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I think you are reading into this a bit much. It is a low volume production run to the point where this is a boutique novelty car. Plenty of people see this m
by momokoko 6y ago
I think you are reading into this a bit much.
It is a low volume production run to the point where this is a boutique novelty car.
Plenty of people see this more as a fun cool toy than some kind of statement of their allegiance to the wanton destruction of all that is good in the world.
Is it a little silly? Sure. It it some kind of thing to make you as mad as you’ve just become? Likely not.
- brundolf 6y ago> It is a low volume production run to the point where this is a boutique novelty car. Tesla started out the same way with the Roadster, and that paved the way for the more mainstream models later on. It punched a hole in existing expectations and cleared a path for what was to come.
- zaroth 6y agoTesla started out that way because EVs were entirely unproven and they had extremely limited capital. It’s not a perfect analogy, but it says a lot about GM that what they are doing in 2020 is on the same scale as what Tesla was doing in 2004-2008 with $60 million in funding.
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- brundolf 6y agoOk. I was just talking about strategy/significance: the Roadster opened up EVs for "car guys" and the luxury market. This low-volume hummer could open up EVs for the "military machismo" market, or whatever you want to call it. That could have a big impact, even if it's late.
- gamblor956 6y agoGiven that it's more efficient than its ICE counterpart, this could become the standard consumer-model Hummer for the foreseeable future. It's tough. It's freaking huge. And it's the only EV that can off-road. Subaru and Jeep are going to be facing extremely tough competition if GM can produce this in any significant volume.
- mNovak 6y agoI don't think Subaru is worried about a $70-100k Hummer any more than they are about a Mercedes G-Wagon.