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General Motors made it official today: Hummer is back! The automaker will introduce the GMC Hummer EV pickup during the Super Bowl on Sunday, in an ad titled “Quiet Revolution.” No more big, gas-guzzling engines. This time the truck will be 100-percent electric. And the preliminary specs are unreal: 1,000 …

General Motors has just announced a plan to invest $2.9 million at its Detroit-Hamtramck factory to build all-electric trucks and SUVs exclusively. Due in late 2021, the first model on the assembly line will be a pickup that’s expected to wear a Hummer badge (with up to 1,000 horsepower and …

Rumours of Hummer ’s return as an electrified truck brand last summer were no joke, it turns out. Sources within General Motors have confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that the company once hated by every environmentalist on the planet will soon rise from the ashes and give its name …

Here’s a bit of news that is sure to give environmentalists some conflicting emotions: Hummer , the late General Motors division loved and hated in equal measure for its heavy, gas-guzzling SUVs, could make a comeback with a battery-powered vehicle. People familiar with GM’s electrification plan, who asked not to …

In a recent interview, General Motors' CEO Mary Barra announced that she wasn't missing the brands that GM killed during the 2008-2009 restructuring: Saturn, Saab, Hummer and Pontiac. This is by no means an official announcement, but it probably means that we won't see a revival of the brands while …

The Humvee, a military troop transport vehicle that has acquired a near-mythical reputation since the Gulf war, was not available for civilians to buy. Sure, there was the Hummer H1, but this truck was softer than the Humvee: it had insulation, more comfort (like leather seats and A/C) and featured …

This is a typical example of the American mentality: with the steady rise of fuel prices that we experienced in the last few years (decades?), lots of customers had to make choices when it came to their cars, and some of them were forced to drop their big and thirsty …