{"id":166354,"date":"2026-02-06T06:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T06:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/166354\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T06:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T06:52:13","slug":"this-new-all-electric-scout-suv-was-inspired-by-the-california-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/166354\/","title":{"rendered":"This New All-Electric Scout SUV Was Inspired by the California Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tVolkswagen<\/a>\u2018s new Scout line of all-electric trucks<\/a> is coming in 2027, when market conditions might be a little more favorable for EVs. Scout<\/a> is trying to build excitement in the meantime, including with its latest creation: the \u201cPacific Mist\u201d Scout Traveler Concept, intended to evoke California. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe \u201cPacific Mist\u201d Concept\u2019s most obvious feature is its color, which Scout says was \u201chand-developed\u201d by an in-house team. When the sun is shining, the car appears in a light blue reminiscent of the Pacific Ocean; when there is cloud cover, the car appears more silver. Scout says a \u201cmulti-layer, three-stage\u201d finish is what was required for the effect.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe wheels, door handles, and roof are black, the latter creating a \u201cfloating roof\u201d effect. The interior, meanwhile, is a red leather, intended to represent the \u201cdress slacks and dress shoes,\u201d part of the car, as opposed to the outside\u2019s \u201ccowboy boots and jeans.\u201d The overall effect is a handsome truck with big 35-inch tires that suggests it also wants to get dirty. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"'Pacific<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tThe \u2018Pacific Mist\u2019 Scout Traveler Concept sits in profile. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScout<\/p>\n

\n\tScout\u2019s Traveler SUV<\/a> and its Terra pickup are planned to be priced starting at under $60,000, though it seems likely that number will shift by the time they actually reach the market. The brand did not give pricing for the \u201cPacific Mist\u201d Traveler Concept, or even say if it would make it into production, other than to reiterate the $60,000 number. Scout will likely choose whether to make the car based on customer feedback, but one positive trend among full-size all-electric SUVs is that they seem to be bringing back color and life in cars, possibly because the platforms themselves are somewhat experimental, too.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Scout Traveler will compete trucks like the Rivian R1S<\/a>, the electric G-Wagen<\/a>, an upcoming Audi SUV,<\/a> and a bevy of other current and future competitors. These sorts of do-anything electric SUVs might even be the dominant form of transportation in the U.S. by the 2030s, because the country has shown little resistance to cars getting bigger, more expensive, and more capable, even in East Coast cities where the roads and parking spaces are smaller. In California, by contrast, such a car is almost ideal.<\/p>\n

\n\tClick here<\/a> for more photos of the \u201cPacific Mist\u201d Scout Traveler Concept. <\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\"'Pacific<\/p>\n

\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScout<\/p>\n

\tAuthors<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Erik<\/p>\n

\n\t\tErik Shilling\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Erik Shilling is digital auto editor at Robb Report. Before joining the magazine, he was an editor at Jalopnik, Atlas Obscura, and the New York Post, and a staff writer at several newspapers before\u2026<\/p>\n

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