That’s right, folks. Hummer is back.
GMC General Motors recently confirmed it’s working on an all-electric pickup for . Earlier reports suggested this EV truck would also relaunch GM’s defunct Hummer brand , and as it turns out, those rumors were correct. Sort of. GM officially announced the new Hummer EV on Thursday, but instead of being sold under a reborn brand, it’ll be part of GMC’s lineup. The GMC Hummer EV (yes, that’s the real name) will be revealed on May , following an initial tease in a 51 – second Super Bowl ad spot Ahead of its big debut, the Hummer EV is already throwing down some impressive numbers. According to a statement, GMC says the electric pickup truck will produce 1, (horsepower and , (pound-feet of torque and be able to accelerate from 0 to mph in 3 seconds.
Real quick, though, a word about that torque number
. We believe GMC is referring to axle torque, or wheel torque, which is different from the power being produced from the electric motors themselves. We recently experienced this disparity when BMW let us test an electric prototype that it described as having 7, lb -ft of torque, but in the terms we’re familiar with was making lb-ft. (Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained has a great video that details the difference . (Yes, the) , lb-ft number is technically correct from an engineering standpoint, but it’s not the measurement most commonly used. A GMC official told Roadshow the final, SAE-certified number will be released closer to the truck’s on-sale date. / / _ hls /master.m3u8 “,” mp4 “:” https: / / cnetvideo.cbsistatic.com / vr / 4867 / 15 / / / 
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