Rivian R1T Electric Pickups Take 13,000-Mile Road Trip for TV

From Car and Driver

• Rivian’s 2021 R1T electric pickup was picked as the camera truck for the Long Way Up motorcycle adventure series starting Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman.

• The company had to install about 140 charging locations along the route to keep the vehicles on the road.

• The show will premiere on September 18, on Apple TV+.

If you're a fan of road trips, adventure, motorcycles, or just watching two friends have a great time, it’s likely you've watched the Long Way Round and Long Way Down series. If not, here's the skinny: actors and BFFs Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman hop on motorcycles and ride either around or down the planet. They laugh, they fall over, they curse, they eat bad food. Essentially a recipe for a great time and wonderful TV.

McGregor and Boorman are at it again, except this time they've decided to ride Harley-Davidson's electric LiveWire motorcycles from the tip of South America up to Los Angeles. And while using traditional chase vehicles with gasoline engines would add a layer of security to the trip, they decided to go all electric. To do so, they needed support trucks, and Rivian was tasked with filling that need.