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Report: The GMC Hummer EV Isn't That Great for the Environment

The Truth About Cars

The GMC Hummer EV SUV ranked high on the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) list of “meanest” vehicles for the environment, placing only slightly better than the gas-powered Mercedes-Benz G 550 SUV. The ACEEE looks at emissions required to produce a vehicle, as well as the fuel or electricity required to power it.

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Volvo US EVs, GMC Hummer EV up close, Model 3 safety, Toyota scandal and Prius: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

We get an up-close look at the GMC Hummer EV. And is Toyota’s icon of socially progressive and green the real victim of its political-donation scandal? Although a report about Toyota donations to political causes—namely. Volvo plans for its U.S. factory to make only EVs later in the decade.

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GMC Hummer EV joins gas-guzzlers in list of meanest for the environment

Baua Electric

The 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV was ranked ninth on the list , between the GMC Sierra pickup truck and Mercedes-Benz G550 SUV. 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV The Hummer EV has much lower estimated “fuel” costs than the other vehicles on the list. So it’s tread heavy and tread heavier.

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Tesla Model Y arriving early, GMC electric Hummer teased, “self-charging” debated: The Week In Reverse

Green Car Reports

Will the next Toyota Prius look like anything like the new Mirai? Which other automaker is co-developing Lincoln’s first EV? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 31, 2020.

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HUMMER Drivers Say: I'm More Moral Than Effete Prius Wimps

Green Car Reports

We often say that many Toyota Prius hybrid owners and HUMMER drivers choose their cars for the same reason: They want to make a statement to other people about who they are. Now our pals at Wired have uncovered a fascinating (if small) sociological study that parses how HUMMER owners view their vehicles.

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Opinion: Where would Herbert Diess fit best (hypothetically)?

Teslarati

I believe Diess has the track record to be a considerable ally to Toyota. Toyota and VW have a lot of parallels, and Diess would likely navigate through them with considerable success. Toyota is the world’s largest automotive manufacturer by volume, and it has been for some time. Credit: Toyota. General Motors.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

Battery-gasoline hybrids go back more than 20 years to the first Toyota Prius, but real mainstream battery-only electric EVs are only in their second decade. GM is bringing back the Hummer brand as an EV within the GMC brand. The Toyota Prius, a battery-gasoline hybrid, is a very famous and recognizable example of this approach.

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