GMC has released a lot more info on the new, pure-electric Hummer SUV. The reborn off-roader will go on sale in 2024, sporting similar electric innovation as well as the exact same tough styling cues as its pick-up sibling.
The electric Hummer SUV will provide GMC one more using in what’s steadily ending up being a well-populated market of plus-sized American EVs. Contenders already slated for introduce include the Rivian R1S, the Tesla Cybertruck as well as the Bollinger B1.

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It’s based on a shortened version of the Hummer pick-up’s devoted electric platform, which utilizes the battery as a load-bearing member of the chassis. The result, GMC says, is a well-protected battery pack as well as a body stiff sufficient to manage hardcore off-roading, in spite of the truth the shell features an open targa-style top, rather than a fixed roof. 
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The SUV is 20 inches shorter than the pick-up, as well as its wheelbase has shrunk by nearly nine inches, which GMC states makes the SUV a lot more manoeuvrable as well as much better fit to dealing with tough terrain.
As a result of its shorter platform, the Hummer SUV’s departure angle has boosted by 27 per cent over the pick-up, to 49 degrees, while its breakover angle has improved by 6.8 per cent to 34.4 degrees. Its technique angle is near-enough similar to the pick-up’s at 49.6 degrees, indicating the SUV can crest 60 per cent gradients.
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GMC’s platform sharing likewise indicates the SUV will inherit the pick-up’s arsenal of off-road-focussed hardware. basic devices includes 22-inch alloy wheels, Goodyear all-terrain tyres as well as adaptive air suspension, which can raise the car’s ride-height by as much as six inches for additional ground clearance when off-roading.