Future GMC EV Plans Revealed
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General Motors is currently working to bring at least 20 new electric vehicles to market by 2023. Under this guidance, all of the automaker’s various sub-brands will eventually have an electric vehicle on offer and that includes its GMC truck, crossover and SUV brand.
The automaker recently provided some more details on its future GMC EV plans in its 2019 sustainability report. One of the most important future GM EV models, the GMC Hummer EV SUT pickup, will fall under the premium GMC banner and will take on rivals like the electric Ford F-150 and Tesla Cybertruck. The model will be offered in an SUV body style, as well, which will “ builds off the GMC Hummer EV truck but will be configured as an off-road-capable SUV,” the automaker said.
The most powerful Hummer EV model will feature three electric motors producing a combined output of roughly 1,000 horsepower, enabling a 0-60 mph time of three seconds flat. Using GM’s proprietary Ultium battery technology, certain GMC Hummer EV models will be able to travel up to 400 miles on a charge. It will ride on the GM BT1 platform, which is a variant of the body-on-frame GM T1 platform that serves in GM’s full-size pickup trucks (Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra) and SUVs (Chevrolet Tahoe and Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Yukon, Cadillac Escalade).
We also know the GMC Hummer EV will feature four removable roof panels for an open-air experience similar to the Jeep Wrangler. A teaser image of the vehicle’s front end (above) was previously released, as well, and shows the headlights, a vertical six-segment “grille” and a front horizontal LED lighting element. Like other future GM EVs and vehicles, we also expect the automaker’s Super Cruise hands-free semi-autonomous technology to appear in the Hummer EV.
While there have not been any announcements with regards to a GMC EV crossover, GM’s other brands will have that space covered off quite well. Future electric crossovers from GM will include the Cadillac Lyriq, Chevrolet Bolt EUV and two unnamed Buick models, among more. In-line with GMC’s brand ethos, it appears it will stay focused on full-size trucks and SUVs with regard to EVs in the immediate future.
The majority of these future GM EV programs will use the automaker’s aforementioned Ultium battery technology. Ultium battery packs, which will also be used in Honda vehicles in the future, will range in size from 50 kWh to 200 kWh. The massive 200 kWh pack will power GM’s larger, more powerful electric vehicle offerings, so we expect to see it offered in the GMC Hummer EV.
The GMC Hummer EV is expected to launch sometime next year as a 2022 model year vehicle. It will be built at GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant alongside other new GM EV programs like the Cadillac Lyriq and Cruise Origin autonomous shuttle.
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What is “new” news in this article?
Sorry if I have missed the point – but It feels like a comprehensive recap of what has already been shared
It feels like every few months we hear the exact same thing repeated with nothing new
GMA is desperate to capitalize on the Hummer hype…but GM has released basically no news on it for over 2 months. Why the silence? Throw us a bone and give us a teaser, at least!
Which is why they will lose support….I am no longer waiting on GM alone. The first one out with something I like gets the win and my money! GM get moving!
Fair enough lman, can’t argue with that. I just hope GM’s dragging of the heels doesn’t end up leading to you regretting not waiting for it when it does come out. Depends on what’s most important to you as a buyer!
I got a better idea…… reveal the fking thing already. It’s legit 2 months overdue. LITERALLY every other brand can reveal their cars so what’s GMs execuse? And theres nothing new in this article
They got the concept right with this thing, but as usual, they’re finding ways to damage their own projects by holding on to it too long. the hype is real, CAPITALIZE!! GM can’t seem to do anything right start-to-finish other than the new C8 and full-size SUV’s…
My biggest question with any EV model pickup is how much range under load of towing? If you know the answer to this question, and you can dumb it down to a level that a person with my name can understand I welcome it. 🙂
Towing range with an EV is going to vary a lot based on what you’re towing, obviously.
There were recently a few articles on other sites where Audi showed off towing a decent sized trailer with an e-tron.
I guess you could dumb it down to simply “terrible” if that helps.
Most people with a truck don’t tow. Or haul. I tow our bowrider and quad in the bed. So an EV truck isn’t good for me. But most people just use a truck as a family hauler.
True, but people don’t buy a truck just for driving around either. They buy it so they can tow, or off road, even if they never do.
You don’t see a lot of small economy cars being driven around, but for one person driving alone to work, that would be sufficient.
People will pay a lot for capability they don’t need.
@Retodd1454
It will honestly vary on so many different variables just like ICE vehicles do.
The one to produce a pickup Truck that can tow and have the same energy loss as lets say an ICE Pickup Truck will win the Battle. Towing even for me that I understand the shift to EV’s is still a skeptic on the towing front.
If I am a betting man, I believe Tesla has figured it out with a little Battery Chem and probably with a ton of software. I saw an interview where Elon said people will really not believe what the Cybertruck will be able to do and that was while he was talking about some Towing software. And remember they have been testing their Semi Rigs for three years now. I think they might have figured something out. We shall see.
Yeah, yeah, EB this EV that. It’s extremely noticeable and all their cars I’ve been buying general motors cars for my entire life, and what they don’t give you anymore in the new cars and how they control the gasoline engines they’re taking away the 2-L turbo in the equinox and terrain and replacing it with the 15. All they care about right now is electric and everything’s electric well you know what some of us old guys really don’t want an electric car or truck or anything other than appliances. That’s just how I am and I like the sound of a gasoline engine. And by the way bring him back the Hummer I don’t know, that costs general motors millions of dollars maybe they’ll get it right this time.
