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Stories By Victoria Scott

  • Planelopnik
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    What The Hell Happened To Supersonic Passenger Flights?

    Ever since the supersonic Concorde was grounded in 2003, airline passengers — at least, wealthy airline passengers—have yearned for the return of faster-than-sound transit. Today, a trip from New York to London takes seven hours in the air; the Concorde could do it in under three hours in 1976. In an era where the wealthy have more money than ever to shell out for exclusive experiences, and precision manufacturing is easier than ever thanks to computer-aided design, the skies seem ripe for a Con

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  • Unpaved
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    Glamis To Gala: The Final Hours Of The Rebelle

    After my heart-pounding experience on Thursday trying to shadow the Rebelles through the deserts of California, the final base camp was a drastic change of tone. The final stage of the grueling event takes place entirely in the gargantuan dunes of Glamis, in the Imperial Sand Dunes, where getting stuck is practically guaranteed and navigation is nearly impossible even with a cell phone.

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  • Unpaved
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    A Savage Journey Into The Heart Of The Rebelle

    One week ago, I blasted my little Toyota Hiace home base through the remote stretches of Nevada so early in the morning that the Milky Way was giving me more light than the dawn itself. I was headed to the Rebelle Rally, the off-road competition that kicked off its weeklong endurance event on the precipice of the Hoover Dam. I had, mostly, no idea how to cover a rally like this. Motorsports that take place on a track are pretty easy to follow: Find a hill and stare at the circuit; write about wh

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  • Unpaved
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    A Day With The Rebelle Rally: Into The Storm

    It was only 7 PM, but it was impossible to see outside. The wind howled through every crevice and cranny of the old road-trip van I’d used to get out to this event, and even though I was bundled in as many layers as I could find, I could still feel the cold seeping in. Base camp was uninhabitable. The winds were so high that they’d barred competitors from the tent lest it collapse with anyone inside — so my only option was to hunker down here and hope I didn’t get seasick from the winds see-saw

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  • Unpaved
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    Piloting Electric Trucks Through The Heart Of The Mojave

    For two teams at the Rebelle Rally, range is more than a marketer’s selling point or a hypothetical limit on potential road trips. Volkswagen and Rivian have both brought EVs to the 1,400 mile off-road navigational rally that has drivers pilot their trucks through the harsh Mojave.

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  • Unpaved
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    The Sixth Running Of The Rebelle Rally Is Underway

    Situated next to the Hoover Dam, about 50 off-road vehicles in various states of modification and decoration slowly looped their way through a parking lot on the border of Arizona and the Lake Mead overflow trenches. It was tech inspection for the Rebelle Rally, and a walk through the pits quickly revealed that it’s not exactly the average RAID challenge.

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  • Culture
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    The Dodge Challenger: America's Id

    Recently, I needed to get from Los Angeles to the Napa Valley. Separating me from my destination was over 400 miles of mostly arid, bare desert bifurcated by nothing but the 5. With my normal road-trip cruiser in the shop, I needed to get a rental. I booked a cheap-ass sedan — I am a Midwesterner, and therefore allergic to spending money — but when I arrived at Enterprise, I was offered a free upgrade: How’s a brand new Challenger R/T sound?

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  • Technology
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    Convert To The Beach Life: VW Surf Bus, Electrified

    We all have a soft spot for old air-cooled VWs, especially the classic buses that were so intertwined with surf culture that when Hot Wheels made one, they included little surfboards. They have transcended normal car enthusiasm and become cultural icons of a free-spirited era and carefree travel. However, the reality of old buses is that they were generally ... quite anemic. The most powerful flat-fours ever included in them still measured in at a scant 60 horsepower, which is certainly enough f

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  • Technology
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    Attempting To Find The Perfect Two-Car Solution

    When I write EV Ownership Stories, I hear from a lot of people who make an electric car a part of their broader fleet. But the constraints of space, time, and money often dictate that just a couple of cars can be kept around, and this week’s featured EV owner, Evan, has picked two solid choices.

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  • Technology
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    From Boutique Roadster To Best-Selling Sedan: Tesla As An Early Adopter

    Polarizing as it is, Tesla is the dominant name in the EV conversation stateside. It was early to the full EV market, the Supercharger network has helped buyers realize long-distance electric car travel is at the very least coming (and in many cases, it’s here already), and the range and power of its cars is consistently at the top end of offerings in the U.S. Today’s featured EV reader, David, has owned Teslas since the very early days, starting with the Roadster. His ownership experience has b

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  • Technology
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    For A Reliable 1980s Maserati, Just Add Electrons

    Maseratis and electricity go hand in hand in the same way that oil and water do. They’re frequently said in the same breath as one another, but not fondly. Odd, then, that this week’s reader feature - one that for a change, I got to actually test-drive - is a Maserati made more reliable by adding quite a bit of high voltage to the mix.

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  • Technology
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    Here's What It's Like To Buy And Own An EV In China

    Electric car buying Stateside has become a relatively mundane and normal process, down to the haggling, “extended warranties” on components you don’t even have, or just the general miasma of stepping foot into a dealer. Overseas, the experience can be wildly different, as this week’s featured owner, Seth, explained to me from Shanghai.

