Off-road
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Looking back at last week's Los Angeles auto show media days, one new vehicle sucked up a disproportionate amount of attention and airtime. That would be the new 2018 Jeep Wrangler, a once-in-a-decade redesign of the iconic off-roader that's the linchpin of the Jeep brand image worldwide. While the new Wrangler itself had long been expected—and seen in dozens of spy photos leading up to the reveal—the announcement came with a surprise. DON'T MISS: Turbo-4 to boost fuel economy in next Jeep Wrangler (May 2016) That was the announcement that the Wrangler would be offered with a...
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All-electric Bollinger heavy truck chassis revealed, July 27 debut to followUpstate New York-based startup Bollinger Motors is moving forward with the development of its very first vehicle. The yet-unnamed model will take the form of an all-electric sport utility truck for off-road use, and it will ride on an aluminum chassis that tips the scale at just 295 pounds. The...
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Bollinger Motors promises all-electric off-road 'sport utility truck'
There seems to be no shortage of startups planning to build new battery-electric vehicles from the ground up. While companies like Lucid Motors and Faraday Future are focusing on high-end luxury models, a newer company named Bollinger Motors is taking a different approach. It aims to launch what it...
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Australian electric off-roader will never see the light of day
The Tomcar LV1 is an electric off-road vehicle designed for use in mines.
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Plug-In Hybrid HUMMERs Headed For The South Pole On Biofuel
Zero South plans to drive two modified Hummers to the South Pole without using any fossil fuels.
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Land Rover's Electric Defender Proves Its Worth At UK's Eden Project
Land Rover's iconic Defender has proved itself many thousands of times over by now on everything from farms to off-road endurance rallies to the battlefield. Its latest task is a little more relaxed than those duties, but then the powertrain is a little different too. Land Rover's first electric...
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Eight days from now, the 2014 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 crossover will be unveiled to the world at the New York Auto Show's media preview days. Jeep released the first photos and details of the 2014 Cherokee three weeks ago, and now it's served up a video to whet our appetites further. The video is meant to demonstrate the Cherokee's off-road capabilities--for those Jeep enthusiasts who remember the old Cherokee's truck-like toughness. The goal is to show that even though the 2014 model is built on an all-wheel-drive version of the same Fiat underpinnings used for the Dodge Dart sedan, it has the...
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Epic Killer Wasp Gives Away Electric ATV In Latest Publicity Stunt
What do you get if you cross a cult-horror movie filmmaker, an electric car, and a killer wasp? We weren’t sure either, until Californian electric vehicle specialist Epic EV announced the official launch of its all-electric All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) -- the Epic Amp. As part of the Epic Amp...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
