Discussion: Your first electric pickup may be a Hummer

[Zane]

When the General Motors and the UAW announced a deal to end the ongoing strike last week, one of the potential settling points was a $3-billion investment in the Detroit-Hamtramck plant for future electric trucks. On Friday, Reuters reported that an all-electric pickup branded as a HUMMER could be the first product out of that investment....

https://www.gm-trucks.com/your-first-electric-pickup-may-be-a-hummer/

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What do you guys think? Is this exciting? Lame? Where is GM going with the brand if they do label "Project O" as a HUMMER?

[oak 1971]

When I asked the finance guy last Friday when I was picking up my baby Duramax what he thought of Ford's electric F-150 commercial and $500 million "investment" in Rivian, he said "somebody has to be first to fail". Guess he didn't get the memo.

[BigWhiteMastadon]

Not unless it looks like the original Hummer. 

[RickJ]

Should have enough room for a genset and plenty of fuel.

[Jsdirt]

I'm guessing $100k starting price. If the average truck is selling for nearly $60-LARGE these days, what's considered "upper end"? $200k? 

 

After owning a couple 21st Century GM products, I'll take a looooooong pass on this one. 

[j-ten-ner]

They are probably referring to a humm(er)ing-bird lol

 

so long

j-ten-ner

 

...and yes, electric truck is exciting, as a Hummer not so...

 

 

Edited October 23, 2019 by j-ten-ner

[Tom Ockuly]

The electric Mustang doesn’t look anything like a Mustang so I wouldn’t count on the Electric Hummer looking like the original either. 

[Likarok]

To me this is also one of the problems with electric. Why do they all have to be so butt ugly! With the exception of a few electric cars most of the ones coming out including the GM ones look crazy ugly. 

Edited January 24, 2021 by Likarok

[bg1988]

this is not the first elertic pick up truck 

 

GM had the    S10e  in the 1990s they made 492 on them

Edited March 14, 2021 by bg1988

[Grumpy Bear]

Have you seen the details of the F-150 Lightning? $40K!! Okay, if you can live with a 200 mile range.

Oh...do you want 300 Miles?

That will cost you an additional $10 LARGE

 

Tesla just lost a lawsuit in Norway over hindered charging and battery capacity knockdowns with each software update to the tune of 10K vehicles at $1,600 per vehicle. 

 

Let the games begin!

[rosidian]

On 1/25/2021 at 2:24 AM, Likarok said:

To me this is also one of the problems with electric. Why do they all have to be so butt ugly! With the exception of a few electric cars most of the ones coming out including the GM ones look crazy ugly. 

 

I agree with you! Haha. Harsh but true.

[Grumpy Bear]

Your first electric pickup may be a Hummer

 

Actually is was a slot car

[diyer2]

Yes sir!

Had 2 of them.

1 was the Little Red Wagon dragster.

Other one was a GTO.

[Grumpy Bear]

1 hour ago, diyer2 said:

Yes sir!

Had 2 of them.

1 was the Little Red Wagon dragster.

Other one was a GTO.

 

HEY what happened to your kitty? He was Boss! 

[diyer2]

Decided to change.