The Electric Vehicle (EV) discussion thread (Merged)

[zeetes]

Earlier this month, I leased an Ionic 5, which comes with 2 years of free charging. It has been AWESOME.

that was my second choice if i couldn't find a non-abused e-golf. fun to drive. the lease was going to be around $300-350

 

[Rickboy]

Scout EVs have arrived and are available for pre-order with 500+ mile range, but there's a catch

The wait is officially over. Volkswagen Group’s revival of the Scout brand has finally unveiled production-intent concept versions of its...

electrek.co

I put in a reservation for both the Terra and Traveler. I'm interested in the versions with the range extender. IMO 150miles of EV range is plenty when you have a generator to give you an additional 350miles. I also like that the truck has a 5.5foot bed, 220v and 110v outlets, and a lot of Rivian's technology.

It doesn't arrive until 2027. I should be ready to unload my Rivian R1T by then.

 

[Mamba]

I put in a reservation for both the Terra and Traveler. I'm interested in the versions with the range extender. IMO 150miles of EV range is plenty when you have a generator to give you an additional 350miles.

Unless I'm mistaken, these models will have 350 miles of EV range which can extend to 500 miles with the extender.

 

[Rickboy]

Unless I'm mistaken, these models will have 350 miles of EV range which can extend to 500 miles with the extender.

I read the press packet from Scout. The battery only version has 350 miles of range. The battery on the Harvester versions (with the ICE generator) is much smaller. It gets 150miles of range on battery alone. Then the generator kicks in to give you the additional 350 miles of range.

That would work great for me since I rarely drive over 150 miles during my daily driving. One the weekends, when I go into the mountains, I drive a lot further. That ICE generator, of course, would let me take very long road trips without having to spend 15-30 minutes at charging stops. Normally that's not a big deal but it's a real problem driving from Denver to DFW. That corridor in New Mexico has only one group of Tesla chargers.

 

[Mamba]

I read the press packet from Scout. The battery only version has 350 miles of range. The battery on the Harvester versions (with the ICE generator) is much smaller. It gets 150miles of range on battery alone. Then the generator kicks in to give you the additional 350 miles of range.

That would work great for me since I rarely drive over 150 miles during my daily driving. One the weekends, when I go into the mountains, I drive a lot further. That ICE generator, of course, would let me take very long road trips without having to spend 15-30 minutes at charging stops. Normally that's not a big deal but it's a real problem driving from Denver to DFW. That corridor in New Mexico has only one group of Tesla chargers.

Ah ok. That’s helpful to know. It’s definitely a sharp-looking vehicle.

 

[Zztop]

Stellantis’ electric STLA Frame gives vehicles 690 miles of range with an extender

Pure EVs on STLA Frame get 350kW fast charging speeds.

www.theverge.com

 

[Tapxe]

 

[Rickboy]

Yup, I had a lot of fun with those.
Unfortunately, they went away the week after Halloween. Also, you can't drive with those on. The Rivian will always revert back to it's normal dash and infotainment screens. I would have been amazingly cool if those skins were functional.

 

[Zztop]

Honda and Nissan (and probably Mitsubishi since Nissan owns part of that company) are in talks with merging. Evs from China are a serious threat to older automobile companies

Honda and Nissan confirm EV merger to survive the every '100 years' industry shake-up

Honda and Nissan will team up to build EVs as they look to keep pace with Tesla and BYD. The...

electrek.co

 

[Yatman]

canoo es morte

EV startup Canoo places remaining employees on a ‘mandatory unpaid break’

 

[Zztop]

canoo es morte

EV startup Canoo places remaining employees on a ‘mandatory unpaid break’

Seems official now. I'm kinda sad about that. I liked their funky design, but I can understand how it was not for everyone

Another one bites the dust as Canoo files for chapter 7 bankruptcy

In an official announcement released at 8:15PM last night, Walmart-backed electric van company Canoo filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

electrek.co

 

[Zztop]

Honda and Nissan (and probably Mitsubishi since Nissan owns part of that company) are in talks with merging. Evs from China are a serious threat to older automobile companies

Honda and Nissan confirm EV merger to survive the every '100 years' industry shake-up

Honda and Nissan will team up to build EVs as they look to keep pace with Tesla and BYD. The...

electrek.co

Well that didn't last long

Nissan is scrambling to find new EV partners as panic sets in

After ending its planned EV merger with Honda, Nissan is now on the hunt for a new partner to help...

electrek.co

At a board meeting on Wednesday, Nissan decided to move on from the EV merger with Honda. The sudden change comes after Honda reportedly wanted more control over the partnership.

According to sources close to the matter, Nissan is now searching for new partners. Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida met with Honda’s head honcho on Thursday morning (via Financial Times), confirming plans to end merger talks.

 

[Rickboy]

Well that didn't last long

Nissan is scrambling to find new EV partners as panic sets in

After ending its planned EV merger with Honda, Nissan is now on the hunt for a new partner to help...

electrek.co

At a board meeting on Wednesday, Nissan decided to move on from the EV merger with Honda. The sudden change comes after Honda reportedly wanted more control over the partnership.

According to sources close to the matter, Nissan is now searching for new partners. Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida met with Honda’s head honcho on Thursday morning (via Financial Times), confirming plans to end merger talks.

Honda dodged a bullet.
Nissan dug themselves into this hole and they don’t want Honda to be in charge to fix things..

 

[Maxp]

Honda dodged a bullet.
Nissan dug themselves into this hole and they don’t want Honda to be in charge to fix things..

Who dug a deeper hole, Nissan or Stellantis?