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The GMC Hummer EV (badged as H EV) is a line of battery electric heavy-duty vehicles produced by General Motors since 2021, and sold under the GMC marque. [12] The Hummer EV is offered in two variants: a pickup truck and a sport utility vehicle (SUV), unveiled in October 2020 and April 2021 respectively.
In automobile engineering, electric vehicle conversion is the replacement of a car's combustion engine and connected components with an electric motor and batteries, to create a battery electric vehicle (BEV). There are two main aims for converting an internal combustion engine vehicle (aka combustion vehicle) to run as a battery-electric vehicle.
The power-to-weight ratio (specific power) is defined as the power generated by the engine(s) divided by the mass. In this context, the term "weight" can be considered a misnomer, as it colloquially refers to mass. In a zero-gravity (weightless) environment, the power-to-weight ratio would not be considered infinite.
The stock Hummer EV fares even worse in that regard, as the electric truck is a monumental 86.7-inches wide. The EV is also quite a bit longer than an H1, measuring in at 216.8-inches.
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Introduced in January 2022, the Silverado EV went on sale in 2023 for the 2024 model year in the North American market. Despite using the Silverado nameplate, the vehicle does not share its underpinnings with the ICE -powered Silverado, as it is built on a narrower version of the dedicated electric platform used by the GMC Hummer EV .
A Canadian company named Ecotuned offers an all-electric conversion of the Ford F-150; these vehicles are used by the electricity provider Hydro Quebec and Montreal Airport. As of 2022, Ford is manufacturing the all-electric F-150 Lightning (in a new factory built next to the existing one in Dearborn ) while Rivian is making the R1T all ...
[81] [82] [36] In 1999 the second generation EV1 cars adopted a new set of lead–acid batteries from the Japanese electronics company Panasonic, increasing the weight to 1,310 pounds (590 kg). [ 83 ] [ 84 ] The batteries were rated at 60 amp-hours at 312 volts (18.7 kWh), extending the EV1's range to 90 miles (145 km). [ 85 ]