GMC and EarthCruiser Team Up to Build a Beefy Hummer EV Overlander
EarthCruiser made its name building rugged overlanding vehicles with price tags that cost more than many family homes. The company relies on Ford trucks for some of its models, and it recently announced a new partnership with GMC to use the Hummer EV as the basis for an emissions-free off-roader.
We don’t know what the beefy overlander will look like, but it will likely feature a lavish living space and plenty of cool details. GMC released a teaser image for the high-end adventure vehicle, which appears to show solar panels on its roof. It’s hard to make out details, but it also looks like the SUV’s sides have been widened and its roof lifted.
Whatever EarthCruiser does with the Hummer EV, it can’t add much more weight. The more-than-9,000-pound EV can only manage 1,300 pounds of payload, so this won’t be on the level of some of the other wild creations it makes. By comparison, the EarthCruiser Terranova rides on a Ford F-350 base, which provides four times the Hummer’s number in some configurations.
Even without the massive payload capacity, GMC and EarthCruiser promise the vehicle will be as tough as other overlanders. EarthCruiser’s CEO said, “from the Outback to the Alaskan wilderness and everywhere in between, an EarthCruiser was made to tackle tough terrain. As we consider the future of overlanding, we are continuing to look toward key technologies like electrification that will help us explore for decades to come.” We'll see exactly how tough it is when it debuts this summer.
[Image: GMC]
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Just what we all need.
they could start by releasing the Hummers on hold at dealers for the last 6 months.
there's a concept~
no sale, full stop!
Over the years GM has shown a keen interest in focusing their attention and development money on large, expensive or specialized vehicles and little to no progress in developing something excellent to complete with such class leaders as : Camry, Telluride, Civic, CR-V, Highlander, Accord, or even ho hum Corolla. And this is the way class division works in the heartland/rustbelt: pretend to care for the common man but cater the public resources to additional security and comfort for the upper echelons of society. GM is Elitist American Communism.
GM needs new leadership. A 9000lb off-road vehicle???? Don't get that thing stuck in a remote area.
Imagine if they had brought back the iconic K5 Blazer name and built something to compete with the Wrangler like Ford did with the Bronco. They could have offered that with an electric power train in addition to the gas models. Ford may have some quality issues right now but whoever is steering that ship knows what they are doing. The Bronco & Maverick where both brilliant ideas.