Recent content by totesmagoat

I swear i saw something today where they mentioned 8k+? I cant speak to the SUV, but 8k would be an absolute minimum. My v6 canyon tows 7k and most full size trucks are at least 9k. After the 1500 ramcharger, or whatever theyre calling it these days, came out with 14k towing, its hard to take...

AHHHH!! IT'S HAPPENING :turkey: Tow rating is back on the table!!

I'm not sure what this article has to do with towing. You've stated you dont tow more than your grandkids and wife around, and dont go on long road trips often. You dont have any skin in the game if you're going with BEV. If Scout decides the REV towing is where they want it, then oh well 🤷🏻‍♀️...

This is a cyclical conversation that goes on in every towing thread. Team pure EV or I dont care about towing, and team we need towing plus the insurance fossil fuels give when youre in the middle of nowhere. Those of us who tow an appreciable load and/or distance will need more from Scout than...

The extra battery will also eat up payload, which brings towing down even more.

And may I mention, i have been loving the dialog and thoughtfulness in all the threads ive read. Ive learned so much in talking to you all and I wish there were more people who really sat down and thought about their realistic needs vs wants.

Which is not an option for rural areas where batteries are drained in 3 days of overcast weather, stranded on the highway in a snowstorm in Wyoming or Dakotas, after a hurricane when the power grid is knocked out, or at hunting camp for a week. If scout isnt trying to capture that market, then...

Is there a reason these trucks arent using a diesel generator? When we had our 3L turbo diesel half ton, we were getting 30mpg combined with conservative driving through town.

I saw previously the packs weigh 1600+lb? I can only imagine the looks from our neighbors while we use our deisel chugging skidsteer to drop a battery in the truck hahaha.

Dont get me wrong, im ready to make concessions for the Scout because I want to see them continue with the brand. Also, Im really not a fan of Dodge 🙃. I stand by my statement of increasing payload. Bringing it up closer to half ton payload (Chevy's 2.7L gets 9500 towing, but im not even asking...

With that same logic, the Harvester's battery should also improve then. City driving or road trips in ev friendly areas the EV makes more sense. My town has 3 charging terminals with "medium" charging speed. A town i visit is 304 miles round trip, with literally one charging station on the way...

Was that before they abandoned pure electric? They've got a pentastar electric generator driving the thing now. About 20 mpg combined is what I saw last night. The Harvester gets 23 mpg.

Well screw me 😂 i might as well delete this.

*nm, I confused pure electric range vs Harvester range 😅. I cant delete this, so please ignore. There are those of us worried about the Harvester towing capacity sitting at 5k vs the 10k EV number. I keep seeing people here saying: I dont care about towing, get the Dodge if you do. I think...

Agreed on the color. I prefer a darker forest green, which is what they showed as a possible color option when they were taking a poll on which colors we would like to see here. Honestly, id love a bright orange 🙃