O.G. Schmidt invented the electric trolling motor in 1934 when he attached the starter motor from a Model A Ford to a flexible shaft with a propeller on the end. A fanatical angler, Schmidt used the ...

If you want to make the time aboard your boat more enjoyable and catch more fish while you’re at it, a trolling motor is well worth the investment. It takes the work out of maneuvering a boat ...

The best spot lock trolling motors seem to turn the idea of “best” on its ear. After all, manufacturers competed for years to see which trolling motor would keep going, whether through waves, through ...

County and state leaders gathered along Blythewood Road to celebrate a new interchange coming to Interstate 77 to help ease traffic expected from the Scout Motors manufacturing facility.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Scout Motors shows off one of its older gasoline powered models at a ceremony to celebrate the start of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Scout Motors shows off one of its older gasoline powered models at a ceremony to celebrate the start of ...

Scout Motors’ plan to eschew traditional dealerships and sell EVs directly to consumers is running into legal trouble. A group of Volkswagen and Audi dealers filed a lawsuit this week against ...

Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors is making a massive bet in the electric SUV market BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. -- Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors is making a massive bet in the electric SUV market with a ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Legislation to let Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors sell its electric SUVs directly to people in South Carolina, where the vehicles will be built, has stalled after fierce ...