Article: VW Doubles Down On Combustion Engines As Scout Costs Spiral Into The Billions

[Pogeegitz]

Please spare us the holler than all attitude.....Yes there are OBVIOULSY many of us cavemen that like the ICE,and will deal with the electric as it becomes more viable......

Right. Let's stop pretending that BEV's are the perfect solution and don't create their own environmental issues with mining, battery recycling/disposal, and the economic realities that rely on subsidies to be cost competitive. (I'm eagerly awaiting the digital tongue-lashing I'm about to receive for saying anything negative about BEV's)

 

[Roger 123]

It’s funny as my youngest SIL, 30 years old, saw the Scout poster SWAG I got and he was like what on earth is that? He had never heard of Scout. He LOVES the looks of it.

Then I told him it was EV or EREV, hard pass from him on that. It took me 5 min to explain what an EREV was.

He drives a JDM Skyline and an F350 diesel.

No desire what so ever for anything EV.

My oldest daughter is the same, when it came time for a new 4 Runner no desire at all for the hybrid. She got the gasser.

Not all young folks are on the EV bandwagon.

 

[joewilk45]

I understand your going to get what's available and affordable listen I was a gasser till 5 yrs ago o owned track Porsche's to model T's but knowing what I know and have experienced to me the future of the auto industry isn't ice they will co exist for decades. But originally Scout was all EV when concept was made. Now we're adapting to what I feel is a limited time frame. And the once far behind Chinese have passed us by leaps and bounds and that's our fault for being fools and manufacturing everything there to take advantage of cheap labor they were smart come on in will steal all your intelligence and copy it. I think we should all drive what puts a smile on our face happy trails to you all.

 

[joewilk45]

It’s funny as my youngest SIL, 30 years old, saw the Scout poster SWAG I got and he was like what on earth is that? He had never heard of Scout. He LOVES the looks of it.

Then I told him it was EV or EREV, hard pass from him on that. It took me 5 min to explain what an EREV was.

He drives a JDM Skyline and an F350 diesel.

No desire what so ever for anything EV.

My oldest daughter is the same, when it came time for a new 4 Runner no desire at all for the hybrid. She got the gasser.

Not all young folks are on the EV bandwagon.

Not many young folk even want to drive life's not complete without a drive in movies ?

 

[joewilk45]

Once again,I wonder if they ever considered a ICE engine, was/has it ever been mentioned in one of those meeting that they have, or is it soooo far right and anti-woke to suggest that it will get ya fired???

No it's just forward thinking engineers know where the upsides are it's been proven in other countries that have Woken!!! Up

 

[Pogeegitz]

No it's just forward thinking engineers know where the upsides are it's been proven in other countries that have Woken!!! Up

Woken up with massive subsidies, and rare-earth element mines that aren't in their back yards.

 

[joewilk45]

Go off roading in Denmark you'll have a different perspective enjoy your day