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Nice, thanks for posting!!

Of course the one seen is a totally bespoke, hand built vehicle that only maybe resembles the final production vehicle, maybe ;)
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The CEO is a bit insanely annoying... They need to stop letting him speak in public. He redefines the self-congratulatory, cringe-worthy communication style.
 

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I stopped watching 30 seconds in when they were trying to portray these hybrid EVs as "simple vehicles" like what "trucks used to be"

 

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The CEO is a bit insanely annoying... They need to stop letting him speak in public. He redefines the self-congratulatory, cringe-worthy communication style.
He's not as bad as Rawlinson who after building a whopping 20,000 vehicles and being bailed out by the Saudi royal family more times than I can keep track of acts like he's the reincarnation of Henry Ford.
 

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I stopped watching 30 seconds in when they were trying to portray these hybrid EVs as "simple vehicles" like what "trucks used to be"

Trying to tie into that Scout legacy. They keep saying they will be customer serviceable like the old ones, but what the hell does that mean today.
 

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Trying to tie into that Scout legacy. They keep saying they will be customer serviceable like the old ones, but what the hell does that mean today.
Yeah, that marketing could backfire on them once people find out all they meant was you can change your own tires and accessories and partially maintain your gas extender engine. By the time these are for sale I will be surprised if they are still leaning into that idea...
 

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He's not as bad as Rawlinson who after building a whopping 20,000 vehicles and being bailed out by the Saudi royal family more times than I can keep track of acts like he's the reincarnation of Henry Ford.
"As bad as Rawlinson" is an impossibly high standard. Even Musk struggles to clear that bar (at least some days).
 

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Nice, thanks for posting!!

Of course the one seen is a totally bespoke, hand built vehicle that only maybe resembles the final production vehicle, maybe ;)
Quoting only for good use of the word “bespoke”…
 

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Did I hear that the range extended versions will only tow 5k lbs? Towing similar to a Ford Explorer isn’t very heavy duty as they are billing these as. So you can tow long range, just not very much.

Also you’re right about this CEO. He’s going to need a rotator cuff surgery from wearing the joint out patting himself on the back. Did anyone notice the annoying whine sound while driving? Hopefully they don’t have that in the production models.

Lastly I don’t get the Luddite badge of honor so many people have when it comes to EVs. “I have real buttons” type stuff. Who cares? The touchscreen is pretty intuitive and these people act like we don’t all have smartphones with touchscreens and have had them for years now. Going backwards isn’t an accomplishment or a badge of honor.
 

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Judging by the amount of changes that happened with Tesla and Rivian with their trucks and SUVs, nothing on these can be taken for granted.

Looks, approach, pricing, delivery estimates - it's all still thoughts and prayers right now.
 
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Did I hear that the range extended versions will only tow 5k lbs? Towing similar to a Ford Explorer isn’t very heavy duty as they are billing these as. So you can tow long range, just not very much.

Also you’re right about this CEO. He’s going to need a rotator cuff surgery from wearing the joint out patting himself on the back. Did anyone notice the annoying whine sound while driving? Hopefully they don’t have that in the production models.

Lastly I don’t get the Luddite badge of honor so many people have when it comes to EVs. “I have real buttons” type stuff. Who cares? The touchscreen is pretty intuitive and these people act like we don’t all have smartphones with touchscreens and have had them for years now. Going backwards isn’t an accomplishment or a badge of honor.
Seems likely due to payload being compromised by the additional weight of the Harvester and gas tank. But yeah, really limits the crowd looking to tow a camper with most between 3500-8000lbs which is seemingly the crowd they're trying to capture??

According to his comments, the Harvester can maintain a "steady state" of charge when driving around 70mph. so assuming 2.2m/kWh the harvester can output around 150kW of power, which is pretty decent.

It's nice that he's excited, but he's giving me vibes like I just walked onto a Nissan car lot ?
 

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Ok so I have a reservation based on the intro months ago, so start with that.

CEO is not helping the company, just seems a bit off and not credible with the insane asylum laugh....I had to turn it off.
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