HUMMER EV EarthCruiser

[lanceatm]

G`day All
Michelle and I drove the HUMMER EV EarthCruiser to Chicago Auto Show ( largest auto show in North America) from our manufacturing facility in Bend Oregon roughly 2200 miles. It is on the GMC stand.
The trip was drama free and very enjoyable, its fast quiet and insanely powerful. Next to zero wind noise.
We saw 10 deg (F) temps, closed Hi ways and snow storms, so far we the average has been around the 280-5 mile range. Meaning the camper is costing about 10-12 percent range in less than ideal temps, not bad. When I drive it back we can do back to back math and see where we end up.

 

[Victorian]

Super cool! Nothing better than real world testing. Congrats!!!

 

[life_w_vagabonds]

Good job with the aero. I’d have to double check but it looks like your range drop was less than what TFL reported with their Lightning trip to AK with a 4WC.

Is there a reason you guys chose the Hummer over a Lightning platform? It’s pricey and not actually very popular. May be more so due to GM production. Lightnings are actually getting cheap, relatively…

Most of your builds are on medium duty chassis and EV selections in that category are growing but no 4WD systems to my knowledge. I’m noticing so many electric delivery trucks, buses, shuttles etc now. Are there more EV builds in the works?

Have a great show!

 

[Jeremy P.]

I appreciate that you drove it out instead of just having it shipped, it must have taken a bit of time cleaning it up for the show! I like how integrated it looks instead of looking like an add-on. I have a Rivian R1S reservation and have thought about how it would look to remove the rear roof glass and have a similar integrated pop top.

 

[Howard70]

Great report - must have been a fun trip. Hope to see one of these this year sometime.

Howard

 

[lanceatm]

I am having more fun than I deserve driving the truck home to Bend. It`s addictive.

 

[lanceatm]

Back at HQ - DRAMA FREE.


I think we got this young fellas attention.

Ride and performance on gravel roads, nice.

Wyoming winter sunrise.

Fuelling up in the delivery bay at work, has some advantages.

 

[lucilius]

Very nice EC. That color is fantastic. I don't know much about EV or other alternative to gas/diesel engines, like hydrogen power, but am intrigued by the potential. Do you have a decent estimate on the battery pack lifespan and battery replacement costs? Would the vehicle start and perform normally (range/speed/etc) if I left it parked (not camping and using systems, just parked), unplugged, outside in typical North America Rockies subfreezing temps, say avg 10F, for 4-5 days/nights? How long does it take to recharge the batteries from a ~25% charge in winter or whatever low charge level makes an EV owner start thinking "I'd better fill [charge] up"?

 

[Dan Grec]

I thought the Hummer EV specifically has a sticker on it that says you CAN NOT mount a camper in the back?

The GMC Hummer EV Is a Useless $110,000 Chunk of Metal, Can't Even Carry a Slide-In Camper

The GMC Hummer EV cannot carry a slide-in camper, and GM warns that such equipment can even damage it, which begs the question of what it is good for anyway

www.autoevolution.com

-Dan

 

[Umbrarian]

I thought the Hummer EV specifically has a sticker on it that says you CAN NOT mount a camper in the back?

The GMC Hummer EV Is a Useless $110,000 Chunk of Metal, Can't Even Carry a Slide-In Camper

The GMC Hummer EV cannot carry a slide-in camper, and GM warns that such equipment can even damage it, which begs the question of what it is good for anyway

www.autoevolution.com

-Dan

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[Pacific Northwest yetti]

I thought the Hummer EV specifically has a sticker on it that says you CAN NOT mount a camper in the back?

The GMC Hummer EV Is a Useless $110,000 Chunk of Metal, Can't Even Carry a Slide-In Camper

The GMC Hummer EV cannot carry a slide-in camper, and GM warns that such equipment can even damage it, which begs the question of what it is good for anyway

www.autoevolution.com

-Dan

So do a lot of Tacoma;s, and ½ tons….. does not seem to slow people down…even when it should in some cases.. I actually kind of thought the gladiators did as well. Maybe that was the gen 1’s.

 

[Dan Grec]

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Interesting, thanks. Any idea if GMC changed anything on the truck itself?

-Dan

 

[Steve_382]

So do a lot of Tacoma;s, and ½ tons….. does not seem to slow people down…even when it should in some cases.. I actually kind of thought the gladiators did as well. Maybe that was the gen 1’s.

And, so do F350 Tremors.

No Slide In Campers in F350 Tremor?

I was looking at a truck at the local Ford dealer and noticed this page in the glove box. It was a 2024 F350 Tremor with the 7.3 gas motor.

forum.expeditionportal.com

 

[Umbrarian]

Interesting, thanks. Any idea if GMC changed anything on the truck itself?

-Dan

No it was on display at GMC booth at Overland Mtn West and i only asked about availability which they said was years out since current production is sold out. I would ask EarthCruiser.

 

[Hegear]

Just a heads up. This hummer sold on bring a trailer last week. 150k wow, thinking they won’t be making another! Really really cool though.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2022-gmc-hummer-ev-pickup-edition-1-31/