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This is our first real look at Scout's rear-mount range-extender engine

Scout's back-of-the-bus engine choice looks even stranger in these images, but we clearly see its Volkswagen heritage in ...
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Scout Motors Has a Clear Mechanical Edge Over Rivian's Off-Road Hardware, and AI Claims This Part Is Softened in The Media

Rivian has owned the luxury electric off-road market for years, but now Scout Motors is back with a rugged, heritage-backed ...
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Scout's new trucks ditch touchscreens: 130,000 buyers agree physical buttons beat buried menus

Scout's button-forward design represents a major shift after parent company Volkswagen faced backlash for eliminating ...

Legal challenges from EV startups could change the way new cars are sold

Startups like Scout and Rivian are fighting in court to sell directly to consumers, bucking the century-old dealer franchise ...

Scout’s Design Showed Up In Beijing Without Scout

Dongfeng says its EQ-REBORN honors a 1975 military truck, but it looks far more like Scout’s new EV SUV ...
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Scout Denies Truck Delay as Analysts Expect 2030 Launch

Sam Fiorani, vice president of global vehicle forecasting at AutoForecast Solutions, told AutoNews that the delayed forecasts were based on a weekly update Scout provides customers, adding that he and ...
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Future Cars: Volkswagen's Electric SUV With 1,000 LB-FT Torque Is Coming For Rivian

Volkswagen's Scout Traveler electric SUV delivers 1,000 lb-ft torque, 500-mile range, and retro styling. Expected 2028 launch ...

Richland County pays $1M over pollutants from Scout Motors work. Why did fine come down from $3M?

Following pending reimbursements, Richland County said no county taxpayer funds will have been utilized to pay the penalty.

Scout’s $25M Training Center Is Here, But Is It Hiding Bigger Problems?

Scout Motors is pushing ahead with tangible, boots-on-the-ground investment, opening a $25 million training center in ...

Rivian Says It's Not Considering a Hybrid Model. Slowing EV Sales Suggest It Should Keep an Open Mind

Rivian may want to keep this option on the table.

Ford F-150 Lightning Axed: Rise of EREV Trucks Signals Shift in Electric Pickup Strategy

Ford is replacing its all-electric F-150 Lightning with a hybrid EREV model as demand shifts and cost pressures reshape strategy.
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Volkswagen just became Rivian’s biggest investor. It is not buying trucks. It is buying the software its own engineers could not build.

VW now holds 15.9% of Rivian after a $1B share purchase, displacing Amazon for the first time since the 2021 IPO. The investment buys software VW failed to build.