R2 Launch Watch

[RodorW]

Scout is already a year(s) behind on production. They need to get up and running as fast and cleanly as possible. Adding more supply chains, processes, etc. for BEV throws in a variable they can't afford until production is ramped and running smoothly. Especially when over 80% are PHEV...it's not like we're looking at 50/50 mix, even if reservation holders flake out the market has spoken.

Current deliveries are now set for mid 2028 right? That means 2028 will be focused on PHEV, no reason to potentially bug things up during that first critical year. I could see BEV coming in 2029 however I don't want to be a guinea pig on an early car, I'm mentally setting myself up for a 2030 MY delivery. That is assuming priorities/other vehicles/etc. don't get in the way first.

While the market can speak for what the majority of people might want scouts goal should and most likely will be to deliver reservations first and if reservation holders are complete with plug-in, hybrids faster than the anticipate they will switch over to working battery electric off the assembly line battery electrics are also more likely to be less problematic once they are out of the factory because it is a simple, single power train from a new company that will not have a massive amount of Service centers ready to go at lunch