EREV may currently have more reservations I wouldn’t be too terribly concerned about it as reservations still aren’t guaranteed that people will convert them to orders and when they start sending out, the order forms were request or whatever you wanna call them people still have the chance to choose all Electric and if we assume that they send them out in batches, it would be slowly building an amount of vehicles that they would just be setting aside if all Electric buyers have to keep waiting, but have already locked in their order

 

[THil08]

Not sure if this has already been shared but looks like there been a decision on prioritization made. I’ve always been team EV but now wondering how much extra time I’ll have to wait for that. While committing to a target of 2028 for EREV, there’s not even a bother to mention if the EV model will happen in the year…

I'm happy with this decision. I volunteer as tribute for testing. that way everyone else gets better vehicles.

 

[speedrye]

Anyone heard of MOLL Automatisierung? According to Google Maps, they now have a corporate office on-site at the plant in Blythewood, SC.

I'm assuming they're the ones in charge of setting up the production line and robots.

 

[MasterSpam]

I'm happy with this decision. I volunteer as tribute for testing. that way everyone else gets better vehicles.

I would volunteer to do testing, and showing off, in the harsh New Mexico enviornment

 

[speedrye]

Seeing the pictures of the mostly-finished training center got me wondering more about where it was, so I did a little digging. In the picture, it's a decently large building, but it's tiny compared to the plant!

 

[THil08]

Seeing the pictures of the mostly-finished training center got me wondering more about where it was, so I did a little digging. In the picture, it's a decently large building, but it's tiny compared to the plant!
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I wonder where the off road course is.

 

[speedrye]

I wonder where the off road course is.

Currently, everywhere except for where the red labels are. Retention ponds may require a snorkel.

 

[THil08]

Currently, everywhere except for where the red labels are. Retention ponds may require a snorkel.

I heard theres a point in the course where you jump over 77. They call it the battery impact test with live participants.

 

[6-ScoutFamily]

Looks like we have a February production center update

February 2026 Scout Motors Production Center Update – Scout Motors Stories

blog.scoutmotors.com

Doh! Ignore my comment in the News thread.

 

[speedrye]

I heard theres a point in the course where you jump over 77. They call it the battery impact test with live participants.

There have been so many forum volunteers to drive Scouts that Scout negotiated with the NHTSA to forego formal crash testing if the live participants survive the jump. Should save Scout a lot of money in regulatory BS.

 

[MasterSpam]

I heard theres a point in the course where you jump over 77. They call it the battery impact test with live participants.

Live Test Dummies!

 

[THil08]

There have been so many forum volunteers to drive Scouts that Scout negotiated with the NHTSA to forego formal crash testing if the live participants survive the jump. Should save Scout a lot of money in regulatory BS.

That's what I heard and saw.

 

[J Alynn]

I have ZERO knowledge of car manufacturing, but I guess I always assumed there'd be 2 lines - one Traveler & one Terra - that would switch out production of BEV & EREV per model based on reservation demand.

Based on the 85% number in the screenshot, the poll thread might actually be a representative of the overall reservations (which seems wild to me). So even if you do like 3 days of EREV then 1 day of BEV at least you're not delaying a group of buyers completely. And obviously that doesn't take into account the difference in Traveler vs Terra reservations, but I assume changing a line to a different model would be more intense than changing it for a different configuration of a model.

Again, no knowledge of manufacturing, so this could be a very dumb post - and I can accept that. Hahaha

I’ve thought the same thing. The modern processing I saw at BMW makes me believe they could all but run any of the 4 variations with little to no change over other than the parts bins

 

[J Alynn]

Excellent! I love to see progress! And 700 robots! That would be something to see.

Until AI allows them to take over then there is a whole army waiting to take us out. Where is Sarah Connor when you need her

 

[J Alynn]

Looks like we have a February production center update

February 2026 Scout Motors Production Center Update – Scout Motors Stories

blog.scoutmotors.com

Bridge looks good way in the background of the training center pic