Current EV owners: are you sticking with full-EV or switching to EREV Harvester Scout?

[M3_R2]

Without real world data, configurations, service center locations, final pricing etc. it's difficult to conclude much from a poll like this.

I would think that most current EV owners will first be looking at the important metrics of a vehicle purchase generally such as the actual real world range and service center locations and will be doing their due diligence to ensure their purchase is appropriate for their wants and needs.

For example, if the EV misses the target of 350 miles of range in real world testing by anything but a very small margin, much of that segment might change their mind to the Harvester version or a different vehicle entirely even though they are saying Full EV now. At 300 miles, it wouldn't be differentiating itself from the competition on that spec and with the AREV option available, would only push people more towards that if they really wanted a Scout.

I wonder what Scout would do if actual orders were more like 95% harvester and 5% EV and what effect that might have on potential EV buyers if they knew only 5% of a companies vehicles were pure EV. I think Scout needs to have good parity between these models for each to thrive.

 

[Mousehunter]

We are a long way out. I really don't want the headache of both a gas vehicle and an EV in one package. Sure you could use it primarily as an EV - but you will be cycling the battery over 2x as quickly.

I keep reading about battery longevity. Most companies say that the battery should last 1500-3000 cycles before going below 80% capacity. But then when individuals chime in, I hear more like only lost 10% in 100k miles. Even YouTube videos rarely cite vehicles that have gone over 200k miles. Seems to me like for a vehicle with a 300mile range, 1500 cycles should be 450,000 miles. But reports are showing it is probably closer to 200k miles. Now if you look at the harvester battery - if you run it primarily on EV mode, you are looking at 20% battery loss in 100k miles. That just seems a bit too quick for me. I guess on the flip side, what is the difference between a 120 mile range and a 150 mile range, if you have another 350 miles of range with gas. It's still almost as functional.

We are a long way out - so I will definitely be considering my choices as more production data becomes available. Likewise, in 3 years, there might be other competition.

 

[rfk]

We've got a Grand Highlander hybrid so planning Traveler BEV. FHEV + BEV is a great combo to have in your garage. If we were at just one vehicle, would likely do Traveler EREV.