Harvester

[R1TVT]

Hmmm....

Strap a super heavy, extremely loud generator of your hitch that will pogo like a 10-year old on a playground.
Or - Take your lightening to the DCFC and charge en route to cover 500 miles.

Think I'll stop and charge and eat everytime.

 

[mastertroll]

Hmmm....

Strap a super heavy, extremely loud generator of your hitch that will pogo like a 10-year old on a playground.
Or - Take your lightening to the DCFC and charge en route to cover 500 miles.

Think I'll stop and charge and eat everytime.

If the charger works and you're near a highway. I've traveled on so many offroads and arrived to charging networks that didn't work.

 

[RodorW]

If Scout sticks with a 130 kWh battery (EV-only), which is similar to the Lightning, the realistic range is around 250–280 miles on average—and that’s before you’re already thinking about finding the next charger. Sure, you can run it to 0%, but the 350-mile range figure is more of a paper number than a real-world expectation.

If this is to be accurate then scout would be pulling a major Tesla move, over promise, severely under deliver. And if they did that for one they'd likely do it for everything

 

[mastertroll]

If this is to be accurate then scout would be pulling a major Tesla move, over promise, severely under deliver. And if they did that for one they'd likely do it for everything

There's no way to get 350 miles out of 130 kw on a vehicle that's the same size as the Lightning unless your doing 45 mph with no AC.

 

[R1TVT]

If the charger works and you're near a highway. I've traveled on so many offroads and arrived to charging networks that didn't work.

Man! Can you imagine being off-road with a gigantic generator bouncing around off the ass-end of your truck, sounds awesome.

I'm on the East Coast luckily, and we have excellent infrastructure up and down the ENTIRE corridor. Non-issue for interstate travel.

And nobody is stopping anyone from going way off grid to boondock and take a generator! People do that all the time!

 

[mastertroll]

Man! Can you imagine being off-road with a gigantic generator bouncing around off the ass-end of your truck, sounds awesome.

I'm on the East Coast luckily, and we have excellent infrastructure up and down the ENTIRE corridor. Non-issue for interstate travel.

And nobody is stopping anyone from going way off grid to boondock and take a generator! People do that all the time!

lol no one said you had to. I am talking about boondocking offgrid. If you have tensioned hitch, no bounce.. Besides stow in the rear bed strapped down. Ya.. It's nice when you have good places to charge but if you have ever traveled way out where there is none, it sucks. App says it should work.. Does it work? no. You get there with 30 miles of range left and find that out.. That experience sucks and leaves people wanting to go back to ICE. What do you do? You call the tow truck bc there isn't any charging for 150 miles. What I do is carry a 50amp extension and check RV places as a worst case scenario.

So if this is going to be taken seriously.. there has to be thought involved. My honest advice to Scout and I know I am one of the few that will actually do this for remote trips.. Put the port in the rear bed where other charge ports are.. I assume Scout didn't put all the charge ports on the outside of the vehicle.

Additionally, adding a dedicated 50-amp port or similar inside the vehicle would allow owners to run a solar-covered bed cover, giving them extra off-grid charging capability or the ability to power accessories directly from the truck.

 

[6-ScoutFamily]

Hmmm....

Strap a super heavy, extremely loud generator of your hitch that will pogo like a 10-year old on a playground.
Or - Take your lightening to the DCFC and charge en route to cover 500 miles.

Think I'll stop and charge and eat everytime.

…or just buy the Harvester

 

[mastertroll]

…or just buy the Harvester

I was going to buy it but not anymore. And there's no mention if the Harvester will charge stationary. You might be in the same boat.

 

[6-ScoutFamily]

I was going to buy it but not anymore. And there's no mention if the Harvester will charge stationary. You might be in the same boat.

I believe @Jamie@ScoutMotors as indicated this will be possible in Camp mode.

 

[mastertroll]

I believe @Jamie@ScoutMotors as indicated this will be possible in Camp mode.

That's good news but still going EV only and I hope Scout will make at bare minimum the port in the back available.