The new electric vehicles from Scout Motors parlay dials, buttons, and switches into a rugged 1970s-era DIY off-grid vibe with 21st century V2X capability and other modern electronic systems.
The electric vehicle maker Scout Motors is evoking the retro styling of the old Scout truck to boost EV sales in the US.
Volkswagen is going all in on an electric pickup truck and SUV from Scout Motors rather than offering a pickup of its own.
Scout Motors has produced a gauzy video that details its roots and suggests its future. But can a feeling transfer into sales?
The new Scout division of Volkswagen reportedly paying Magna Steyr nearly a half billion dollars to develop its vehicles.
There has been a lot of chatter online recently about how the EV revolution is coming to a premature conclusion. In September, Volkswagen cut production of its electric cars after the German government phased out EV subsidies for business cars, which led to a decrease in demand. But Reinhard Fischer, … [continued]
Scout Motors is an independent US company backed by Volkswagen Group whose board of directors includes Dr. Gernot Doellner, the head of group strategy at Volkswagen AG, and Peter Bosch, the member of the Bentley Motors board responsible for manufacturing. Its CEO is Scott Keogh, formerly head of Volkswagen of … [continued]
Volkswagen is in talks with Foxconn and Magna Steyer to build its Scout-branded electric off-road vehicles in the US.
Originally published on RenewEconomy. The US-based Tesla Motors has now fixed the official Australia launch of its already iconic electric vehicle for December 9 – in a development that might reshape the discussion about the clean energy future in the country. Tesla, which expects to sell 33,000 EVs this year … [continued]
In yet another sign that the electrification trend is widening and deepening, the new Scout Motors electric vehicle factory in South Carolina will apply new heat pump technology to help decarbonize its HVAC system.
