Interesting article about the engineering underneath the new Scouts

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Includes thoughts from Kevin Harty at Munro and Associates.

The most interesting part is the information about the EBeam rear axle. It's not just a solid rear axle, but the motor is actually mounted to the axle itself.
I think this is a great bunch of photos, and I even enjoyed the engineer's comments. I can't remember which one said "as an engineer, that set up is going to cause trouble" (I'm actually paraphrasing the person)...which gave me a chuckle. My father was engineer, and the first thing I learned about engineering is that I didn't want to be an engineer... So as a business person, I'd respond to the "trouble with this setup" comment by saying that they don't build billion dollar auto plants if the axle is going to cause a ride so bad that it's intolerable or dangerous (unless you're Chrysler). I'm confident Scout is going to make this work. I just need the ride to approximate my Tacoma on the road...because off the road everyone has a bumpy ride.
 
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