Higher Range

[ejwl]

I saw the expected range is 350 miles and up 500 with the range extender. I would be nice to have a higher base range like 400 or 450. The rivian r1s range is 410 and the lucid gravity range is estimated at 450. In order to keep up with the competition the amount of range should be matched or exceeded. 400 base range and 500 with the extender is a good start.

 

[ritterf]

I'm all for geeking out on new tech and the industry may very well move to this chemistry. But I am telling you that this tech is WAY too new for Scout to use in their immediately planned products.

I still think that you are rooted in the world of software that can be patched after it is released. The physical world doesn't work that way. I am quite confident that the hardware involved in your "three platform evolutions" was all commodity hardware from established vendors. Imagine if you had walked into one of your platform design review meetings and said that instead of the Dell (or whatever established brand) servers you heard about this new thing that had existed for less than a year (but JP Morgan is prototyping it!) and it's WAY better than what we're using now. We should bet the company on it. You would have been laughed out of the room. Rule #1 for hardware is that it must not fail. It is the same in the car business. If there were any issues with this chemistry it would end Scout as a company. The risk is just way too high for a new company. Plus they would have to spend engineering time figuring out the cooling, charge curves, packaging, etc. The existing NMC and LFP cells are known quantities when it comes to all of that stuff and are the right choice for a new company.

As for VW using it, they haven't exactly set the world on fire when it comes to electrification so I put zero stock in anything they are doing. Every one of their models are extremely overpriced for what you get (power and range). Tesla, GM, and the Hyundai/Kia twins are the models for how to build EVs. You can add Toyota if you're talking about hybrids.

Finally, as I said before (and you pointedly avoided addressing), there are already a ton of large engine, small battery options out there (Here's a list: https://www.caranddriver.com/rankings/best-suvs/plug-in-hybrid). What is Scout's differentiator among that field? The current design is unique (yes, RAM is claiming the same thing but it's been delayed and cancelled a few times now) and we will see what the market rewards.

Lithium-titanate (LTO) batteries were used by Honda and Mitsubishi primarily in the early 2010s to mid-2010s for specific electric vehicle (EV) models, capitalizing on their fast-charging and long-life capabilities

 

[ritterf]

Dude you aren't a serious person..