Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Gardner Nichols plans to run his Rivian R1T with only minor modifications up Pike's Peak for the 2023 edition of the famous Hill Cimb Race? With a new Optima 12V battery system and some performance rubber, we learn about how Gardner and his team are prepping for the race. Could he set a production truck record, or maybe even a production EV record?

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