I missed this thread the first time around.
I can't say that I haven't have similar thoughts. I know that SSB's are still not ready for prime time, and have been "a few years out" for years and years. But it really does seem like the consensus of the industry is that we're getting pretty close-ish. And it seems like ~2030 or so is about the timeframe that everyone has been talking for their first appearances, with mainstream adoption a few years after that most likely.
And with deliveries of the first vehicle starting in 2028, its not "that much" longer to wait, depending on your point of view. Particularly if the vehicle configuration you're getting is one of the "less prioritized" configurations.
So I get the concern.
I don't know where I stand on EREV vs BEV anymore (currently reserved for harvester). And even more, I'm not sure what I'd do if I "knew" that SSB's were going to come on a specific date. But I doubt Scout would pre-announce a change like that, because then a lot of people would "wait" for the updated product with the SSB, which would potentially destroy their current sales (called the "osbourne effect").
But I do know that I really, really would love to see the battery pack be modular/swap out in the future. And also the harvester generator set. Basically I'd love to not feel locked into things, and know that if after I purchase the vehicle, in 10 years down the line, I can swap from a NMC pack to a SSB pack, or remove the harvester and now have a BEV, something like that.
I can't say that I haven't have similar thoughts. I know that SSB's are still not ready for prime time, and have been "a few years out" for years and years. But it really does seem like the consensus of the industry is that we're getting pretty close-ish. And it seems like ~2030 or so is about the timeframe that everyone has been talking for their first appearances, with mainstream adoption a few years after that most likely.
And with deliveries of the first vehicle starting in 2028, its not "that much" longer to wait, depending on your point of view. Particularly if the vehicle configuration you're getting is one of the "less prioritized" configurations.
So I get the concern.
I don't know where I stand on EREV vs BEV anymore (currently reserved for harvester). And even more, I'm not sure what I'd do if I "knew" that SSB's were going to come on a specific date. But I doubt Scout would pre-announce a change like that, because then a lot of people would "wait" for the updated product with the SSB, which would potentially destroy their current sales (called the "osbourne effect").
But I do know that I really, really would love to see the battery pack be modular/swap out in the future. And also the harvester generator set. Basically I'd love to not feel locked into things, and know that if after I purchase the vehicle, in 10 years down the line, I can swap from a NMC pack to a SSB pack, or remove the harvester and now have a BEV, something like that.
