SCOUT TRAVELER FAQ

[dreamweaver]

I don’t mean to be all Mrs Rosie Sunshine here but I can’t believe they won’t make the BEV. They have spent years designing it. Im holding out hope unless and until Scout actually says something different. They are still taking reservations for both and that’s what I’m holding onto.

Always a ray of sunshine. Well appreciated. Thank you.

 

[LastDayScout]

You know I’m Dark Clouds to your Rosie Sunshine.

Ford spent years and supposedly $20B developing the best-selling BEV pickup in the world and then abandoned it when they felt a little political and sales resistance (and saw a massive tax write-off on the table—so, yay all of us, we got to carry the burden of their venture).

I just don’t trust most companies to do the right, sensible, or long-term rational thing. Too many are controlled by quarterly reports rather than doing what makes long-term sense.

The main positive difference I see is that Scout Motors isn’t a publicly-owned, share-holder-controlled company. So maybe they can do the clever things instead of the boring things. Unfortunately it is still a subsidiary of such a publicly-owned company. That doesn’t mean Scout has to do what VAG directs, but it does mean they could possibly lose additional investments if VAG shareholders whine loudly enough.

We’ll see.

This sums it up. Political headwinds against EVs, oil and gas are elated with a win at home and new reserves now available to them and VAG is running out of money fast. This subject is gaining traction and not properly being addressed. This is only my speculation, but I think Scout will delay at best and shelve at worst the BEV (Electrall) variant. I will not buy a Harvester for my personal use just like I did not buy the BMW M5 Touring. It is somewhat a dream car like the Scout. But the BMW is a plug in hybrid and I do not want BMW V8 maintenance or thirst.

 

[6-ScoutFamily]

I might plug mine in at home with that sick pistol grip looking charger. But on the road my choice will be gas.

That’s how I plan on using mine. And since I usually drive less than 10 miles/day i wont need to charge very often either.