Hummer Electric
Hummer Electric has historically been a brand known for its super heavy duty off-roaders which have been subject to a lot of scrutiny by environmentalists it seems the brand has been on a bit of a gap year taking time out to find itself the rebirth of the number brand is now in full swing and rumors are turning into
facts about the latest model the hummer ev will be an all-electric model in two flavors SUV and open-back pickup and will borrow design cues from the original hummer these rugged off-roaders previously favored diesel engines over petrol engines thanks to the high torque figures but the 2022 model claims
more than 26 times as much torque as the first generation h1 the EV promises more than 15,000-newton meters combined with 1,000 horsepower spec this combined with the watts to freedom launch control pushed the EV to 60 miles per hour in around 3 seconds it's not just the acceleration figures that are
similar to those claimed by tesla's cyber truck the hammer also features driverless tech super crew supports hands-free driving and automatic lane changing on more than 200, 000 miles of roads and counting where the 2022 hummer comes into its own is its off-road ability all but the base model are
fitted with air suspension as standard which allows the car to raise and lower its suspension to suit different driving models designed for sticky situations extract mode raises the car by an additional six inches the car also features an independent front and rear suspension setup while ev comes with 35 inch
tires the wheel arches are built to accommodate tires up to 37 inches and on that matter while rear-wheel steering may be quite common these days general motors have modified this to allow all wheels to turn at the same angle so that the car moves In a diagonal direction called crab walk it's good for
avoiding sharp obstacles but owners will also enjoy this feature when parallel parking in town no fewer than 18 views are available around the car making up what hummer calls ultravision thanks to 360-degree cameras including waterproof under body cameras to help the driver analyze obstacles beneath
the vehicle no need to worry though the lenses are washable and the lens protectors are replaceable if they do end up getting damaged inside drivers will notice that the cabin is flooded with light thanks to the transparent roof these modular sky panels can be individually removed as part of the new infinity
roof design perfect for the hot desert weather while many manufacturers struggle to make room to store a parcel shelf the vehicle hummer incorporated storage for all the roof panels inside the front elsewhere drivers can specify a 14 speaker bose audio system controlled through the 13.4-inch infotainment
display an additional 12.3-inch screen replaced the need for a traditional instrument cluster and shows real-time off-road information drivers can use this screen to monitor the 350-mile range a far cry from the cybertruck's 500 miles where the hummer EV stands out is its ultra-rapid charging capabilities 100
miles in 10 minutes thanks to an 800 volt 350-kilowatt setup outside a full-width headlight bar takes the place of a grill helping to maintain the hummus dominating road presence the 112, 000 edition one arrives this fall a whole year before the 100 , 000 Dollars EV 3x model which features a toned-down 800
horsepower 3-motor powertrain spring 2023 and spring 2024 see the 625horsepower 2 motor versions arrive and the 90, 000 dollars even 2x and the 80, 000 ev2 all of this after a decade of silence from the brand will this rebirth be more successful than the last rise and subsequent fall of hummer let's take a
step back in time when in 1983 am general won a 1.2 billion Dollars contract to develop a high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle a name which was often referred to by its acronym HMMWV later nicknamed humvee by soldiers would scale 60 grades climbed 22-inch steps and weighed through
30 inches of water traits that accelerated its popularity in the 1991 gulf war having built a name for itself the brand launched a road-going model in 1992 which weighed seven thousand pounds running at around 10 miles per gallon with little movement in the civilian market am generally sold to general
motors in 1998 who rebranded the humvee as the h1 later the h2 arrived built on a modified Chevrolet Tahoe platform and the h3 which war built alongside the Chevrolet Colorado and the GMC canyon neither model would achieve more than 20 miles per gallon this is partly to blame for the demise of the
brand the hummer faced criticism from environmental groups and heightened demand from consumers for more efficient models as a result of the economic downturn towards the end of the northeast the longest-serving model the h1 sold less than 12, 000 examples in its 14-year ren the amount of work
needed to cure its environmental woes was sp extensive environmental wose was so extensive that in February 2010 gm announced that it will be phasing out the brand after an unsuccessful attempt selling the brand to Sichuan Hanzhong heavy industrial machinery company limited a move that was allegedly
halted by the Chinese ministry of commerce the last h3 rolled off the line at the Shreveport factory in may that year but the legacy lived on to this day companies are completing custom work on various hummer models even transforming them into stretch limousines many years later in 2017 Arnoldarnold Schwarzenegger helped Chrysler electric electrify
an h1 in a prototype a huge fan of the original hummer he and the company had previously electrified a g-wagon once again the company began to resurface as rumors hit the fan in mid-2019 by that November general motors CEO MARY BARRA
confirmed in a press release that the company would be building an electric truck ready for fall 2021 but details on its name remained scarce a company-wide strike resulted in gm committing to saving its ham tram facility in Detroit repurposing its use as an electric truck assembly plant the new bt-1 electric
the truck platform would accommodate three brands Cadillac likely an escalade Chevrolet maybe a Silverado and a mysterious unnamed third brand almost a decade of absence in the automotive market came to an end when in January 2020 teaser videos of an electric hummer were released by general
motors this time around the name would be revived not as a standalone brand but as a model sitting under the GMC brand now known as the GMC hummer EV its arrival could not be better timed the coming years will see competition from a range of seasoned companies as well as some newcomers in the form
of the tesla cyber truck Riven R1T ford f-150ev and Bollinger b2 the success of the hummer EV depends hugely on the direction of the automotive market over the coming decade with deadlines set as soon as 2030 for a ban on petrol and diesel vehicles in many states and countries across the globe automakers
are having to think fast if we're heading in an electric direction the 2022 hummer has the potential to reignite a flame inside many drivers hearts allowing them to reconnect with an iconic dream which could even spur on further models targeted at different audiences key to hummer's success in the
electric market will be it's pricing if a more affordable model were to follow then the story of hummer may very well live on let us know what you think about the latest electrified hummer and whether you would buy a less capable more road-friendly model in the future Hummer Electric.
