Scout has 150K+ reservations now. 85% are for Harvester EREV Hybrid

[Agatl1]

I switched from an EREV to a BEV reservation once I saw how reduced the electric only range was on the EREV. I wonder how many of the 150k reservations are active on this forum and know that.

In my specific point of view if I have the BEV I can stop and charge it full while on a road trip. With the EREV it isn’t as feasible because you have to fill the tank and also charge the battery for full range. Just filling up the tank gives you reduced total range.

I have a PHEV currently so my current daily commute is covered by the battery but I experience the reduced range on road trips after the initial charge and tank is depleted. Also I have the gas engine maintenance to deal with in addition to the occasional Fuel and Oil Refresh mode if I’ve only been using electric for a while. Finally the ability to use the vehicle as battery backup for the house is diminished with the smaller battery.

When I originally hear about the Harvester option I was excited about it being and add-on without really considering there would be a trade off, but the more I think about it the less sense it makes for my specific use-cases.

Same here. I switched my reservation to the erev about a month ago, and now I'm going to switch it back as I've thought about it. A big component of the joy of an electric is just the the near absolute lack of maintenance required. And in my case, even though 90% of my miles would be inside the battery capacity of the erev, now I have to worry about gasoline sitting in the tank for 2 or 3 months and getting stale.

 

[joewilk45]

This battery swap thing is cool but I'm looking at if manufacturers can make batteries interchangeable and this easy cost should be very affordable

 

[mcm4ss]

I now have two. One is EV only.

 

[Bender]

It's unreal how oblivious the top brass at car companies are. The guy didn't know that U.S. buyers prefer gasoline? Is he serious?

If they had a third option: full ICE, you would see 90% of orders for THAT version, 8% EREV, and 2% EV.

I don’t think Scout has the capital to add engineering and manufacturing for an ICE drivetrain.

The ICE market is filled with Broncos, Wranglers, 4Runners, Land Cruisers and a buncha pickup trucks. Meanwhile the EV market has Rivians and Hummers and the EREV has nobody. Gotta go where the market is going, not where it’s been