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I feel like that article is a rehash of a lot of the thoughts I see on this and other EV websites. I agree with many of them, but I have some critiques as well. Pro point 1 on who really fits the scenario - I think more than you just discounted if you consider people may do it a few times a...

Yes and that boost pack weighs 315 lbs, cost $21,000, and they haven't announced what the kWh energy rating of it is yet. You don't announce a firm price and have a buy page up with detailed specs until you know the BOM. This makes it very suspicious. My guess it's 15 kWh or less - a really bad...

A 200 lb battery would have no bigger than 15 kw which is just a tinkle of juice when towing. For me to consider a supplement pack over a Harvester for towing out to West Texas where there frequently isn't fast chargers, they may be broken, and they may require unhitching to charge, it would...

There are two reasons. One VW green lighted Scout investment during the resolution of their Dieselgate scandal. It was originally going to be electric only but they pivoted as public pushback in the USA and limitations of EV infrastructure was becoming clear. They would have never approved a...

If you were OK with the Harvester and not an electric only purist, Stellantis hasn't shut down their EREV program though they stupidly renamed it. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a66069524/ram-1500-ev-pickup-dead-confirmed/

No this is wrong. The EREV has 150 miles of all electric range with approximately 350 more miles available when the range extender engine kicks on for a total range of 500 miles. This has been since release though a lot of vloggers partipated in the confusion due to idle speculation and...

Ford offers F150 and F250 bench seats with fold down backrest consoles for at least the past 14 years. My FIL has one and I love it. I doubt they will have any trouble meeting safety requirements unless there is something new coming in regulations.

That would be a hard no for me. I don't think the frunk is big enough but if it was that would be another $10k accessory that would need a small hand crane to install safely in addition to all the other issues you called out. Then it wouldn't entirely solve my problem of towing out to West Texas...

No doubt the towers. There's a significant portion of that 80% who want the capability in their expensive truck and aren't ready to accept they will likely never use it. A truck that can barely tow what a compact crossover can tow will not be taken seriously and will lose marketplace...

I don't disagree with your pain points. But aside from some idle speculation of vloggers, I never saw Scout change the battery range of the Harvester. From release day I saw it quoted from a Scout Rep that the Harvester would have a smaller battery, probably 150 miles with the rest coming from...

I hope a future model refresh does have some of this, and more like solid state batteries. But two problems with in wheel motors have been durability and unsprung weight. For now we know the launch version won't look like this. Scout contracted with Detroit Axle for the electric axles.

Yeah like I said Scout has been the exception. I've been hoping for 30 years someone would reincarnate it. So following and interacting about it a little before it's real has been entertaining. But rather than a configurator I'd like if Scout did vlogs every month or quarter about what's been...

Personally I wouldn't use it unless they said they were testing consumer interest in design choices or options, and there was some way to vote that you preferred a particular configuration. I get the interest in having this. It's like dreaming about a really cool concept car you saw at a car...

Assuming Scout delivers a solid product with good reliability and after sale support, I expect one to be able to sell their Scout at a profit for the first year or so until they burn down the backlog, then for depreciation to decline to the average for hybrid and electric trucks, which is...

There almost certainly will be a snorkel, and there definitely will be a tailpipe. But there is a good chance the snorkel will fish up a body panel and the intake may not be obvious.

Scott the CEO has said the Harvester will be no compromises gas and go when the battery is empty. That's probably a little bit of hyperbole for example if you are heavy towing. But definitely it should be gas and go for highway speeds at reasonable loads.

For a camper or campsite yes, they've already said there is a Harvester camping mode. For a whole house generator - probably. They said it would support bi-directional charging in one of the press discussions I saw. That doesn't indicate if it will support grid independent (electrical outage...

State parks in most states still allow electric car charging, though that could change. Some private campgrounds are banning it which I think is stupid. Meter your electricity per site if you are that worried about it. We tow mostly for RV camping but we are the opposite of you. We've...

I never saw a quote that the Traveler might tow 10k. I thought it was from release day, but the first specs I saw were for 7k and 10k. I also don't remember any deviation from starting under $60k, and possibly low $50s with a rebate. It isn't under their control that the rebate is likely gone by...

I'd agree for daily use longevity look at the chemistry as well as the specific cell manufacturer recommendations. And I wouldn't get an electric tow vehicle for daily long distance use. It would get tiring. Maybe it could make sense for contractor local towing. But for the occasional 1-2 x...