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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