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A Hummer H3 is less than 5,000 pounds. The EV Hummer is about 9,000. This is a vehicle that's much heavier than almost anything on the road that isn't a comme
by elihu 4y ago
A Hummer H3 is less than 5,000 pounds. The EV Hummer is about 9,000. This is a vehicle that's much heavier than almost anything on the road that isn't a commercial vehicle, including similar ICE vehicles.
(And for what it's worth, I don't think Tesla should get a free pass here. Tesla Model S's generally weigh about 4,000 to 5,000 pounds, which is awfully heavy for a Sedan. They just don't look heavy, so people don't think about it.)
I'm in favor of EVs generally, but I think the would would get along just fine if there wasn't an electric Hummer.
- wbsss4412 4y agoI’m not a huge fan of that large of a vehicle being out on the road either, but realistically, it costs well over 100k, there aren’t going to be that many out on the road any time soon. Most of this is a red herring.
- admax88qqq 4y agoSure we'd also get along fine if there were no Hummers at all, gas or electric. But some people are going to make Hummers and some people are going to buy them. If the ones they buy are electric that's still a net win.
- prmoustache 4y agoSure but they should be taxed heavily based on height. The heavier vehicles are, the more maintenance and faster the roads wear out. That road maintenance need to be financed.
- bmacho 4y agoWell, if the amount of green energy doesn't grow fast enough, then switching to EV uses the same dirty carbon based energy, but require more of it.
- hulitu 4y agoAt 9000 pounds you need a truck driving licence in EU to drive such a beast.
- iostream25 4y ago... and it will likely get stuck in all the narrow streets ancient European towns/cities are filled with... a Hummer is too wide to enter many villages
- DesiLurker 4y agoalso I read somewhere that road damage is proportional to fourth power of axle weight. essentially meaning this heavy beast make roads about 16 times worse off for rest of us. to be clear other EVs should not get a free pass here either.