# 1,000 horsepower, 0-60 mph / 3 seconds, SUV, EV! **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** hummer\ **Created:** [January 30, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-000-horsepower-0-60-mph-3-seconds-suv-ev/157610 "2020-01-30T21:03:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-000-horsepower-0-60-mph-3-seconds-suv-ev/157610/1 "2020-01-30T21:03:22Z")
According to **USA TODAY** , today (article by **Mark Phelan Detroit Free Press** ), next year, in 2021, GMC is to begin manufacturing the new 1,000 hp. Hummer SUV. It is an EV (electric drivetrain vehicle). Not much information is being released, but claims of 11,500 pound-feet of torque and 0 to 60 mph acceleration in 3 seconds are being made. Also, I notice discussion of an EV pick-up truck. I see no mention of range per charge or selling price, yet. > **[1,000-hp GMC Hummer electric SUV to roll out of Detroit assembly plant in 2021](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2020/01/30/gmc-hummer-electric-suv-detroit/4619644002/)** > > GMC will build a 1,000-hp Hummer electric SUV in Detroit in 2021. **What do you say?** Is there going to be demand? Will this vehicle be successful? Other? _ **CSA** _ 🌴 🕶 🌴 ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-000-horsepower-0-60-mph-3-seconds-suv-ev/157610/2 "2020-01-30T21:19:27Z")
Will it be as “successful” as their earlier Hummer? 😏 ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-000-horsepower-0-60-mph-3-seconds-suv-ev/157610/3 "2020-01-30T21:54:30Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > Will it be as “successful” as their earlier Hummer? > 😏 Actually, I saw an article that indicated that the author (and automotive columnist), who wrote the **USA Today** piece, thought it was a bad idea to use the _Hummer_ name with its negative connotations (among some/many) **and** that _EV_ is **not** the way to go for an off-road vehicle (based on its high price and difficulty of repairs). So, if that’s paraphrased properly, he feels that it has a couple of strikes against it from the start. You could be onto something! _ **CSA** _ 🌴 🕶 🌴 ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-000-horsepower-0-60-mph-3-seconds-suv-ev/157610/4 "2020-01-30T22:07:52Z")
Arnold Schwarzenegger beat them to it. > **[Kreisel Electric and Arnold Schwarzenegger present the world’s first...](https://www.kreiselelectric.com/en/blog/kreisel-electric-and-arnold-schwarzenegger-present-the-worlds-first-electrified-hummer-h1/)** > > On Tuesday evening, Arnold Schwarzenegger presented the world’s first electric Hummer from Kreisel Electric at the opening of the company’s new research and development center in Rainbach, Mühlkreis district, Upper Austria. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-000-horsepower-0-60-mph-3-seconds-suv-ev/157610/5 "2020-01-31T00:15:06Z")
Given the way Phelan’s name and that the FREEP are scorn, I suspect that the article first appeared in the FREEP. The GMC electric Hummer may be a halo truck meant to get attention but not to make money. Think of it as a rolling advertisement for GMs new electric vehicles. ---
**Author:** ![vipergg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@vipergg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vipergg)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 2:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-000-horsepower-0-60-mph-3-seconds-suv-ev/157610/6 "2020-01-31T02:20:12Z")
1000 hp electric motors. Let’s see , probably can drain the battery in about 25 miles . ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-000-horsepower-0-60-mph-3-seconds-suv-ev/157610/7 "2020-01-31T02:35:31Z")
Lincoln is partnering with Rivian, likely for an EV truck: > **[Rivian platform will underpin Lincoln's first electric vehicle - Roadshow](https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/rivian-lincoln-electric-vehicle-ev-platform/)** > > Ford has made it official: Lincoln will use Rivian's skateboard platform for its first EV. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 2:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-000-horsepower-0-60-mph-3-seconds-suv-ev/157610/8 "2020-01-31T02:43:49Z")
> [@vipergg](#): > > 1000 hp electric motors. Let’s see , probably can drain the battery in about 25 miles . It could do that if its battery held about1000 times as much energy as an ordinary 12 v car battery. I suppose that’s possible. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-000-horsepower-0-60-mph-3-seconds-suv-ev/157610/9 "2020-01-31T15:00:50Z")
> [@vipergg](#): > > 1000 hp electric motors. Let’s see , probably can drain the battery in about 25 miles . A nice thing about electric motors is their efficiency stays relatively high at low loads compared to ICE. So if it’s driven in a non-maniacal way the range won’t be abysmal. OTOH the 1000 hp motor(s) will be heavier, reducing range a bit that way. ---
**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-000-horsepower-0-60-mph-3-seconds-suv-ev/157610/10 "2020-01-31T15:33:57Z")
> [@circuitsmith](#): > > So if it’s driven in a non-maniacal way the range won’t be abysmal. > OTOH the 1000 hp motor(s) will be heavier, reducing range a bit that way. I would strongly suspect that 1000HP is a peak-power… but then it is unlikely they have to plan on holding on this peak for longer than 25 miles 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-000-horsepower-0-60-mph-3-seconds-suv-ev/157610/11 "2020-02-02T04:39:32Z")
GM plans to reveal the truck May 20th from what I can find in other reports. So they’re just teasing us with these numbers for now. ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2020, 10:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-000-horsepower-0-60-mph-3-seconds-suv-ev/157610/12 "2020-02-02T10:47:04Z")
I won’t get a minutes rest until I see that great new 1,000 horsepower SUV for myself. ---
**Author:** ![bscar2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar2/32/2468_2.png) [@bscar2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar2)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-000-horsepower-0-60-mph-3-seconds-suv-ev/157610/13 "2020-02-08T01:01:23Z")
> [@jtsanders](#): > > The GMC electric Hummer may be a halo truck meant to get attention but not to make money. Think of it as a rolling advertisement for GMs new electric vehicles. Raise up CAFE numbers, too.