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LastDayScout said:
apple.news

Scout Traveler SUV vs. Rivian R1S: modern electric SUVs compared — Digital Trends

Scout Motors has unveiled the Traveler SUV, one of its two new electric vehicles, but how does that electric SUV compare with the Rivian R1S?
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Thanks for the link. It is pretty hilarious for them to compare a pre-production concept vehicle to a car that has been out on the market for years.
"Overall winner: Rivian R1S The Rivian R1S is the winner of this comparison, but largely because it’s the only vehicle that’s currently available." :rolleyes::ROFLMAO: Why didn't they compare ride quality, reliability and resale value while they were at it?
 
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GreenHarverster304 said:
Thanks for the link. It is pretty hilarious for them to compare a pre-production concept vehicle to a car that has been out on the market for years.
"Overall winner: Rivian R1S The Rivian R1S is the winner of this comparison, but largely because it’s the only vehicle that’s currently available." :rolleyes::ROFLMAO: Why didn't they compare ride quality, reliability and resale value while they were at it?
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“MY TEDDY BEAR IS WAY BETTER THAN YOUR IMAGINARY FRIEND”

(I did go read the article and can confirm that this is a work of shallow filler content that seems to exist only for the sake of someone’s need for content, not because there’s anything revelatory here… this person pretty much says right in the piece that they don’t have details or info to make their comparison. Comparing data points between a final product and a concept is meaningless.)
 
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Scoutsie said:
“MY TEDDY BEAR IS WAY BETTER THAN YOUR IMAGINARY FRIEND”

(I did go read the article and can confirm that this is a work of shallow filler content that seems to exist only for the sake of someone’s need for content, not because there’s anything revelatory here… this person pretty much says right in the piece that they don’t have details or info to make their comparison. Comparing data points between a final product and a concept is meaningless.)
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ah but they got their clicks and that's all they really wanted...
 
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GreenHarverster304 said:
Thanks for the link. It is pretty hilarious for them to compare a pre-production concept vehicle to a car that has been out on the market for years.
"Overall winner: Rivian R1S The Rivian R1S is the winner of this comparison, but largely because it’s the only vehicle that’s currently available." :rolleyes::ROFLMAO: Why didn't they compare ride quality, reliability and resale value while they were at it?
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Yes, it is a bit silly at this point but that will help to reach the general public that have never heard of Scout.
 
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Scoutsie said:
May you live in interesting times, indeed
arstechnica.com

Trump team puts EV tax credit on the block, Tesla is on board: Report

Elon Musk is on record as saying it would hurt competitors more than Tesla.
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Saw this (and various other articles about it) earlier today.

Talking with a buddy in the industry at another automotive firm, and we mentioned that with the Scouts coming out towards the end of the next Presidential term (latter half), and with the "normal" proceedure for newly launched EV's to be the high end vehicles first (which likely would be over the $80k cutoff for the tax incentive anyway), coupled with the likely swing in the next election cycle... It might not actually seem as bad as it might look at first glance.

Still not great for Scout.

But maybe "not as bad"?
 
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Chaparral said:
Rivian and VW provided more information about there joint venture a few days ago.

VW’s investment increased from 5.0B to 5.8B
Software produced by the new company will first be used in the Rivian R2

https://electrek.co/2024/11/12/rivian-rivn-vw-officially-launch-new-ev-joint-venture/
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The VW-Rivian joint venture just launched its website for anyone following this JV

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies

Rivian and VW Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders with a clear vision for automotiveâs next chapter.
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