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Scout's Trucks Will Have Buttons: 'Mechanical Switches Give You a Connection'

Scout Motors is doing all it can to position itself as the antithesis of modern cars. Its concepts have big screens and cutting-edge technology, but the brand is intentional with how you interact with all those features. The Terra and Traveler are packed with physical controls, which Scout CEO Scott Keogh said in a recent interview,…

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‘Everything's On A Screen’: Here’s Why Scout’s New Cars Will Have Good-Old Buttons

Scout Motors’ CEO hates that “everything’s eight layers down.” Here’s how he plans to change that.

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Scout Motors Has 130,000 Reservations. Nearly All Want The Gas Engine

However, the reborn automaker’s CEO is adamant that the future is still electric.

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How Hyundai Plans To Launch Its First Extended-Range EVs

Like Scout Motors or automakers in China, Hyundai's first extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs) will focus on SUVs, the company's CEO said.

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Koreans Are Furious Over The Hyundai ICE Raid. Tesla Could Pay The Price

We also discuss Waymo’s foray into public transit and Scout Motors’ big investment in South Carolina.

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'This Is The Right Strategy': Why Scout's CEO Doesn't Need Car Dealers

The Scout Terra truck made an unexpected appearance at Europe's largest auto show, and the brand's CEO said he's not worried about car dealers.

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'This Model Does Not Work Anymore': Volkswagen Group CEO Gets Candid On EVs And Future Plans

As it seeks a better tariff deal with the U.S., the CEO of the Volkswagen Group says its future strategy depends more on geography than ever.

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Scout Motors Slams Car Dealers: 'Burdensome Restrictions'

Today on Critical Materials: Scout calls dealers a burdensome restriction, Tesla Robotaxi expansion is wild and NHTSA pick wants to accelerate self-driving.

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‘It’s Naive' To Anchor EV Plans On Tax Credits: Scout Motors CEO

The American automaker backed by the Volkswagen Group has a few aces up its sleeve to help it tackle changing policies.

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Hyundai's Tariff Strategy: 'Sell Like Hell'

The current state of the auto industry feels a lot like a scene from The Office—automakers are putting on a brave face while trying to hide the fact that they secretly shaking in their boots over tariffs. I'll tell you this much: Hyundai is pulling off the brave act so…

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Scout's EVs And 'Harvester' EREV Will Use Two Different Battery Types

Automakers in the U.S. are on track to launch a flood of electric and electrified cars over the next few years. Some of them will be high-tech software-defined vehicles. Others will be retro-modern EVs designed to reflect both the past and the future. Scout Motors belongs to the latter category.

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Scout Range Extender Will Be A Non-Turbo Four-Cylinder, Offer 500-Mile Range

The revival of the Scout Motors brand under Volkswagen is one of the most exciting developments on the U.S. electric vehicle scene, but we still don’t know a whole lot about its upcoming vehicles. We’ve seen what they will look like, but very little in the way of technical information…

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Tesla Cybertruck's FSD Crash Raises Red Flags For Robotaxi Launch

Over the past few days, at least two Tesla Cybertruck owners learned the hard way that their stainless steel behemoths equipped with the Full-Self Driving (FSD) software are anything but self-driving.

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Scout Motors' effort to directly sell its electric SUVs where they'll make them stalls

Legislation to let Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors sell its electric SUVs directly to people in South Carolina, where the vehicles will be built, has stalled after fierce opposition from traditional automobile dealers

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Scout's Home State Blocks Direct EV Sales. This Bill Might Change That

Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors broke ground on its new $2 billion electric vehicle plant in South Carolina last year. That factory is expected to roll out EV and EREV trucks and SUVs in the 2027-2028 timeframe. Scout also wants to skip the dealers and sell directly to you through an online…

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EV maker Scout Motors wants to sell directly to buyers but can't do it in its home state

Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors is making a massive bet in the electric SUV market

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Other EV Companies Ditched Dealers. Polestar Is All-In On Them

At this point, it's no secret that car dealers in the United States haven't exactly welcomed electric vehicles with open arms.

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Ford To Build EREV SUVs, Super Duty Trucks As EV Plans Shift

Despite pickup trucks being wildly popular in the U.S., the ones running on pure battery power are struggling to strike a chord with the masses. They tend to be more expensive than their gas-powered counterparts and buyers don’t seem convinced by their towing and hauling capabilities.

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Aptera Says It’s Close To a Solar-Powered EV. But I Have Questions

The year was 2006. Electric cars were nothing more than vaporware, or just promising but limited one-off science experiments like the General Motors EV1 or Toyota RAV4 EV—and even those had been shelved years ago. The Tesla Roadster was still years away. Still, climate change was on everyone’s minds, as…

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General Motors Sounds The Alarm On Trump's Tariffs

To our American readers: Welcome to a new week. You officially have a new president, and he's promised a lot of change over the next four years. Many of his policies target the U.S. auto industry, which is now sweating over the sheer uncertainty that President Donald Trump's plan for tariffs…

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Elon Musk, Who Wants To End EV Subsidies, Is Mad Tesla Was Denied Subsidies

Elon Musk is no stranger to being critical of the government. The quick-typing CEO has found his political voice in recent months, quickly forming a fruitful alliance with President-elect Donald Trump. He's even used his influence to call for the ending of the electric vehicle tax credit, something which Trump…

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Why CES is getting predictable, and the 3 products that managed to stand out

With a focus on AI, the narrative felt all too familiar this year.

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The Car Dealership Model Is Starting To Crack Like Never Before

Here we go again.

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Scout Motors Is 'Highly Confident' It'll Win Battle With Dealers

Dealers are already organizing against Scout Motors. The reborn off-road brand plans to sell its electrified trucks directly to consumers when they launch in 2027, with transparent pricing, digital orders and company-owned stores. The model has been extraordinarily successful for Tesla, and is winning fans for brands like Rivian and…

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California Dealers Preparing to Sue VW Over Scout's Direct Sales Model

Scout Motors hasn't unveiled a production vehicle yet, but Volkswagen dealers in California are already threatening to sue the new manufacturer. Apparently, they aren't happy about the company's plan to nix the traditional dealership model and sell directly to buyers.

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