Posted on 10/05/2022 11:04:17 AM PDT by Ciaphas Cain
It must be one of the more dramatic failures of an electric vehicle chronicled thus far. And it could have ended up much worse.
In a video posted on YouTube on Tuesday, Roman Mica, publisher of the website The Fast Lane Truck, recounted how his website had purchased a brand new General Motors Hummer EV. Price: $115,000.
After only a few days, and with fewer than 250 miles on the vehicle, the Hummer had problems in spectacular fashion. Alone on a busy highway, Mica found himself stranded. In true journalistic fashion, he pulled out his camera and documented what had gone wrong.
The Hummer ceased to budge.
The shifter wouldn’t move. The trunk refused to open.
The only things working during the ordeal were the windshield wipers and the hazard lights.
(Excerpt) Read more at westernjournal.com ...
3.6 seconds to nowhere. /s kekw
Now imagine 1500 EV’s inching along in a 10 mile back up 95.
Yeah, he got a hummer alright.
I wouldn’t buy a $1150.00 Hummer electric truck.
Few things in life are more disappointing than a hummer that doesn’t go anywhere.
Biggest case study example of “The Emporers New Car”
TFL is a YouTube channel that is excellent in reviewing vehicles. They have less bias than most.
They bought this Hummer for their channel.
So, it is not just “a man”
This is big exposure for GM
Along with a hurricane evacuation order.......
Imagine trying to use an EV Hummer to evacuate from rising waters.
Maybe more embarrassing than the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio that went into limp mode during a magazine’s track test.
They have so over engineered newer vehicles...Now virtually everything is electronic, including the engine. What a nightmare.
A sucker born every minute.
No. End this stupidity.
"I would honey-bunny but all the windmills have been feathered and taken off grid so they don't blow up in the storm. We can't charge the car."
Did they fully charge the batteries before using it?
All my battery powered devices came with a warning: “Shipped with Storage Charge only. Fully charge battery before operating”.
It’s a Hummer. They’re always dumb.
Typical GM product quality.
AAA will not be able to adjust to the new reality. There is no way there can be a tow truck that comes to your rescue on the highway when your battery dies. There is no way to give a charge to a stranded vehicle when it’s going to take 20 minutes to give it enough of a charge so it can make it home.
There would have to be a big vehicle with a generator that roams the highways to give you some juice. It would have to get its power from ..... gasoline or other petroleum product. It could not run on battery power, or it would need assistance.
The politicians are deliberately steering us into total disaster. Their policies are a failure.
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