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It’s the new GMC Hummer, and what everyone has been talking about is the power of this vehicle. Others have recently put out powerful EV pickups recently, including Ford and Tesla, and the specs look so different from what we’re used to checking out gas and deisel trucks.
1000 horsepower is a big number for a daily driver. Sports cars like the Corvette have half that. But this is what we’re going to see with all the new electric vehicles coming onto the market. So how can we understand these big numbers? What do they really do for us?
For a pickup truck, we want to know how much we can tow with it, right? What are we going to tow? Well, we at least want to tow a travel trailer or a trailer for work full of gravel or wood or construction supplies. So most travel trailers are around 7500 pounds, so there’s enough for that and a bit more.
But how far can we tow it? That’s the thing with electric vehicles. They can rev quick and high, much more than most gas motors. The GMC Hummer will go 0-60 in around 3 seconds. But can electric motors tow heavy loads for distances. That’s what’s been holding up our electric RVs. The answer to how far the new Hummer will tow a load hasn’t been released yet, and the vehicle won’t hit the market until 2022 after the unveiling of details at two occasions in 2020: the Superbowl and the May release date.
About the 11500 pounds of torque (raw pulling power). The same manufacturer makes the Sierra 3500 Heavy Duty pickup with a diesel engine that does 445 horsepower and 910 pound-feet of torque – less than the Hummer, but it can tow up to 14,500 pounds, GM says.
Oh, and for those wondering about this truck being a “Hummer,” Hummer the brand is not coming back (yet/ever). GMC is putting out a Hummer (or Hummers) under the GMC brand, so it’s not the same thing as the old Hummers.
