Not just any Hummer, though, but the upcoming 1,000 horsepower all-electric brute from GMC.
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For those that refuse to let go of the past, youre in luck, it looks decidedly Hummerish.
Its also proportioned like a Hummer, in that its bloody massive.
Looking at it head-on, youre faced with the recognizable slab-like front-end,a lobster it is not.
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How does it do this?
Well, it crams in an absolutely huge battery pack.
The upside is that the Hummer is built onGMs Ultium platform thats going to underpin a smorgasbord of EVs.
The interior is like any other large modern SUV.
Luxurious, draped in leather, and with space for five people.
But I also hate that part of myself.
Its inefficient and needlessly excessive.
This truck isnt exactly about saving the planet.
On its launch website, theres just one mention of it being zero emission, one!
Theres also no mention of recycled materials used in its construction.
Whats more, it uses pouch cell batteries, not cylindrical cells that are becoming increasingly common.
But the Hummer…?
A Hummer will never be those things, EV or not.
Yes, its a good thing that its powered by electricity and cuts emissions.
The electric drivetrain of this new one might fix that, but the Hummer EV is still massive.
It will be wildly impractical in towns and cities, and screams of unnecessary excess.
We just dont need cars like this.
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Story byMatthew Beedham
Matthew is the editor of SHIFT.
He likes electric cars, and other things with wheels, wings, or hulls.
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