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The Hummer EV is a comical vehicle. Over $100k and even if it somehow sustains a 200 kW charge rate from 10-80% (it won’t), it would still take 45 minutes to ch

The Hummer EV is a comical vehicle. Over $100k and even if it somehow sustains a 200 kW charge rate from 10-80% (it won’t), it would still take 45 minutes to charge its 212 kWh pack.

throwaway5959 3y ago
By the way, for folks not familiar with EVs, most packs are 60-71 kWh. So you could build three or four EVs with the same capacity as a single Hummer EV.
- ProllyInfamous 3y ago
  My incredible Toyota Camry hybrid only has a 1.6kWh battery... and gets 50+mpg. They could build over 100 battery packs and not have to wait for charging by driving a hybrid, folks!
  - throwaway5959 3y ago
    I don’t wait for charging, I do that at home and work. We’ll never move off fossil fuels with hybrids and gas is expensive in CA.
  - thebruce87m 3y ago
    > and not have to wait for charging by driving a hybrid, folks! But you have to visit a fuel station and refill? How long does that take? My EV charges when I sleep, no waiting and a quarter of the cost per mile. Edit: when someone claims that owning an EV requires waiting and you challenge that apparently you get downvoted.
SkyPuncher 3y ago
I can only comprehend the Hummer EV as someone's pet project to "out do" the Cyber Truck. Then, they slapped a $100k price tag on it without actually considering why people buy a $100k electric truck/SUV.
dragonmost 3y ago
Although I kind of agree, the Hummer is a premium product which they use as a marketing tool. It's the development platform for the Silverado which in the end will compete with the F-150.
thebruce87m 3y ago
Charging rate isn’t everything depending on your use case. How long does my phone take to charge? No idea, it charges while I sleep. Lasts a full day. How long does my EV take to charge? No idea, chargers while I sleep. Does all my journeys I’d need in a day. My diesel would require an eventual trip to refuel. My EV is fully charged every day. My use case actually saves me time. Also, people think you need to charge an EV 100% each time on long journeys. That’s the wrong way to do it. It charges faster when closer to empty, so the optimal time to get somewhere fast is charging it just enough to get you to the next charger or your destination.
- throwaway5959 3y ago
  I drive an EV. Also, like I said, 10-80%.

The Hummer EV is a comical vehicle. Over $100k and even if it somehow sustains a 200 kW charge rate from 10-80% (it won’t), it would still take 45 minutes to charge its 212 kWh pack.

throwaway5959 3y ago

By the way, for folks not familiar with EVs, most packs are 60-71 kWh. So you could build three or four EVs with the same capacity as a single Hummer EV.

ProllyInfamous 3y ago
My incredible Toyota Camry hybrid only has a 1.6kWh battery... and gets 50+mpg. They could build over 100 battery packs and not have to wait for charging by driving a hybrid, folks!
- throwaway5959 3y ago
  I don’t wait for charging, I do that at home and work. We’ll never move off fossil fuels with hybrids and gas is expensive in CA.
- thebruce87m 3y ago
  > and not have to wait for charging by driving a hybrid, folks! But you have to visit a fuel station and refill? How long does that take? My EV charges when I sleep, no waiting and a quarter of the cost per mile. Edit: when someone claims that owning an EV requires waiting and you challenge that apparently you get downvoted.

SkyPuncher 3y ago

I can only comprehend the Hummer EV as someone's pet project to "out do" the Cyber Truck. Then, they slapped a $100k price tag on it without actually considering why people buy a $100k electric truck/SUV.

dragonmost 3y ago

Although I kind of agree, the Hummer is a premium product which they use as a marketing tool. It's the development platform for the Silverado which in the end will compete with the F-150.

thebruce87m 3y ago

Charging rate isn’t everything depending on your use case. How long does my phone take to charge? No idea, it charges while I sleep. Lasts a full day. How long does my EV take to charge? No idea, chargers while I sleep. Does all my journeys I’d need in a day. My diesel would require an eventual trip to refuel. My EV is fully charged every day. My use case actually saves me time. Also, people think you need to charge an EV 100% each time on long journeys. That’s the wrong way to do it. It charges faster when closer to empty, so the optimal time to get somewhere fast is charging it just enough to get you to the next charger or your destination.

throwaway5959 3y ago
I drive an EV. Also, like I said, 10-80%.