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http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-5-battling-e-trucks-Hummer-to-Tesla-tp4696421.html ] https://www.farmforum.net/ag_news/hummer-electric-truck-fall/article_5b4f92f5-eee1-5785-a7fd-f5a96fd13352.html Hummer Electric Truck: Fall 2021 Feb 21, 2020 LYNDON CONRAD BELL General Motors is preparing for a quiet revolution with the reinvention of one of its most imposing vehicles — the Hummer. Expected to come to market in the late 2021, the GMC Hummer Electric Vehicle will pair capability with zero emissions. General Motors is preparing for a quiet revolution with the reinvention of one of its most imposing vehicles — the Hummer. Expected to come to market in the fall of 2021, the GMC Hummer Electric Vehicle pairs capability with zero emissions. Featuring L.A. Lakers basketball star LeBron James, GM introduced millions of consumers to GMC’s first all-electric truck during the Kansas City Chiefs v. San Francisco 49ers football game. LeBron James said, “... Everyone knows about my love for Hummer since high school and I’m proud to be a part of announcing the new EV model. The truck may be quiet, but the performance numbers speak for themselves.” The new TV spot juxtaposes the staggering performance metrics of GMC’s Hummer EV with the remarkable quietness inherent in the operation of an electric vehicle. The new EV will feature 1,000 horsepower, 11,500 lb.-ft. of torque, and 0-to-60 mph in 3 seconds. General Motors used its advertising to proclaim the electrification of a vehicle it introduced the same year it killed its first shot at an electric car. That first electric car was known as the EV1. The EV1 came to market as something of a beta test. Offered as a lease-only product, GM enlisted the assistance of some 1,100 early adopters to determine how well the car would function if it were offered at full scale production — and if doing so would be profitable. GM killed the program in 2003, upon deciding mass-production of the EV1 wasn’t feasible. Additionally, it did not allow lessors to purchase the cars, but insisted they be returned — and would crush most of them. The vast majority of the people who had participated in the trial wanted to keep the cars. The resulting uproar left GM with something of a black eye, which was exacerbated by the introduction of the H2, its second Hummer-badged vehicle. Ultimately, the H2 came to be looked upon as the personification of all that was wrong with the “old” General Motors. The company had become too reliant on trucks and SUVs at a time when fuel prices were rising sharply and consumer demand was shifting toward more economical vehicles. Massive losses resulted which, combined with the economic meltdown of that decade, forced GM to declare bankruptcy, restructure and accept federal loans to remain afloat. Ultimately, the Hummer brand was discontinued in 2009 as part of the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. The announcement of the rebirth of the Hummer nameplate — this time as an electric model within the GMC lineup — is particularly poignant. It comes at a time, when once again, the domestic auto industry is leaning heavily on trucks, SUVs and crossovers for its profits. Whether past will be prologue in this instance remains to be seen. The good news is those trucks; SUVs and crossovers do return much better fuel economy these days. Cars continue to better them in that regard on average, but the disparity is narrower than in the past. Still, history has taught us over and over again that those who ignore it are doomed to repeat it. With that said, both Ford and General Motors are hedging their bets. The electric Hummer will share roads with an electric crossover wearing a Mustang badge. Clearly, marketers are counting on the past allure of those badges to attract future EV buyers. Will that be enough though? Only time will tell. [© farmforum.net] + (plugshare.com is more inclusive, comprehensive &free) https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2020/02/21/gm-mychevrolet-electric-car-charging-electric-vehicles/4829293002/ GM upgrades myChevrolet app to help electric car drivers find available charging stations 2020/02/21 ... GM announced Thursday that it is upgrading its myChevrolet mobile app to integrate features designed to make it ... (video flash) ... https://www.google.com/search?q=buzz+smith+texas+electric search on buzz smith texas electric https://www.theev-angelist.com/ + https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/vehicles/chevrolet-impala-sedan-is-dead The Chevy Impala Is Dead. The Electric Hummer Will Take Its Place February 28, 2020 The iconic American sedan has rolled off the line for the final time ... In recent memory, the Chevrolet Impala has not been considered a cool car, but unlike less worthy sedans, it did become an icon of American reliability ... ... https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chevy-done-away-one-most-205440972.html For EVLN EV-newswire posts view: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ https://mail-archive.com/ev@lists.evdl.org/maillist.html {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)
