Off Road Podcast 416 – AEV

This episode of the Off Road Podcast is Sponsored by WARN, Medical Gear Outfitters, and Colby Valve.

Tonight, Aaron wets the bed, Coy dies of heat exhaustion, & Ben breaks more stuff

Welcome to the off-road podcast. A podcast about everything off-road. We cover the news, review products, and interview people in the off-road industry.  Your hosts tonight are Aaron, Coy, my name is Ben and we are joined by Matt Feldermann from AEV.  Welcome to the show.

Coy – finally did nothing

Aaron – Confirmed that my axle is bent.  Found a complete e-locker axle 2 hours away & going to pick it up on Sunday.  Spent the night in the woods testing my get-home survival bag.  Woke up to pools of condensation inside my bivy bag.  Bought a solar panel on Prime Days

Ben – Broke some bolts got some lights for the shop and backup mirror/dash cam

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News brought to you by Colby Valve

• Car Buzz – Ram 3500 Transformed Into 4×4 Camper With Supercar Technology
  • TruckHouse has revealed the BCR 4×4 camper, and it’s full of clever ideas and smart construction techniques.
  • TruckHouse first made waves with their Tacoma-based carbon fiber “motorhome”.
  • They have taken what they have learned and applied it to a Ram 3500 with the AEV Prospector XL package.
  • The camper area is a vacuum-infused monocoque mated to the truck chassis with a carbon fiber-reinforced torsion-free mounting system.
  • Inside the single-piece carbon fiber house shell, an open-plan layout provides an interior standing height of 6’6″ and a clear view thanks to 270 degrees of windows that add to the feeling of spaciousness.
  • The house is powered by a lithium battery bank, and its onboard systems can communicate with StarLink, enabling internet access in the most remote locales. Obviously, there’s an induction stove, a microwave, a sink, a marine two-drawer fridge/freezer, and your choice of toilet type (cassette, dry flush, composting). Despite its relatively small size, the house can “comfortably accommodate four adults,” says TruckHouse.
  • It comes with a 74-gallon fuel tank, more than doubling the stock capacity.  Other features include 40-inch tires, a stamped steel front bumper with a 20,000-pound winch, Highmark fender flares, and a three-inch dual-sport RT suspension system.
  • All of this can be had with either a Cummins diesel or a Hemi V8 engine. Full pricing is not provided, but a pre-order can be made with a $10,000 refundable deposit. The first deliveries are expected in spring 2024.
• Autoblog – First Cybertruck is Built
  • Elon Musk announced the battery-electric starship trooper on November 21, 2019. Many deadlines have been blown since then. But on July 15, Tesla’s official Twitter page announced, “First Cybertruck built at Giga Texas!”
  • The photo shows a pre-production prototype surrounded by the men and women who built it.  They are blocking most of the Cybertruck so it is hard to make out any details.
  • What can be seen is the “gigawiper”, a single long blade lined up the driver’s side A-pillar.
  • Tesla plans to produce 375,000/year.
  • Pricing was announced in 2019.  Starting at $40k and topping out around $70k.  We doubt those numbers after inflation and the cost of manufacturing goods has gone up significantly since then.
  • Tesla has around 1.6 million reservations as of November.  There will be some long wait times for them.
  • Matt, Does AEV have any plans to modify some Cybertrucks?

Main Topic powered by WARN  

As we mentioned earlier, we are joined tonight by Matt Feldermann, the marketing manager from AEV.

Fast Five Facts   

1. New or old vehicle? 

2. Summer or winter camping?

3. Rock, Sand, Snow or Mud?

4. Favorite vehicle brand?

5. Favorite tire?

Any recommendations for someone new to off-roading 

Tell us about you

How did you get started in off roading?  

What was the first vehicle you took off-road?

What’s your favorite rig to hit the trail in?

What’s your most embarrassing moment on the trail?

Where is your favorite place to wheel?

Any places you want to go that you haven’t gone to?

Tell us about AEV

How did AEV get its start?

How did AEV go from accessories and build kits to partnering with automotive manufacturers?

Which vehicle manufacturers does AEV partner with?

You partnered with Jeep & Ram for the longest time.  How did the addition of Chevrolet come about?

Are there any other vehicle brands that AEV might partner with in the future that you can tell us about…besides Cybertruck?

How many countries can I order an AEV vehicle in?

What is your personal favorite AEV vehicle build? (One-off or a standard offering)

One thing we like about AEV is how well the parts fit the vehicles and that they look like they came on them from the factory.  How much design, engineering, and testing does it take to make some of these parts?

One of the parts that we have talked about several times on the show are your hot stamped boron skid plates.  Can you tell us what makes them better than other OEM skid plates?

How has the explosion of public interest in overlanding affected AEV?

Where can our listeners find you?

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• Youtube-
• Instagram-
• Web- 

Next Week:  Rugged Rocks

Closing Statements

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