Release the Hummer already!!!!! Quit Stalling!!!!
@James
I second that. Very excited to see this. Very excited.
Every day that they refuse to release the Hummer EV, the Bronco will continue to dominate the news cycles. And though the two won’t “directly” compete, they’ll both be off-roaders from American brands. GM needs to release at least a new teaser NOW, to throw off the Bronco positive coverage.
Sidenote, a guy I know who sells directly to GMC (and knows a lot of guys on the inside) recently told me that he heard the reveal was postponed…until JANUARY. I have no idea whatsoever if this is true, but its out there. However, he said the upside would be that the SUV would be revealed at the same time as the truck, and would go into production much earlier than planned, in the fall of 2021 (also like the truck).
Don’t know if anyone at GMA can confirm or debunk any validity to this.
Actually GM wore out showing this so far out that by the time 5hey arrived the excitement was gone.
Let’s face it if theybwpshowed it now then many would complain it was too early.
As for releasing the production one they have to havevthis one right as any issues could damage the entire EV program. This one has to be a hone run to set the stage for every EV vehicle they have coming.m
I honestly think that Legacy Auto Makers are stalling all of their EV’s in the US on purpose. They know once someone does their homework on what an EV offers compared to ICE, most of the people will want one and they cannot produce them fast enough as they do not have enough Capacity with enough Factories. They are walking a tight rope knowing EV’s are absolutely the Future but need to stall letting their customers in on that secret to buy themselves time. Think about it, besides us the Car fans, how many everyday Customers if you polled them have any idea that pretty much all Auto Makers will be Full Electric soon enough? I bet not many at all and that is how the Legacy Auto Makers want it. The big issue with this strategy in my opinion is they are allowing a window for Startups. And we saw what Tesla did as a startup.
That is my Conspiracy Theory at least HAHA
Having said all that, come on GM just show us the Lyriq and the Hummer right now!!!
Lies lies lies, GM the master of illusion. I have always believed the Hummer will never ever make it to market, at least with Tesla’s cybertruck we have seen a real one
Okay, Karen haha
Next press release – Hummer, here is ithe front tire – exclusive! Next week, the back tire! Week after that – the steering wheel…!!
Yeah, it’s kind of pathetic since they were supposed to reveal the thing already.
It could be worse though. Lordstown is still showing off renderings.
The original GMC Hummer unveil was to be on May 20th. It is now July 18th. Reveal the damn thing already. While GM is busy lollygagging around and pushing back the unveil date to an unspecified time, people are out buying other brands/models and are NOT waiting on the new Hummer. There is no benefit in this. Unveil it, get people excited, get people talking about GM and unleash an exciting new vehicle (fingers crossed) for a change.
As the owner of four late model GM vehicles, when is the last time (outside of the C8) that GM got people amped up for one of their new vehicles? 🙁
It’s been a while, honestly. You have the C8, and really, the full-size SUV’s, particularly the Escalade more than the Yukon and Tahoe. C7 ZR1. And not much else.
And while I agree that they need to drop the hammer with the Hummer already, even if they lose precious summer car publicity, whenever they end up revealing it, it’s still going to be a huge deal in both automotive and even mainstream media. The main issue, though, is how many potential customers will they have lost by then to the Bronco Wildtrak and Wrangler Rubicon? The Hummer has the most attention GM has gotten for a vehicle other than the C8, so use it.
This thing is DOA. Money would have been better spent on a real Blazer which also could have been electric. Something Chevrolet desperately needed to compete with Ford. The new Bronco is a homerun.. I don’t know a single person who is waiting for or ever even wanted a GM Hummer. People Have however been asking Chevrolet for a real Blazer for years.
The two aren’t mutually exclusive. GM could have had both, a real Blazer and the Hummer EV. In fact, they were going to have a BOF gas-powered SUV for either Chevy or GMC, as soon as the new 32XX platform was ready for the Colorado…but they killed that program, and decided to revise the existing 31XX platform instead. Don’t blame the Hummer for this, they were both in the plan at one point…
…and then GM decided to be GM again.
Like most of us who never expected for the Mid-Engine Corvette to actually hit the Show Room floors, it now exists, as far as Mary Barra is concerned and we’ve all seen how she is an advocate for electric vehicles perhaps more than anyone else at GM, we will eventually see that Hummer make its debute appearance, we will know for sure that this Hummer will be legit once we start seeing Test Mules hit the road and it is too early for that right now if it’s scheduled for the 2022 Model Year.
GM you can’t seem to get out of your own. Announce the frequen thing in full color for crying out loud! We no longer wait for GM products only and once all the others are out..YOUR LOSS!
I hope it’s bigger than the Bronco but GM does as nice of a job on it as Ford did with the Bronco.
Also, are we sure it’s EV ONLY?
Mike,
For one thing, it’ll be larger than the Bronco. GreenCarReports saw it in person, and described it as being full-sized, but on the smaller end of full-sizers. Also, yes, as of now, it will only be electric. The strategy from GM is making the Hummer nameplate a sub-brand within GMC for electric off-road vehicles only.
Do we have a date on the Hummer EV’s reveal?
Geoff,
No, not yet. GM has gone on record saying that it’ll take place “this year,” but I also heard it may be January 2021. No one knows at this point, sadly.
What about the fue cell JV with Honda?
H2 is the future
GM stated that they were only looking at fuel cells for commercial users.