Report: The GMC Hummer EV Isn't That Great for the Environment

Big shocker here: Inefficiency is inefficiency, and it doesn’t matter if it comes from a gas or electric powertrain. Big, heavy EVs have proven to be just as wasteful as many of their internal combustion engine counterparts, though they aren’t producing any tailpipe emissions in the process. The GMC Hummer EV SUV ranked high on the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) list of “meanest” vehicles for the environment, placing only slightly better than the gas-powered Mercedes-Benz G 550 SUV.

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  • Lorenzo It's simple: automakers stopped building enough vehicles that buyers want, while running behind schedule producing vehicles that buyers DON'T want.
  • Lorenzo Well, I guess it would be a good trade-in for a same year Buick Park Avenue with that sweet 3800 V6.
  • Lorenzo People don't want used EVs for the same reason my aunt Harriet never let guys handle food in her kitchen: "You don't know where they've been,"
  • Elvinas Used EV's price is dropping faster because new EV's are way too expensive. They are oveprised by at least 30-50 percent and sometimes even 70-100%. Adding questionable battery lifetime in used EV's results it high price drop.
  • Dwford EVs have always depreciated very fast. Now you have people who paid over MSRP a couple years ago very upside down in their EVs and you have the Tesla price cuts. Hertz is also dumping their EV feet onto the used car market. Unlike 5 years ago, the used EVs of today have real range, so if you want one they are a bargain, especially if you can get some government incentives as well