Off-road vehicles are one on the last bastions of high emission, uncontrolled vehicles, though that is changing.
Zero emission off-road vehicles would be tremendous. - Mark Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On Jan 12, 2020, at 10:50 AM, Brett Davis via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Laugh all you want, but a lot of us have been waiting for hybrid and > plug-in hybrid and electric versions of off-road vehicles. I am very > excited about the Wrangler plug-in hybrid offerings and am excited to see > the electric Hummer offering. I hope it's a legit off-road vehicle. > > Brett > >> On Sat, Jan 11, 2020, 8:29 PM Michael Ross via EV <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Typo in the last sentence. Should have read: >> >> "Could it someday become a symbol of a new, more sustainable erection?" >> >>> On Sat, Jan 11, 2020 at 9:38 PM brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> (?vaporware? as -GM pr- , automakers @their wasteful-worst) >>> >>> >> https://chargedevs.com/newswire/hummer-to-be-reborn-as-gm-electric-pickup-truck/ >>> Hummer to be reborn as GM electric pickup truck >>> January 11, 2020 Charles Morris; WSJ >>> >>> [image >>> >>> >> https://468y981o84o43v2wo2600a0gcj-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Hummer-AdobeStock_.jpeg >>> ice >>> ] >>> >>> We’ve often accused the legacy automakers of lacking imagination, but now >>> we >>> see that at least someone at GM has a sense of irony. The company’s first >>> announced electric pickup truck will be called a Hummer. >>> >>> GM will not be reviving the Hummer make, which choked to death in 2010, >> but >>> will sell the Hummer pickup under the GMC brand. >>> >>> The Wall Street Journal reports that the e-Hummer “is likely to be sold >> in >>> small volumes as a rugged, jeep-like pickup truck for off-road >>> enthusiasts,” >>> according to “people briefed on the strategy.” It’s expected to go on >> sale >>> by early 2022, and will be among the first of several large electric SUVs >>> and pickup trucks from GM. >>> >>> GM will build this beast, and other electric trucks, at its >>> Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant, which was marked for closure before the >>> company announced plans for a $3-billion renovation in October. >>> >>> WSJ says GM plans to run an ad for the new irony-mobile during next >> month’s >>> Super Bowl. >>> >>> Aside from the headline-grabbing comedic aspects of the announcement, >> this >>> is a milestone because it represents a 180-degree turnaround for GM. >> Until >>> recently, most electric offerings from non-Tesla brands have been small, >>> practical cars, which, as any marketer will tell you, hold little appeal >>> for >>> US buyers. Now GM is going to electrify the biggest and baddest surrogate >>> sex organ in the auto industry. No specs have been announced, but it’s >> safe >>> to assume that the e-Hummer will boast plenty of horsepower and towing >>> capacity. >>> >>> A Sierra Club official once said the Hummer “embodied the worst impulses >> of >>> the American auto industry.” ... >>> [© chargedevs.com] >>> >>> >>> >>> >> https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/10/gm-buys-super-bowl-air-time-to-resurrect-an-all-electric-version-of-the-hummer-sources-say.html >>> GM buys Super Bowl airtime to resurrect an all-electric version of the >>> Hummer, sources say >>> 2020/01/10 GM is resurrecting the Hummer, buying Super Bowl airtime to >>> debut an all-electric pickup version of its gas-guzzling ... General >> Motors >>> is resurrecting the Hummer as an all-electric pickup ... >>> >>> >> https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/46593858-Hummer-Iconic-Brands-That-Disappeared-CNBC.jpg >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: >>> http://www.evdl.org/archive/ >>> >>> >>> {brucedp.neocities.org} >>> >>> -- >>> Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >>> ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html >>> INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >>> Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA ( >>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Michael E. 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