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  • Technology
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    The World's Cheapest EV Is Genuinely Good

    Getting to review automotive legends is an absolute joy as an enthusiast, but it’s also a heavy burden as a writer. How do you put a fresh spin on an icon? How do you cover a car larger than life in a way that does it justice? How the hell do I add something meaningful to the tapestry of stories told and reviews written about the Changli Freeman when Jason Torchinsky is the owner? 

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  • News
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    Electric Road Tripping, Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The EV

    One of the common things I’ve noticed while writing this series is that most people writing me still rely on an ICE car or two to help them get around. After all, the charging infrastructure in the US is still very much a work in progress, and range anxiety is a real concern for a lot of buyers in the sprawling suburb-oriented layout of America. However, this week’s featured EV owner, David, isn’t here to make compromises on any front with his garage.

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  • Technology
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    Move Over, F-150: Powering A House With A Car Just Got Better

    My return to Jalopnik this year began with a story about how I’d felt forsaken during the Texas deep freeze back in February, and how it changed my buying habits and vehicle preferences. Today’s featured EV owner, Clemente, has a similar story to the one I told, but with a much, much different vehicular choice, and arguably a much smarter outcome.

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  • Technology
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    This Guy's One Garage Will Take You Through The History Of Modern EVs

    Many of our featured EV owners have either recently gotten into their first electric car, or had one that really pleased them far in the past. The automotive genre is relatively new and has had its share of growing pains, so it’s rare to find someone who’s nearly covered two decades of electrified auto history on their own. This weeks’ featured EV owner, Randy, has been a fan — and an owner — of rechargeable cars since I was four years old.

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  • Technology
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    Before Tesla, There Was Comuta

    Classic electric cars from the ’70s and ’80s look like curiosities to the modern eye. Unproven, underdeveloped technology and lead-acid batteries conspired to make vintage EVs unfeasible for most potential customers. For some areas, they actually made a smarter choice than almost any other car on the market, as this week’s featured EV owner Eric is here to show us.

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  • Technology
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    Step One For A Project Car: A Good Daily Driver

    The pitch of electrification is frequently about environmentalism and efficiency, saving the planet by cutting our dependence on oil. A less-discussed aspect of electrification that I see in this week’s story is one of freedom: freedom to stop worrying about commuting in a project or spending your garage hours working on your daily. This week’s Jalopnik reader, Mike, has discovered that he can do both — commute and have the time to fuss around the workshop — with one car.

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  • Technology
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    This Dad's Pandemic Project Was Converting A 1960 Triumph TR3 To An EV With His Son

    Is it sacrilegious to convert the purest of the performance-minded sports cars of the 20th century into an electric vehicle, devoid of the fumes of a catless British motor and mechanical clunks of a four speed manual transmission? Honestly, who cares? It’s 2021. Montero (Call Me By Your Name), widely decried for its provocative and unorthodox portrayals of religion and sexuality, has 69 million views (nice) as I write this. Sacrilege is fun if you’re enjoying yourself, and today’s featured EV ow

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  • Technology
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    This Couple Converted Two Classic Cars To Electric All On Their Own

    The humble origins of hot rodding date back over half a century, when amateur mechanics turned wrenches on simple and inexpensive old cars with tired motors to breathe new life into them. Today’s featured EV owner, Danny, has the spirit of hot rodding transported to a new millennium, updating old machines with electric drivetrains, and building something wholly new out of them.

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  • Technology
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    The Guy Who Actually Buys A Nissan Leaf And Harley-Davidson LiveWire Is Not Who You'd Expect

    Imagine, if you will, the perfect four-vehicle garage for someone who likes to take road trips in the wilderness, needs to do occasional hauling, has to get to work, and enjoys the freedom of two wheels. What would that look like? I actually think this week’s featured EV owner, Drew, may have stumbled onto the perfect four-vehicle garage of the future, and his choices deeply intrigued me.

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  • Technology
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    Electric Car Ownership Stories: 1999 Peugeot Partner Electric

    Welcome to EV Ownership Stories! Every week, we’ll be posting an interview with an owner of an electric vehicle. We’re here to show that people have been living with EVs for longer than you’d think, in stranger places than you’d imagine. If you’d like to be featured, instructions are at the bottom of the article. 

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  • Car Design
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    Bentley Has More Bespoke Versions Of The Bacalar If You Want To See What Colors You Can't Get

    Bentley recently presented the Bacalar, a 12 car run that’s a rebody of the Continental GTC but costs $2,000,000 and the ability to have a roof. We’ve covered that it’s ridiculously excessive and won’t ever leave the owners’ garages (all 12 are spoken for already, so you can’t get one, sorry) but now Bentley has released demo images of what they envision could be selected from their nearly infinite options list.

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    I Got To See The God Of Trains

    I have been a car enthusiast since I was two years old, but I have been a train enthusiast since the moment I was born. Unfortunately, it’s incredibly difficult to get a locomotive into a garage, or drive one to work (especially if you live in the States), so that enthusiasm is usually left at the wayside in favor of automobiles. My area is basically devoid of passenger rail, and it is significant effort to try and watch intermodal freight trains which I admittedly have seen thousands of from tr

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