Scout Terra Won't Go Into Production Until March 2030

[smitch320]

I actually agree with you for once, keep the hope alive for BMW there. Tell everyone to keep moving to the shithole triangle that extends from Woodruff to Fountain Inn to downtown Greenville so that they stay out of the Midlands and lowcountry as long as possible.

Sadly they're here...

[Buckin Bronco]

A lot of them

[banded_mallard]

Only way scout makes a EV at that plant if another biden gets in office.

History all but makes it a certainty. This thing most likely swings the other way when trump is done. Just the way the cookie usually crumbles. It will start in November.

[Glenn]

You're skepticism, disgust is duly noted.

I agree 100%.

Keep connecting the dots.....


P.S. you seemed to be a little more "pissy" since you retired.

I wish I was retired. I'm pissy because I'm not. And at the rate I'm getting raped by our city, county, state and federal governments it is going to be a while.

I'm not looking into opening daycares, greycares and hospice houses. Those seem to be more accepted and catered to by our governments than a ground up from nothing private business.

[JABIII]

Glenn is retired? Have you mentioned this to your wife?

[Maggie Glover]

Crazy headline might be more REALLY bad news for Scout Motors which is owned by Volkswagen:

Volkswagen overtakes Amazon as Rivian's largest shareholder
Volkswagen has surpassed Amazon as Rivian's largest single shareholder for the first time since the electric vehicle maker's 2021 Nasdaq debut, according to a regulatory filing published on May 4, 2026.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/vo...lacing-amazon/

[wdhigh]

Actually with the gas prices like they are, Trump might be the best EV salesman yet.

[JBtflo]

Ford forgot the memo

May 5, 2026
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a7...uture-details/

Last week, Ford revealed a few more details about the $30,000 electric mid-size pickup truck it will launch next year. The company invited reporters on a curated tour of its new Electric Vehicle Development Center in Long Beach, California. That facility, which officially opened last August, unites all aspects of the EV development process in two buildings totaling 250,000 square feet.

Did we see the finished EV pickup? Nope. But we did get a quick "surprise" glimpse of a heavily camouflaged development mule traveling through the yard between the two buildings before it vanished through a door. It was enough to persuade reporters that the new EV would visually resemble a traditional truck from a distance.

[mhogancu]

The parent company Scania, is just reinvesting all their savings from pulling out of wood products in Brazil and US…….

[3 1/2" MAGUM]

Paid their 1MM fine.

https://www.thestate.com/news/local/...TYa2_Z6uAAWYVA

Wonder where this is spent.

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[2thDoc]

i am going with "POORLY" for $1000, Alex.

[Palmetto Bug]

Nobody wants lithium batteries around their houses. Shipping companies can't get insurance to haul EV's anymore there have been so many onboard fires...

On a tangent to this thread since you brought up lithium battery fires, I recently read up on lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO) batteries, as opposed to lithium ion. According to what I've read, the LiFePo batteries are not subject to the likelihood of thermal runaway like lithium ion. LiFePO don't have the ability to burst power as well as ion but have excellent deep cycle capabilites, longer life and recharge cycle and much lighter weight per amp/hour than lead/acid. I've been reluctant to put lithium batteries in a boat that I park under my house due to the fire risk, even though the lighter weight and longer life would be a big advantage. Does anyone here know the real story on LiFePo in reference to fire risk?