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Scout Motors mounts an electric comeback with new SUV and truck concepts

Scout is back — and it’s electric.

But beyond the novelty of launching a new EV brand when sales are still struggling, and on the eve of a major election that could determine the future of the auto industry, Scout is trying to sell something that no one has really tried before: a genuine throwback that also feels modern and fresh. And VW (which owns Scout) made a big deal of licensing Rivian’s “zonal hardware design” when it announced its plan to invest $5 billion in the EV company. The other reason is that Keogh firmly believes that EVs are the future, and he wanted a vehicle that put battery power first, while still offering a smidge of fossil fuels to help quell range anxiety.

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