I thought GM lost sight of the opportunity coming out with a truck that costs
over $100k. I think they saw the larger EV buys that Tesla Model X and S people
are laying out (that are in the $50-100k range) and believe that will translate
into (old and relatively aesthetically uninteresting) Hummer buys. I guess we
will see!
Jonathan
East TN Clean Fuels Coalition + Tennessee Clean Fuels
311 Conference Center Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-4134
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From: knoxev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <knoxev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of
Marty Young
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 12:32 PM
To: knoxev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [knoxev] Re: KEVA members instantly respond to the Hummer EV
introduction!
[External Email]
Hi Eric,
Thanks for setting this up. It was a lot of fun!
After we finished the Zoom call, I went to the Tesla website to double-check
the specs on the Cybertruck (I should have done that while we were meeting).
Turns out the Cybertruck is an even better bargain relative to the Hummer than
I thought!
The highest level spec of the Cybertruck is the three-motor version and should
be coming out about the same time as the Hummer. It is going to be just as
powerful (if not more so), faster 0-60, and will have a range of more than 500
miles (compared to the Hummer's 350 miles). And, most significantly, the
Cybertruck will cost $70,000. That is more than $40,000 LESS than the Hummer!!!
All of this just underscores how far ahead Tesla is in terms of efficiency and
cost relative to the legacy automakers. When I said the Hummer will have an
uphill climb, I didn't realize just how steep of a climb it actually is!
Marty
On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 12:18 AM Eric Cardwell
<ecardwell@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:ecardwell@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hey all,
I got the wild idea to throw together a spontaneous zoom meeting with some of
our members to discuss the details of the Hummer EV shortly after the page went
live!
Our discussion is already up on YouTube for anyone that wants to watch!
YouTube should edit out the intro by the time you check it out.
Here's to hoping our first attempt at spontaneous content goes over well!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRVGmBw0ldk
Here is the GMC page for anyone wanting to check out the website
https://www.gmc.com/electric-truck/hummer-ev?
Thanks to those that allowed me to bug them to do this on a Tuesday night!
Eric
President of Knoxville Electric Vehicle Association
