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GM begins deliveries of first Ultium-based EVs: GMC Hummer pickup and Brightdrop EV600

Green Car Congress

General Motors has begun deliveries of its first next-generation electric vehicles, the GMC HUMMER EV Edition 1 Pickup and BrightDrop EV600 light commercial vehicle, both built on the Ultium Platform. GMC HUMMER EV. The first 2022 GMC HUMMER EV Pickup Edition 1 exits Factory ZERO in Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan.

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GMC showcases off-road testing and calibration of HUMMER EV Pickup

Green Car Congress

GMC is showcasing some of the HUMMER EV Pickup’s off-road testing on challenging trails near Moab, Utah in the lead-up to its production debut this fall. As pioneered by General Motors for other electric vehicles, One-Pedal Driving enables the driver to accelerate and decelerate using only the accelerator pedal.

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HUMMER to return as GMC EV; 1K hp, 15,600 N·m, 0-60 in 3 seconds

Green Car Congress

General Motors is resurrecting the HUMMER as an electric truck in the GMC family. The GMC HUMMER EV truck will showcase the GMC brand’s design and engineering and will feature 1,000 horsepower; 11,500 lb-ft (15,592 N·m) of torque; and acceleration from 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds. The last HUMMER H3 was produced in 2010.

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NTSB shares concerns about heavy electric vehicles like the Hummer EV

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Electric vehicles are fundamentally different than combustion-powered cars. Homendy shared some of her issues with electric vehicles during a speech in Washington to the Transportation Research Board. They are also heavy, thanks to their battery packs. On Wednesday, 15th NTSB Chair Jennifer L.

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GMC Hummer EV plant set up for electric vehicles exclusively, renamed Factory Zero

Green Car Reports

Ahead of next week’s official debut for the GMC Hummer EV, General Motors announced Friday that its Detroit-Hamtramck factory is being renamed Factory Zero.

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GM reportedly cancels GMC Hummer EV EV2 base model

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Back in October 2020, General Motors (GM) officially launched the GMC Hummer EV. The vehicle was a behemoth in both specs and size, but it was quite reasonable with a starting price of just $80,000 for its base EV2 trim. Citing industry sources, GM Authority recently reported that there will be no base EV2 trim for the Hummer EV.

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Tesla-powered Hummer H1 EV weighs half as much as GMC Hummer EV

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North American Electric Vehicles (NAEV) aims to take former military Humvees —the vehicles once sold as the original civilian Hummer H1 —and equipping them with secondhand Tesla powertrains to create what it calls the Cyber-Hummer. A 75-kwh battery pack will afford up to 300 miles of range, it claims.

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