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Old Feb 10, 2026 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Allen K
R2 first drive embargoes are lifted.
i think it looks very boring.

and camouflage is worthless, lol.

mkbhd’s intro through the bushes/trees getting old.

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I have hedged my bets and put a res down on a Scout as well. I think the Scout looks great
i’d forgotten about scout which it says won’t be out until 2027 and i sure as hell wouldn’t want the first year. how is it different/better than rivian?
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Old Feb 10, 2026 | 10:10 AM
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The top 3 rabid Tesla haters get review samples first what an amazing coincidence.
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Old Feb 10, 2026 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
i think it looks very boring.
Sure its not as "invigorating" as a Model Y. I wouldn't call it rugged either. Looks like any other mall crawler out there. Still hard for me to get over those oval headlamps.

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i’d forgotten about scout which it says won’t be out until 2027 and i sure as hell wouldn’t want the first year. how is it different/better than rivian?
I think its VW backed...so not out-of-the box EV tech, but not historical like Tesla and others.
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Scout is using Rivian's zonal architecture and software via that VW JV too. It's just nice to have options and for $100, getting in line made sense
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i’m in the slate line.
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Old Feb 10, 2026 | 03:08 PM
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I also think the scout looks fantastic. The suv.
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Old Feb 10, 2026 | 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
i’m in the slate line.
Hol-up.... You think the Slate looks better than a Rivian?
Were you lickin dart frogs again in the jungle?
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Old Feb 10, 2026 | 07:38 PM
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it’s too bad. Quebec is 99% renewable green electricity. Cheapest electricity in North America. it the right place for an EV
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Old Feb 10, 2026 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by neurocity
Hol-up.... You think the Slate looks better than a Rivian?
Were you lickin dart frogs again in the jungle?
ha, i don’t think the slate looks better than a rivian but i like the concept and price target.
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Old Feb 10, 2026 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
ha, i don’t think the slate looks better than a rivian but i like the concept and price target.
Oh... Yeah Totally. A Truck that you can put together like a assembling an RC car. Very cool. I hope they make a bigger option.
I'm sure people will mod the hell out of them. 3D printed crap left and right.
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Old Feb 10, 2026 | 08:51 PM
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Old Feb 10, 2026 | 08:58 PM
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New Highlander is all electric only
Not sure if she wants to wait that long. She said it looks too chunky.
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Old Feb 12, 2026 | 07:07 AM
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Old Feb 12, 2026 | 07:21 AM
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So no more EV Chat, huh?
Looks like it. I think it's a step backwards. There were good reasons for separating the forums, and IMO it's a mistake to go back to what we had before.
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