Its a lot less obvious on the Rivian, but (in addition to the rear wheel well air channel shown), the pass-through vent channel to the front wheel wells runs through the front bumper:
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Its a lot less obvious on the Rivian, but (in addition to the rear wheel well air channel shown), the pass-through vent channel to the front wheel wells runs through the front bumper:
I like! If SM follows through on their r-2-r, coupled with NO subscriptions, I think they will have a compelling case for other buyers. It should be a cornerstone of their marketing campaign. Just my opinionl
In related news, Deere settled too. https://www.wishtv.com/news/nationa...eir-own-equipment-under-a-new-ftc-settlement/
Hoses right out, never an issue, and have never had anything actually get stuck in there. I've half expected to find a bird in there once or twice but never have.
Not as much as Europe.
But the general rule here continues to be "Gas prices bad, EV sales go boom".
So of course I find this whole situation a bit hilarious. Kill off the Tax credit, and the EV sales go down. But... make gas prices go up by $2/gal (what they did locally), and suddenly EV sales are booming again.
One of the key aspects of right to repair is access to the software inside the vehicle. It’ll mean nothing if you can swap a part but that part still requires a software update to be integrated into the system. Hoping Scout doesn’t go the way of recent efforts that many manufacturers are going that lock users out of the internal software. And access through the screen may not be enough. True right to repair will involve the users having a choice in how the interface with the software.
Seems like propaganda to me. "Sales down 20% year over year, but war with Iran boosts sales temporarily" would've been a more accurate take in my mind.
Or expiring tax credits pulled forward a lot of sales that would have happened later, we're now past that gap plus a short term bump due to gas prices.
All my cars have been colors. The Jeep was his, thus black, and I took it when we moved to Illinois.
Good point. And I’m assuming that when I say right to repair. Data access is key to everything when maintaining modern autos. I just think it could be a key marketing tool for SM.
I figured you meant it, just wanted to put it out explicitly.
I’m sorry why do you need it! My son just floored it and I was screaming at him to slow down. It’s just different in an EV. It’s instant speed. The Supra is about the same 0 to 60 time and it doesn’t bother me when you floor it in that’s car. It’s more gradual.
I've used the new launch mode in my R1T exactly once - to see how it worked. I could see myself getting into trouble with it... Cool feature though! 
Haha, I'm upset the EREV version will only do 0-60 in 4.5 seconds while the BEV version will be 3.5 seconds, so I'm really hoping Scout can do better with the EREV numbers... Add 35" mud tires and the EREV will pretty much be a dog in a straight line. My view of acceleration might be a bit skewed though. When your lungs start compressing and you can't get a breath, you know the vehicle is fast.
I think I remember hearing about that the way Scout was designing the vehicles it was with the intention that someone could make 80-90% of the repairs on their own and that manuals/diagnostics would be available. I'm assuming that excluded the battery and associated components. I know I don't want to have any part in that and even though I have a really good mechanic that's done a great job with my current cars...there are some things that I wouldn't trust Mikey to do
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