Hummer News

Who cares? Why we need to stop worrying about how fast electric cars can go | Opinion

By Stephen Ottley · 25 Dec 2022

Even the most diehard anti-Tesla advocates cannot ignore the impact the brand had on the uptake of electric vehicles. Even executives from other car companies have acknowledged that Tesla was responsible for driving consumer demand in electric cars.

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The ultimate off-road ute? GM plots new mid-size Hummer pick-up truck to take on the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger

By Andrew Chesterton · 20 Oct 2022

General Motors is reportedly plotting a mid-size Hummer ute, with the all-electric pick-up truck to do battle in the same weight division as vehicles like the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux.

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Second-coming of Hummer: Why the new GMC Hummer can succeed where the original failed

By Stephen Ottley · 03 Sep 2022

With the Ford F150 on the way, and the relative success of the Chevy Silverado and Ram 1500 in Australia, is it time for Hummer to return?

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Are electric utes dumb? Or are we missing the point of the GMC Hummer, Ford F-150 Lightning, Tesla Cybertruck and others | Opinion

By Stephen Ottley · 14 Aug 2022

Earlier this year I wrote a piece questioning the logic behind the modern obsession with building big, powerful and opulent electric vehicles. In that story I asked if we are getting it wrong by building bigger and bigger electric vehicles like the reborn GMC Hummer, which seemingly uses an excessive amount of resources for transporting people.

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Electric utes - Cybertruck, F-150 Lightning, GMC Hummer, Rivian R1T, LDV T60: which ones will we get, and which ones do we really want?

By Tony O'Kane · 18 Jun 2022

In what seemed like the blink of an eye, the ute and pickup segment transformed from being a deeply conservative one, to one that’s looking at a virtual tsunami of all-electric options looming on the horizon. Some are ultra-pragmatic workhorses, some are pitched squarely at the ‘lifestyle’ crowd, and others fall somewhere in between. All are linked by a common thread – there’s not a combustion en

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Is the Tesla Cybertruck too late? Why the Ford F-150 Lightning, Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Hummer, Ram 1500 and others are set to shake-up the ute market | Opinion

By Stephen Ottley · 27 Feb 2022

With much fanfare (and an embarrassing window failure) Tesla revealed the ground-breaking Cybertruck in November 2019.It was a truly revolutionary car and promised to give the brand its biggest boost since the arrival of the original Model S, it's first t

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Hydrogen or pure electric: What makes more sense for your next Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux or Renault Trafic light-commercial vehicle?

By Tony O'Kane · 26 Sep 2021

When it comes to motoring, the winds of change blow stronger with each passing day. For some people, they may have unknowingly already bought their last petrol or diesel-engined car. For the rest of us, it’s really a question of “when”, not “if” we’ll turn our back on combustion propulsion.

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Electric utes on the charge: Chevrolet Silverado EV, Ram 1500, Ford F-150 Lightning, Tesla Cybertruck and other zero-emissions dual-cabs coming soon

By Stephen Ottley · 22 Aug 2021

Prime minister Scott Morrison’s claims that electric vehicles “won't tow your trailer. It's not going to tow your boat. It's not going to get you out to your favourite camping spot with your family” back in the 2019 election campaign haven’t aged well.

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2021 GMC Hummer EV detailed: Will this icon's electric rebirth come to Australia via GM's new GMSV brand?

By Spencer Leech · 21 Oct 2020

GMC's all-new Hummer EV positions the iconic nameplate for the future as it debuts powerful electric motors in a premium, yet well-equipped off-road package.The GMC Hummer EV may be considered for local right-hand-drive conversion via the new General Moto

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Super Bowl 2020: Here are the best car ads

By Stephen Ottley · 04 Feb 2020

The Kansas City Chiefs claimed the NFL's top prize yesterday in the 2020 Super Bowl - but there was no clear winner in the battle between car companies for the best television commercial.Car makers spend millions and hire some of the biggest names in Holl

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