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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Rebelle Rally Vehicle '2020

August 18, 2020

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) and military veterans’ nonprofit Record the Journey (RTJ) made history in last year’s Rebelle Rally, enabling the first adaptive athlete ever to compete in – and complete – the grueling off-road event. For the 2020 Rebelle, MMNA and RTJ are again planning to break barriers, contesting the 10-day, 2,000 km navigational rally in a 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, as Rebelle organizers open the rugged competition to electrified vehicles for the first time.

The Rebelle Rally is the first all-women’s off-road navigational rally raid in the U.S. and the longest event of its kind in the lower 48 states. Started in 2016, the Rebelle features two classes of competition: 4 x 4 and Crossover. In 2020, the Rebelle is going electric, adding a special designation to honor the highest-finishing battery-powered electric vehicle (BEV) and hybrid or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) in each class, with allowances for on-course rapid charging.

Running October 8-17, the event starts on the slopes of Lake Tahoe, California, and ends in the Imperial Dunes of Glamis, east of San Diego.

Record the Journey is dedicated to assisting military veterans with successful transition back into civilian life. The nonprofit utilizes outdoor photography adventures as a therapeutic modality to help veterans process their military experiences, including combat, injury and loss. Photography allows expression and engagement without words, making an often difficult process a little easier.

https://media.mitsubishicars.com/en-US/releases/mitsubishi-motors-returns-to-rebelle-rally-with-outlander-phev-as-grueling-off-road-competition-goes-electric

October 19, 2020

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) and Team Record the Journey (RTJ) made history for the second year in a row at the 2020 Rebelle Rally. After powering the event's first adaptive athlete to second place in 2019, MMNA and RTJ this year combined to claim another podium finish, this time in the Rebelle's first ever plug-in hybrid electric vehicle entry, a 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV.

RTJ founder and navigator Sergeant Major Rachael Ridenour was joined by teammate and driver, Master Sergeant Kristie Levy – both U.S. Army veterans with multiple combat deployments – to compete in this year's Rebelle. Their Outlander PHEV, affectionately nicknamed "Electra," was put through her paces over 10 grueling days and more than 2,000 kilometers across the Nevada and California deserts, accumulating 1,034 points in the X-Cross class of the all-women's navigational challenge.

The Rebelle Rally is the first all-women's off-highway navigational rally raid in the U.S. and the longest competition of its kind in the lower 48 states. For the first time, in 2020, event organizer Emily Miller opened the competition to electric vehicles, adding an Electrified designation to both the 4x4 class and X-Cross, to honor the highest finishing Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) and Hybrid or Plug-in-hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) in each class.

https://media.mitsubishicars.com/en-US/releases/release-a2aafcbc9d3ce51523f3a6b2370002c0-team-record-the-journey-and-mitsubishi-outlander-phev-make-history-with-electrifying-podium-finish-in-2020-rebelle-rally