GM Reintroduces Hummer As Fully Electric Truck, 1st Model Will Sell For $112,595

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The GMC Hummer EV is set to begin production in late 2021.

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The GMC Hummer EV has a pickup bed and front trunk.

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The GMC Hummer EV has a pickup bed and front trunk.

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This isn’t the first foray into electric vehicles for GM.

In fact, the company pioneered an electric vehicle in 2001, but ultimately discontinued it, NPR’s Camila Domonoske has explained. It ceased production (and pulled the electric cars off the road and crushed them) while continuing its Hummer line. But the vehicle was killed by the recession and skyrocketing gas prices.

GM introduced a more gas-efficient Hummer in 2005 with gas mileage comparable to midsize SUVs at the time. But according to a 2007 survey, 21% of car buyers said they would not consider the Hummer because of its poor gas mileage.

The Hummer EV’s production timeline will put it close to Tesla’s Cybertruck, which is also forecast to start production in late 2021.

Tesla’s answer to an electric truck looks starkly different from traditional truck designs and has a starting price of $39,900.

GM has reservations open for the three Hummer EV variants on its website.

«There is the issue of launch timing and delivery, Drury said. «With all of these trucks launching over the next year or two, customers will have to debate whether it’s worth rolling the dice and placing a reservation this far out without a test drive.

Reese Oxner is an intern on NPR’s News Desk.