Small, slick French camper van is the bivy of van life

The term "bivy" (or bivouac) immediately inspires images of very basic camping. French company Bivy Life lives up to that image by creating a small, efficient "mobile base camp" that's much simpler than other camper vans and motorhomes out there.

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Carbon-monocoque Toyota Tacoma 4×4 RV is a mini explorer yacht on land

TruckHouse turns the Toyota Tacoma into a compact all-terrain expedition vehicle, finding a middle ground between huge trucks and 4x4 camper vans. Its carbon fiber off-road camper rig explores and camps the most distant stretches of Earthly land.

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All-new Jeep Grand Cherokee L loads in three rows and plenty of tech

Jeep has introduced the all-new fifth-generation Grand Cherokee with a first-ever three-seat model. It promises more capability on road and off, more room, and a more robust tech suite soon to include hands-free driving.

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Review: 2020 BMW X3 Hybrid – a plug gets added to the popular SAV

BMW has been slowly electrifying all of its vehicles. The small X3 crossover has been a popular staple in the automaker's lineup for a few years, offering family-sized luxury with BMW’s signature driver’s focus. Now the X3 has a plug-in option, the X3 Hybrid.

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Nuro gets permit to start commercial autonomous deliveries in California

Almost three years after revealing its autonomous delivery vehicle, Nuro is about to start commercial operations in California. Initially, service needs will be met by fully autonomous Prius vehicles, but the R2 delivery pods won't be far behind.

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Glorious Toyota Land Cruiser 4×4 RV ready to leave 2020 behind

The merging of two of the toughest "cruisers" on dry land is complete. EarthCruiser presents its Toyota Land Cruiser XTR, an expedition rig that combines legendary 4x4 capability with three-person living quarters complete with state-of-the-art tech.

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Testing of Microlino 2.0 electric bubble car prototypes begins

Back in early 2016, Micro Mobility Systems AG revealed an electric reworking of the front-loading BMW Idetta bubble car. Now the company has started building and testing prototypes ahead of manufacture in 2021.

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Volvo’s electric excavator gets to work in Paris

After trundling out electric heavy machinery at a test quarry in 2018, Volvo has now sold its first all-electric construction industry vehicle in France. The compact electric excavator has been delivered along with the group's FE Electric truck.

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Vauxhall Elite camper van to roam roads as both an electric and diesel

Vauxhall has partnered up with Wellhouse Leisure to create a camper as British as the Union Jack itself. The Vauxhall Vivaro Elite Campervan will launch next year, first as a diesel-powered pop-top, later as an all-electric Vivaro-e camper.

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