I don't think anyone has ever pulled up next to me in a Chevy Suburban or Tahoe, Volvo, or BMW SUV and wanted to race. One because my Mini Countryman is pushing 550hp, and two it weights 2,976 LBS. It pretty much smokes any car that comes near it. Now my M3 G80 is a different story.Several have mentioned the 1 second slower for 0-60mph but in an SUV how critical is that. I’ve had sport sedans and 2+2 coupes that were just over 4.5 seconds and they were tons of fun. There will be nearly no vehicles, let alone SUVs that will pull up next to you on the line to race. Just found it funny but I guess if you already have an EV you get used to that instant torque and speed. That said, I’m excited for 3.5 seconds until the novelty wears off
For whatever it's worth, our BEV is coming up on 10 years and the battery is at 99% - 98% health. 70k(ish) miles. Other than boring maintenance and the odd factory recall there has never been a problem other than flaky android auto wired connections sometimes. I'd stay away from air-cooled BEV's like the leaf, but we don't worry about that aspect all that much. The HV battery in our 2012 Prius failed in Jan 2025 at 187k miles, but that's a $2600 fix that my son and I did in about 4 hours, and realistically I could have done it myself in 2h, lol.
We are looking to replace an ice SUV with the harvester. This would be our every day driver for taking the kids to school and my work, but also would replace the SUV for longer roadtrips.
Welcome to the Scout community.
With our BEV we generally never charge to the top, and don't want to go too far down. With a range extender and LFP batteries, you'd likely be more comfortable with using as much battery as the computer will allow. My guess is that running the harvester will be around 22MPG. Every number is subject to change, and I'm only guessing with very limited information. I don't know how far you drive in a given day, but if you were to post the numbers, I'm somewhat interested in doing the math. What is price per kWh where you live, what are the distances, speeds, and do you have a place at home to charge?
The implied ICE range looks like 350 miles (500 - 150) of course real life is never the same as on paper, some companies underestimate range on sustained driving and others over-sell their range. Unfortunately, on that front Scout is a complete unknown. The thing is shaped like a brick, so I don't expect the highway fuel economy to overshoot their claims especially with AT or MT tires. I personally would probably do a combination of fast charging and fuel stops on my somewhat rare road trips. I can barely wait for more and better numbers on this vehicle.
Hubby here, adding to my previous post. We have a Rivian as our other vehicle and we have a LVL2 charger at home. We pay around 12-14 cents per KWH and drive between 30-40 miles per weekday (kids school work, errands). Mostly driving 35-50 on roads with some hwy driving (8-10 miles). We have taken one long family trip in the R1T; charging times changed the way we made pit stops (included food and dog walks).
I should have asked about the MPG of the vehicle it replaces and the average fuel price there, oh, and how long the road trips might be. Just for fun, I input your numbers to see what those daily energy costs look like.
For Honda clarity mpg = 40, gas tank 7, ev range 47, hybrid range = 340- 47 = 293. Battery 17 kW.
Out of curiosity, based on how this is written, what other Slavic language do you speak (shot in the dark?). My wife is Croatian and the language patterns in English you use are similar to my relatives when they speak English. Makes
I punched in those numbers for comparison:
Привіт, друже!
Мої батьки українці.
Look at you going all International today. Glad we have you to welcome all our foreign friendsПривіт, друже!
While I was playing with those numbers, I added some comparisons for other vehicles. This is for a 500 mile trip starting from a place where electricity costs $0.13 per kWh.
