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Hard Cell

Can you really make an EV supercar, or an electric racing series, or simply head out into the wilderness for days on end with no charging points in sight? Tom Ford is on a mission to drive the performance EVs that matter.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Hard Cell

First Air Date

April 12, 2020

Last Air Date

May 3, 2020

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Language

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Production Companies

Networks

MotorTrend

S01E04

Can You have a Proper Adventure with no Plug in Sight?

This one is obvious, right? You can’t have a ‘proper’ adventure in an electric car, because you’d be too far away from any power source – there aren’t plugs out in the wilderness, and you can’t carry electricity around in a jerry can. Yet the attributes of an EV make it perfect for off-roading, the founders of Formula E will launch an equivalent adventure series in 2021, and there’s already a company out there that might have the perfect solution for every adventure enthusiast. In this episode we visit Rivian and Bollinger to see their future EV pick-up trucks, drive the new Extreme E race car in Saudi Arabia, and see just how far you can get in the desert without an internal combustion engine…

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