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General Motors will recover the legendary Hummer, the last unit of which was produced in May 2010 at the Shreveport, Louisiana plant. But if until now the different models of the brand had built combustion engines, the new Hummer, which was due to be revealed on May 20, will be electric and will be powered by batteries.
The electric Hummer, which will be marketed under the emblem of GMC, one of the brands of General Motors, will have versions with one, two and three engines, depending on the power level. In the more “pulled” version, the SUV will enjoy 1014 hp (746 kW) and a force of 15,574 Nm, which according to the manufacturer will be enough to go from 0 to 100 km / h in approximately 3 seconds.
The Hummer presentation has been continuously postponed and the fact that GM factories have been closed due to the pandemic has not helped meet deadlines. Hence the teasers On the subject of the electric SUV they have been successful, with GM now releasing the fifth video on the model, which is supported by LeBron James, the NBA star.
In a statement, GM reports that the GMC Hummer EV, scheduled for release on May 20, “will have to be delayed, but our test and development team continues to work on the project.” The American giant remains committed to launching the model, which results from a total investment of $ 2.2 billion in the fall of 2021.
The Hummer EV will be available in the double cab pick-up version, taking over as another proposal in this segment, in line with Tesla’s Cybertruck, Rivian’s R1T and electric Ford F150. Later, an SUV version of the Hummer EV will appear, 22.9 mm shorter.
