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Rivian R1T Electric Pickups Take 13,000-Mile Road Trip for TV

Rivian’s 2021 R1T electric pickup was picked as the camera truck for the Long Way Up motorcycle adventure series starting Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman. The company had to install about 140 charging locations along the route to keep the vehicles on the road. The show will premiere on September …

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INEOS Wins U.K. Legal Challenge to Totally-Not-a-Defender Grenadier SUV

INEOS owner Jim Ratcliffe once tried to buy the rights to keep building the original Land Rover Defender. JLR didn’t approve the deal, so INEOS went ahead with an alternate-reality version called the Grenadier. This week, a court dismissed JLR’s appeal of the U.K. Intellectual Property Office’s decision that not …

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2020 Jeep Gladiator Mojave First Drive Review: Dustbuster

The 2020 Jeep Gladiator Mojave is a new kind of vehicle for Jeep, pushing the brand toward high-speed desert performance (as opposed to the mountain trails for the Gladiator Rubicon). That “Desert Rated” badge on the front fender promises lots of fun in the dirt, but does the Mojave follow …

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