Posted on 07/27/2022 5:55:37 AM PDT by Red Badger
Hummer has re-enlisted in the U.S. Army.
The military branch has purchased a GMC Hummer EV pickup for evaluation.
The vehicle will be a top of the line Hummer EV Edition 1, which has a list price of $112,595. The exact amount paid by the Army was not announced, but it will be delivered by the end of August.
The tests will be used to better understand how a commercial electric like the Hummer EV pickup can perform on a military operational mission profile as it looks to develop a future electric light reconnaissance vehicle (eLRV), Steve Herrick, product director, Ground Mobility Vehicles, U.S. Army Program Executive Office Combat Support and Combat Service Support told Fox News Autos.
The Edition 1 is equipped with every feature offered on the Hummer EV, including a 1,000 horsepower tri-motor drivetrain and an air suspension system with an "Extract" mode that can raise the vehicle by six inches if it gets stuck.
The Hummer brand was originally spawned by the commercialization of the military High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, which was nicknamed the Humvee after entering service in 1984.
The U.S. military is in the process of replacing the aging Humvee fleet with a variety of vehicles, including a proposed Joint Light Tactical Vehicle that GM Defense is competing for.
GM Defense in 2020 began supplying the Army with an Infantry Squad Vehicle based off of the high-performance Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 pickup.
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Will it be charged by a gas generator in the deserts we fight in?
“here’s why”
Because they’re stupid?
Our military is now a social experiment that is doomed to fail.
Retreat!
Still charging, sir.
I am sorry, but this idea is a folly and an incredible waste. The whole country is suffering with Biden’s inflation and intentionally jacked up gas prices. Then they waste money like this.
Because they must be politically correct.
Buy a Hummer EV, screw around with it and it will just go away
Meanwhile, every body up the chain gets brownie points
Faggots and women driving electric vehiclesâŚ
Oh, that’s easy. We just plug it in, and wammo! Set to go.
But, “we’ve gotta wrap this up fellas, I’m at only 20%” will be heard on the battlefield, often.
I donât understand how any of this horseshit ever gained hold.
I wonder how much weight will be added once it is fully armored......Personally, I can’t see it happening.
âŚand we were worried about Russians all those years.
Lots of sunshine in the desert. Throw a couple of solar panels on the roof. Then our âwars for oilâ will be carbon neutral.
Take that, Putin!!!!
Of course it will run on unicorn farts, silly.
Time out—recharge!!
Time OUT!!!
I SAID TIIMMEE OOUUTT!!!!!
No fairs.
I quit this stinkin’ war. Goin’ home.
Hey, what the **** happened to my home?
Those Meanies are...are...just..POOPYHEADS!!!!
Solar panels and windmills...........................
Pause the war while I recharge my EV.
Raises 6 inches when stuck? This will happen a lot cause the battery load will weigh it down.
The next amendment to the Geneva Convention will be no fighting at night.
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