Rivian's 750-hp electric camping pickup drives, cooks and lives on pure battery power

The idea of overlanding in an electric vehicle, meandering miles and miles off the electrical grid for days on end, has so far been largely unfathomable, a bit terrifying, even. But we've seen that it's not impossible, and now electric truck startup Rivian is hoping to make it more mainstream. Less than a year after turning heads with an LA Auto Show double debut, it made the trip to Overland Expo West to show how electric power can be a boon rather than bane for overland travel. Its all-electric pickup camper offers an estimated 400 miles (644 km) of range, a roof-top tent and an electric kitchen.

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Category: Automotive

Tags:

• Camping
• Electric Vehicles
• Off-grid
• Off-road
• Outdoor
• Overland Expo
• Pickup
• Rivian
• Travel
• Truck

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