Up close with the world's first electric Hummer
- The Hummer EV is the fourth iteration of the Hummer truck
- Its range-topping version offers 1,000+ horsepower
- It also ‘pioneered’ the Crab Walk feature
Published on Jan 24, 2024 at 6:36 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Jan 24, 2024 at 6:36 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
The Hummer is bit of an institution.
It all started with the H1, which essentially just a street legal, ‘civilian’ version of the HUMVEE military truck.
Fun fact: the name Humvee is just everyone’s best attempt at pronouncing the acronym HMMWV, which stands for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle.
The H1 was followed by the rapper-friendly H2, then the smaller brother, the H3, and now the electric one that even LeBron James loves.
Supercar Blondie’s Alex Hirschi also had a go – and she loved it.
Unlike the old models which were usually fairly simple, the new electric Hummer, called GMC Hummer EV, is a tech fest.
In addition to the sophisticated electric powertrain capable of producing up to 1,000 horsepower, it is famous for its Crab Walk feature.
It literally means what it says: the truck can ‘walk’ sideways, like a crab.
And if the SUV style isn’t your cup of tea, no worries, because it’s also available as a pick-up truck.
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After beginning his automotive writing career at DriveTribe, Alessandro has been with Supercar Blondie since the launch of the website in 2022. In fact, he penned the very first article published on supercarblondie.com. He’s covered subjects from cars to aircraft, watches, and luxury yachts - and even crypto. He can largely be found heading up the site’s new-supercar and SBX coverage and being the first to bring our readers the news that they’re hungry for.
