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I second the reluctant dealer customer, but I'm not quite so hard core. If I can place the order online with verified pricing, even if the official sale has to happen in person, there are no "market adjustments" and they sell it at MSRP, and they can try to sell me some optional upgrades...

Both sides of this argument like to talk past each other and not listen to the specific reasons a certain option doesn't work or doesn't appeal to the other. I'd never try to convince someone that one of these options is definitely better for their life than the other. But the reason people...

For me to go BEV the charging times need to get to under 10 minutes, there needs to be massively more charger stalls out on secondary highways in west Texas that are trailering friendly and on a charging network you can see and trust they will be functional, along with a little longer range...

Hopefully this isn't as impactful for Scout as the rest of VW since they were a clean slate and planning to use more of the Rivian network and systems architecture from the start. But of course there would need to be a bit of architecture expansion on Rivians side to accommodate unique VW...

So i didn't see page two before writing most of this since the link defaulted to page one. Two reason... Dieselgate and total cost. It is not legally clear that a manufacturer installed generator in a series hybrid can bypass emissions regulations for motor vehicles. Depending on the federal...

If you are trying to minimize your expense and don't need to recover 100+ miles overnight and you can plan your laundry a little bit, you can use a smart splitter like this. It is used to share an outlet with a clothes dryer. Smart Splitter | NeoCharge I also don't need to recover that much...

In a Rivian does this mean that you can pay $0 extra at vehicle purchase (all the hardware will be installed regardless) and then pay monthly $50 as you desire to use it? That seems almost too good of a deal. It would be awesome if Scout had it. But I agree it's probably too far along to...

What timing. I missed the Ft Worth event because I had a prior commitment. And I'm going to arrive in Chicago the morning after this one.

I learned about Horse about a year ago and wondered why Scout wasn't using one of their options to speed and offload some development. They seem like a very agile company that would create whatever Scout needed if they didn't exactly have it. I can only surmise the two biggest reasons were they...

I thought I had I'd agree with that. Keeping up at 80 mph into the wind on trips out to West Texas is what has me slightly concerned. I think Jaime said that heat on the Davis Dam run has been a concern. Personally my slight concern would be ending up heading into a mountain pass after a long...

Before marketing ever invented the term EREV, the term being used, though they weren't a popular format, was series hybrid for what companies are now starting to call EREVs. It would be interesting to see who originally created the EREV term. You are right on putting a portable generator into...

They have said there will be outlets but the amperage is not confirmed. I would suspect the 120 v outlets will be 20 amp for widest compatibility. My travel trailer runs fine on 20 amp as long as I don't try to run either the AC or electric heater along with any other big draws. The Terra is...

I think you are saying horsepower is (torque x RPM)/5250 And yes I agree with you main points. I've said in many threads that I think the Harvester will have two speeds, operating close to max torque (which is frequently close to max efficiency) which can be significantly lower RPM but 80% or...

Scout has said they are going for a gas and go 'no compromise' experience with the Harvester. To do that you'll need a good bit more hp for altitude and mountain driving at highway speeds. They are also targeting a Harvester towing rating between 5,000-7,000 lbs based on some conflicting...

I don't think it's too surprising given that they have room to package it. They probably had available capacity of that engine, they may decide to run it on a different engine cycle than Otto for better efficiency and low stress but lower power output. And they were wanting this to be a complete...

Yeah I doubt most of us will be able to sit in one until late 2026 or early 2027, and test drives for people who are in the first ordering window in late 2027.

That can happen for a variety of reasons including batching similar builds, batch transporting vehicles to the area of final delivery, and just general inefficient processes that probably in aggregate reduce total expenses. But generally once a vehicle is completed car manufacturers want to earn...

I don't need rose glasses. If they hit their mark or not it doesn't hurt me. I'll just be sad for them because the longer it strings on the less patience the VW board will have. You are moving up the dates. Sure the factory will need to be doing some runs by Q2 2027 for demo vehicles and...

Scout has said their goal is to start production build in late 2027 for delivery in 2028. I think hope they meet their timeline, rather than expect, is a better term for most of us. If my current truck holds out, I'd be fine with 2029. But their sole investor is VW which is in a world of...

There have been several studies of non-Tesla public EV charging reliability. Throwing out the best and worst numbers, the rest are very close to 1 in 5 failed charge attempts.