VW reviving Scout as EV sub-brand for off-road pickup and SUV

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A modern Scout with electric power is coming from VW later this decade.

Interestingly, VW designer Klaus Zyciora posted sketches of an SUV and pickup truck alongside the Scout name on his Instagram page on Wednesday before quickly removing it, though not before user Zerin Dube could grab the screen shot above.

Zyciora also mentioned in his post that"the journey of Scout is about to start."VW has been teasing the idea of selling a pickup truck in the U.S. for years and only in April the brand's local chief, Scott Koegh, said that an electric pickup truckThere have also been reports of VW launching a rugged electric SUV to take on planned electric versions of the Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco.

 

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