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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?

Charged EVs

The news that General Motors would relaunch the infamous Hummer name—as an all-electric truck no less—broke a few days before the high-dollar, high-visibility 2020 Super Bowl ad that introduced that vehicle to the world. Everything old is new again. As the first of GM’s new wave of EVs, it’s nothing if not bold.

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It’s in the powertrain!

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Lucid is a new entry in the electric vehicle (EV) market, but the company—founded in 2007—has some of the leading engineers on power train efficiency. Ditto for the GM Hummer. It has triple the power density of the best Tesla equivalent and represents a staggering improvement over an internal combustion engine vehicle.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). It is simply the cost of doing business. "The Volt is a case study. And that means it doesnt necessarily pay the rent. It actually consumes rent when its launched."

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