Scout Motors revealed its first two electric vehicle concepts: the Terra truck and the Traveler SUV. Both vehicles will get 350 miles of range and sell for under $60,000 when they go on sale in 2027.
Decades ago, Scout Motors helped introduce America to the “sport utility vehicle,” a quirky new automobile that would eventually come to dominate our roads. The brand went bust in 1980 — but now, it’s back, and it’s all-electric. Scout, which is now an independent company under the Volkswagen Group, introduced its first new-concept vehicles today: the Terra truck and the Traveler SUV. Both vehicles are body-on-frame, sitting on top a brand-new EV platform unique to Scout.
Tesla has been doing it for years, but most automakers use domain architectures, with dozens of electronic control units that control everything from power windows and airbags to braking. Rivian recently switched to a zonal system when it launched the next-gen versions of its R1 vehicles. And VW made a big deal of licensing Rivian’s “zonal hardware design” when it announced its plan to invest $5 billion in the EV company. Scout had the benefit of starting with a “clean sheet,” Keogh told me.
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