Electrify Expo DC

[Ecca]

I purchased tickets back in May and noticed the event is finally coming up this weekend, not too far away from the Tysons WeWork.

Is anyone from Scout Motors headquarters going to be peeking around Electrify Expo for fun and curiosity, or even to see how other major manufacturers present their vehicles at the expo from an in-person consumer/attendee perspective? While there may not be enough that is ready to share to warrant having a booth this year, I imagine it is still worthwhile to attend as a visitor.

Has anyone else attended in the other cities or will be going?

Car list appears to be:

• BMW: i7, iX xDrive50, iX M60, i4 eDrive 35, i4 eDrive 40, i4 M50
• Ford: Mach-E, F150 Lightning
• Kia: EV9, EV6, Niro EV, Sportage
• Lexus: RZ
• Mitsubishi: Outlander PHEV
• Polestar: 2, 3
• Tesla: Models S, 3, X, Y
• Toyota: Prius Prime, Prius, Rav4 Prime, Sequoia Hybrid, Corolla Cross HV, BZ4X
• Volvo: EX90, All-electric XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge; Plug-in Hybrid XC60 Recharge and XC90 Recharge
• Volkswagen: ID.Buzz, ID.4

Despite leaning more toward being daily drivers, there's still a number of SUVs and pickups there that advertise their ground clearance, various unpaved traction modes, and AWD.

 

[J Alynn]

I purchased tickets back in May and noticed the event is finally coming up this weekend, not too far away from the Tysons WeWork.

Is anyone from Scout Motors headquarters going to be peeking around Electrify Expo for fun and curiosity, or even to see how other major manufacturers present their vehicles at the expo from an in-person consumer/attendee perspective? While there may not be enough that is ready to share to warrant having a booth this year, I imagine it is still worthwhile to attend as a visitor.

Has anyone else attended in the other cities or will be going?

Car list appears to be:

• BMW: i7, iX xDrive50, iX M60, i4 eDrive 35, i4 eDrive 40, i4 M50
• Ford: Mach-E, F150 Lightning
• Kia: EV9, EV6, Niro EV, Sportage
• Lexus: RZ
• Mitsubishi: Outlander PHEV
• Polestar: 2, 3
• Tesla: Models S, 3, X, Y
• Toyota: Prius Prime, Prius, Rav4 Prime, Sequoia Hybrid, Corolla Cross HV, BZ4X
• Volvo: EX90, All-electric XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge; Plug-in Hybrid XC60 Recharge and XC90 Recharge
• Volkswagen: ID.Buzz, ID.4

Despite leaning more toward being daily drivers, there's still a number of SUVs and pickups there that advertise their ground clearance, various unpaved traction modes, and AWD.

Grab lots of photos and info and report back to us on anything cool, earth shattering or down right necessary-or useless. Would love any reports to forum regarding how tech is improving headlight technologies and interior lighting-both task and stylistically.
Thanks

 

[Ecca]

Would love any reports to forum regarding how tech is improving headlight technologies and interior lighting-both task and stylistically.

Bright daylight outside, so I'm not sure there would be any info of value.

I can certainly report back on the rest if there's any other notable catches.

 

[Ecca]

My phone's battery ran out but I managed to get in one funny photo. I overheard some people chatting about a truck standing on a pebble and when I turned the corner, there was a Rivian kitted out with a bed tent and bikes, but daintily placed on a tiny little rock:



So don't do this unless the intent is to spark some humor haha

Besides that, two of the standout features I got to use were the HUD and yoke steering on the Lexus (not sure if RX or RZ) which were brilliant, although the yoke would be totally inappropriate for any Scout. The feedback wasn't off in terms of responsiveness compared to other vehicles like the Outlander or Lightning, so the strongest difference was simply the steering ratio changing depending on your speed (and never having to move hand-over-hand as a result). If it was set up like a normal steering wheel without the dynamic steering ratio, it would be basically the same as normal steering.

The HUD automatically reading street signs was great too, and I would love to have it on any vehicle. Not to replace reading street signs yourself, but as a gentle reminder if you somehow missed a sign yourself. Just a small idea that gives a big QoL benefit even if it is unnecessary, like blind spot indicators. I also asked about whether that used the cameras, geospatial datasets, or both, but the Lexus rep didn't really know. As a side note, the fully kitted out one had lumbar massage which was complete overkill. If anyone needs it they were probably driving too long to begin with.

Tesla was almost too aggressive with it's pedal curves to the point it felt like an on/off switch and the regenerative braking settings (which they suggested for use in the city) took a lot of getting used to if I didn't want to accidentally "slam" the brakes by releasing the gas. I couldn't really adjust my feet or move around in my seat while that was on max.

Despite being the cheapest vehicle, I have zero complaints about the EX30. It would have been the most likely vehicle for me to purchase as it was the cheapest (<$40k), smallest, and most practical vehicle there.

No way to get insight into any off-road-ness, of course, but there were a lot of oddly specific individual modes in just about every vehicle for deep snow, ice, gravel, mud, sand, whatever. Honestly felt more like a way to sell features and I'd bet a number of those modes could have been consolidated into fewer ones if not for the marketing aspect.

 

[J Alynn]

My phone's battery ran out but I managed to get in one funny photo. I overheard some people chatting about a truck standing on a pebble and when I turned the corner, there was a Rivian kitted out with a bed tent and bikes, but daintily placed on a tiny little rock:

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So don't do this unless the intent is to spark some humor haha

Besides that, two of the standout features I got to use were the HUD and yoke steering on the Lexus (not sure if RX or RZ) which were brilliant, although the yoke would be totally inappropriate for any Scout. The feedback wasn't off in terms of responsiveness compared to other vehicles like the Outlander or Lightning, so the strongest difference was simply the steering ratio changing depending on your speed (and never having to move hand-over-hand as a result). If it was set up like a normal steering wheel without the dynamic steering ratio, it would be basically the same as normal steering.

The HUD automatically reading street signs was great too, and I would love to have it on any vehicle. Not to replace reading street signs yourself, but as a gentle reminder if you somehow missed a sign yourself. Just a small idea that gives a big QoL benefit even if it is unnecessary, like blind spot indicators. I also asked about whether that used the cameras, geospatial datasets, or both, but the Lexus rep didn't really know. As a side note, the fully kitted out one had lumbar massage which was complete overkill. If anyone needs it they were probably driving too long to begin with.

Tesla was almost too aggressive with it's pedal curves to the point it felt like an on/off switch and the regenerative braking settings (which they suggested for use in the city) took a lot of getting used to if I didn't want to accidentally "slam" the brakes by releasing the gas. I couldn't really adjust my feet or move around in your seat while that was on max.

Despite being the cheapest vehicle, I have zero complaints about the EX30.

No way to get insight into any off-road-ness, of course, but there were a lot of oddly specific individual modes in just about every vehicle for deep snow, ice, gravel, mud, sand, whatever. Honestly felt more like a way to sell features and I'd bet a number of those modes could have been consolidated into fewer ones if not for the marketing aspect.

Thanks for sharing the take aways with us

 

[Jamie@ScoutMotors]

Thanks for the report!