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Re:Rivian R1T is the first EV to win the longest off-road co... by leeoniya on Sunday October 22, 2023 @09:51PM (#37980738)
from the article:

> It took years to find the right partner, build out the infrastructure and secure the 800 kilograms of green hydrogen required for the 10-day event, she added.

yeah, okay. just a nothingburger /s

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Re:Rivian R1T is the first EV to win the longest off-road co... by ceejayoz on Sunday October 22, 2023 @10:08PM (#37980826)
A "2,120-kilometer [off-road race] course using only paper maps, compasses, and plotters" is hardly a normal use case. Trying to read anything into this for general utility to the public is silly.
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Re:Rivian R1T is the first EV to win the longest off-road co... by m463 on Monday October 23, 2023 @01:08AM (#37981844)
> But until this year, the company used diesel generators to power up the chargers.

I imagine the green hydrogen was for PR, because otherwise you could say the EVs were diesel-powered.

that said, I expect things like one motor per wheel that EV's can do will become pretty interesting off-road as time goes on.

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Re:Rivian R1T is the first EV to win the longest off-road co... by modeless on Monday October 23, 2023 @01:28AM (#37981937)
I can't tell from your comment if you know this or not, but R1T already has one motor per wheel.
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Re:Rivian R1T is the first EV to win the longest off-road co... by m463 on Monday October 23, 2023 @03:30AM (#37982550)
I do. Then if you can electrically drive a suspension, that might be the next leap.
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Re:Rivian R1T is the first EV to win the longest off-road co... by NickNameNick on Monday October 23, 2023 @06:22AM (#37983708)
There have been attempts

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Body_Control#Magic_Body...

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