Dealerships Are 'Terrified' Direct Sales Might Be The Future Direct sales are gaining traction in more U.S. states. Dealerships aren't ready to accept defeat just yet. By Rob Stumpf News - Apr 28 -
It Just Got Way Easier To Buy A Rivian In This State A new law enabling direct-to-consumer sales means the Rivian R2 launch just got a huge boost. By Rob Stumpf News - Mar 18 -
Volkswagen Dealers Are Really Not Happy With Scout Motors VW dealers sued Scout and Volkswagen on Tuesday in an attempt to block the brand's direct-to-consumer sales strategy. By Tim Levin News - Mar 4 -
Scout's EV Factory Will Cost At Least $3 Billion We already knew it would cost at least $2 billion. But what's another bil' among friends? By Rob Stumpf News - Feb 3 -
Scout's Extended-Range EVs Are Front And Center In A New Dealer Lawsuit VW, Audi and Porsche dealers say Scout isn't really an EV brand, so it needs to play by the same dealer laws as other companies. By Rob Stumpf News - Jan 22 -
Tesla’s Robot Dreams Hit Reality As Musk Warns Production Will Be 'Agonizingly Slow’ Plus, a new bill would claw back funding for EV chargers and Scout's direct-to-consumer sales plans spark another lawsuit. By Rob Stumpf Critical Materials - Jan 22 -
'What The Cybertruck Was Supposed To Be': Auto Enthusiast Highlights Features Of Scout EV. Will It Be A Hit Or The Next ID. Buzz? “They actually went really hard with these. I’m surprised.” By Mustafa Gatollari Trending - Dec 24 2025 -
Scout Motors Just Got A Big Step Closer To Bypassing Dealerships Scout Motors is clear to sell its EVs and EREVs in Colorado directly to the consumer in Colorado. Will more states follow? By Suvrat Kothari News - Dec 17 2025 -
Ford’s EV Reset Leaves A Multibillion-Dollar Hole In The Battery Industry Plus, 16 states sue the Trump administration for freezing EV charging funds and Scout Motors gets license to sell directly to customers. By Suvrat Kothari Critical Materials - Dec 17 2025 -
Scout Motors' Trucks Are Finally Hitting The Road Scout Motors begins real-world testing. Plus, automakers haven't struck data gold yet, and BMW considers range extenders for EVs. By Rob Stumpf Critical Materials - Nov 25 2025 -
Why Audi May Turn To Scout Motors To Fix One Of Its Biggest Problems Audi is getting into the range-extended EV game for America. Plus: Toyota will make cars for longer, with a bet on software upgrades. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Nov 17 2025 -
‘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. By Iulian Dnistran News - Oct 30 2025 -
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. By Iulian Dnistran News - Oct 30 2025 -
'This Is The Right Strategy': Why Scout's CEO Doesn't Need Car Dealers "If you don't own the relationship to the customer, what exactly do you have?" Scout's CEO said. By Patrick George Sales - Sep 11 2025 -
The Scout Terra Looks Even Better On 37s As production gets closer, Scout is showing off a sick new concept version of the Terra. By Rob Stumpf News - Sep 8 2025 -
Scout Motors Slams Car Dealers: 'Burdensome Restrictions' Plus, Tesla's first Robotaxi service expansion is a grower (not a shower) and NHTSA pick wants to fast-track self-driving. By Rob Stumpf Critical Materials - Jul 17 2025 -
America Has Also Chickened Out Of The Global EV Race EVs are still headed for their best year ever, with or without America. Meanwhile, the new Nissan Leaf is aimed at ICE car buyers. By Kevin Williams Critical Materials - Jun 18 2025 -
‘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. By Iulian Dnistran Industry - Jun 18 2025 -
Hyundai's Tariff Strategy: 'Sell Like Hell' Plus, UAW argues automakers can absorb tariffs and VW support's Scout's decision to high-nose dealerships. By Rob Stumpf News - Apr 17 2025 -
Scout's EVs And 'Harvester' EREV Will Use Two Different Battery Types On the Scout EREVs, the electric-only range will be 150 miles—far more than the 30-50 miles of range on plug-in hybrids. By Suvrat Kothari Battery Tech - Feb 24 2025 -
Tesla Cybertruck's FSD Crash Raises Red Flags For Robotaxi Launch We also discuss why the apparent slowdown in EV charger growth is overblown and Scout's headaches regarding direct sales. By Suvrat Kothari Critical Materials - Feb 14 2025 -
Scout's Home State Blocks Direct EV Sales. This Bill Might Change That We also discuss Tesla's sales plunge in China and why South Korean battery makers are in trouble. By Suvrat Kothari Critical Materials - Feb 7 2025 -
The Auto Industry Emerges From The Tariff War With Just A Flesh Wound Plus, Scout's direct sales model draws legal scrutiny from dealers, and Californians vote out Tesla with their wallets. By Rob Stumpf News - Feb 4 2025 -
General Motors Sounds The Alarm On Trump's Tariffs Plus, Scout issues a stern warning to VW dealers about direct sales, and the VW-Rivian bromance is heating up. By Rob Stumpf News - Jan 21 2025 -
