Quick question. With the government's anti-electric vehicle stance, will the development and roll-out of these vehicles be affected in any way? I am looking forward to driving my new electric scout, but I feel there may either be a delay or possible cut back in production if there is no support from the government, even going as far to say a negative view of the electric vehicle industry from those in the present administration.
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Everything is still progressing quickly with both our BEV and EREV versions of the new Scout. In a sea of crazy headlines, let’s see what really happens.
I don't see any "anti" electric vehicle. Just talk of removing some of the mandates and incentives.
I want a Scout because I want it, not because ~10% of the price might be offset by a government subsidy. While every dollar helps, I'm excited for what they're building, regardless of any requirement.
Says our favorite Voice of Reason.....
That’s pretty much how I feel too. I’d take a 10% discount happily, but ultimately it’s the product I’m interested in.
I didn't need a rebate or mandate to want a truck that could haul 2k, tow 10k, charge in my driveway, that I would never have to change the oil in.
The removal of the rebate might help some folks consider EVs more honestly from a technical and financial standpoint. We all need to sober up a little and not mix politics with power trains.
My business has been and will continue to be negatively impacted by the insanity and current projections indicate we won't be able to purchase the Scout when it comes out.
That would be a wild world lol, people mix politics with everything now.
EV's have angered a lot of the public because they have been put on a gilded pedestal. First they were avoiding road use tax, then they got Federal and often State credits. Plus none of that counts for the millions of government money going into charging infrastructure.
At some point they will need to stand on their own. But at least for now, perhaps we can stop the hemorrhage on obvious wastes of money like putting in charging systems that are broken the majority of the time (because the idiots in office did not put any up time requirements in the bills that gave out money like candy). The only thing worse than that was how Texas decided to put their money in a system that costs 3x as much, and then does not even use the new standard charging system - just because of Tesla hate. Oh the system will get NACS, but that will make it 4x as expensive instead of just 3x.
At some point they will need to stand on their own. But at least for now, perhaps we can stop the hemorrhage on obvious wastes of money like putting in charging systems that are broken the majority of the time (because the idiots in office did not put any up time requirements in the bills that gave out money like candy). The only thing worse than that was how Texas decided to put their money in a system that costs 3x as much, and then does not even use the new standard charging system - just because of Tesla hate. Oh the system will get NACS, but that will make it 4x as expensive instead of just 3x.
Who is “a lot of the public” besides an ad hoc statistic? There’s what the Pew Research Center said in June 2024…
About 3 in 10 Americans would seriously consider buying an electric vehicle
The share of Americans who say electric vehicles are better for the environment than gas vehicles has decreased 20 points since 2021, from 67%.
www.pewresearch.org
That’s not really bleeding-edge current. Frankly, the taxpayer money that Trump plans to pay Elon Musk each day for poking his nose in business he isn’t qualified to look at could probably pay for a bank of charging stations in a few state rest stops. I’d rather have charging stations.
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EVs already stand well on their own merits. The incentives and such - the "gilded pedestal" as you call it - only exists temporarily because the fossil and legacy auto industry is being propped up by even larger subsidies and incentives. The EV rebates are there to help level the playing field against unfair business practices and lobbying from legacy auto brands that would rather fight EV adoption and litigate than actually invest and adapt to the new business environment. But sure, since we're removing subsidies why not remove all the oil and gas subsidies and automaker tax breaks etc. and let all of those companies stand on their own two feet? Let's see what happens?
I do echo some posts here. I would like to add some levity, if I may. I liken the Scout (as is) to my purchase of (2) Porsche Taycans. I loved the styling and performance, plus it has 4 doors. I just liked the car, and it just happened to be an EV. The incentive(s) were not "needle movers" in my case. The Scout IMO scratches the same itch. It is nostalgic, with great styling queues and should be a great vehicle. The EV aspect this time around for me is a bonus. Incentive or not.
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