VW To Resurrect the IH Scout as an Electric Vehicle.

[Hay Dude]

But we don't know anybody like that, do we?

I haven’t seen many intolerant environmental whackos here, so I think we’re good!

 

[ultrarunner]

I kept the one I restored... it's orange in color...

Be pretty neat to have one of those ugly things now

 

[Jstpssng]

I kept the one I restored... it's orange in color...

Pictures, or it never happened.

 

[DarkBlack]

That’s good

 

[California]

I haven’t seen many intolerant environmental whackos here, so I think we’re good!

 

[MossRoad]

Fun fact:

The first IH Scout was supposed to be made of plastic.

"
chief designer Ted Ornas recalled:

...the market potential for a four-wheel drive recreational vehicle was an unknown quantity in the early 1950s. The only such vehicle offered in the post-war period was the Willys Jeep, a version of the military jeep produced for World War II. It was a flat-sided bare-bones product, and American military personnel learned to appreciate its ability to maneuver over rough terrain. Sales volume was very low. In early 1958, we were directed to develop a concept proposal to enter this small market. So help me, Mr. Reese, the engineering manager, said 'design something to replace the horse.' There was no product definition to use as a guide. It was even proposed to use the defunct Henry J body tooling. Compound body surfaces were considered too far out for this type of vehicle. The military jeep was thought to have the correct appearance. Our design sketches with the flat-side, no-contour look never excited the executive committee. The program began to die. One night while sitting at our kitchen table (full of frustration and desperation), I dashed off this rough sketch on a scrap mat board. It had contoured sides and was designed for plastic tooling. The next morning it was shown to a committee member. He reviewed it with controlled enthusiasm, but revived interest in the program. We were off and running. Goodyear produced many plastic parts for WWII and formed a large plastic engineering group. We entered a program with them, a scale model was vacuum formed to simulate body assembly. This model received executive approval for appearance. By July 1959, Goodyear completed their costing, and because of the high costs, the plastic program was cancelled. By this time, the contoured design met with executive approval and a decision was made to convert the body design to steel. Starting in late July 1959, a full-sized clay model was completed, and in November 1959, it was approved. It was a remarkable program with fast-paced engineering and manufacturing developments. The total development time of 24 months was a heroic achievement considering the concept was unique and no in-house engine or manufacturing was available or even considered when the program started."

LEARN MORE here:

International Harvester Scout - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Agvg]

Until it happens….
You obviously haven’t spent much time stuck in traffic behind disabled cars.

BTW “running out of juice in the Lincoln Tunnel” is just one example of thousands of traffic jam spots where an EV could run out of juice, and block traffic for a long time until a battery charger can make its’ way through traffic to get it started.

I already can see the problems this is going to cause, because like a famous man said about EV’s

”They don’t go far”

But EVs don't use much energy when not moving so if it's a traffic jam an EV will not spend its battery.

 

[DarkBlack]

But EVs don't use much energy when not moving so if it's a traffic jam an EV will not spend its battery.

Unless it’s really hot or really cold..

 

[Agvg]

Unless it’s really hot or really cold..

Does not use much, have had the heat on in -10c for over 10 hours and it didn't matter much.

 

[paulsharvey]

A diesel over electric system solves a lot of these issues, with some battery backup life. Almost any passenger vehicle is not using/needing a significant portion of the HP most of the time. Something like 120hp worth of generation, and battery power, allows, say 600 hp at take offs, and cruising at 100 hp, all while minimizing battery pack size/weight/expense. Sure, maybe you have a set up, where you can precharge the batteries over night at home (would work well if you either have a cheap source, or can program the charger to use off peak hour $ electric), But you don't need to, it would run and charge on diesel.

WWI (not 2), U boats were using this systwm; trains are, ships are, ect. Only major difference from trains/ships, they don't (to the best of my knowledge) store excess power generation in batteries.

Yes, you do loose efficiency when you turn diesel into heat, into motion, into electric, back into motion, But every form of a engine loses power.

For pure reliability, portability, cost, its hard to beat a diesel engine, but the core concept would work fine with a propane-electric or CNG-electric, or ammonia-electric system.