The GMC Hummer EV: A Popular yet Problematic Vehicle

It's hard to believe just how popular the GMC Hummer EV has become, with so many people raising their hands to buy one that it could take over two years to work through the production backlog. The Hummer EV is a big deal, and its popularity is both a blessing and a curse for General Motors (GM).

The Hummer EV comes in two body styles: a pickup and an SUV. However, the SUV version hasn't yet rolled off the assembly line, while only top spec pickups have been built and shipped. This creates a problem for GM, as they had to bring a new battery cell plant online and shut down the factory where the truck is built to make tooling changes, not to mention start producing the Silverado EV.

One of the biggest problems GM faces is the overwhelming demand for the Hummer EV. With over 90,000 reservations, each one of those needs a massive battery pack, which takes some time to build. The initial round of orders were for the launch edition trucks that cost over $110,000, followed by orders for the cheaper $87,000 version. However, GM had to put a halt to the order process because they just got too many of them.

This has created a back-order list that is now according to GM two years long or more. This may seem like a problem, but it's also a good problem in many ways. Many people are very interested in this new and expensive product, which means there's high demand for it. However, when you can't satisfy demand, it becomes a real issue.

So what makes the GMC Hummer EV so popular? The vehicle is both comical and capable, being an extremely heavy, extremely powerful all-electric machine with tons of tricks up its sleeves from the crab walk mode to 1200 pounds feet of torque on tap. It seems like a very expensive off-road toy that's also quite nice inside, with features such as forward water wading capability, nearly 16 inches of ground clearance, and fast charging to get back almost 100 miles of range in just 10 minutes if you're at a 350 kilowatt station.

However, there are some drawbacks to owning one of these vehicles. One of the most significant is its weight – over 9,000 pounds. This means that technically, you can't use it to tow another one since the towing capacity is 7,500 pounds. Now, this isn't a typical towing metric, and the author finds it amusing.

The final issue with owning one of these vehicles is the waiting time. With orders taking over two years to fulfill, it's hard for someone who wants to get their hands on a Hummer EV to do so anytime soon. The idea that someone could be really interested in one of these things and not be able to get it until sometime in 2025 or even 2026 is less funny than the initial concept itself.

In conclusion, while the GMC Hummer EV is an amazing vehicle with many features and capabilities, its production and delivery issues have become a major problem for GM. The overwhelming demand, coupled with manufacturing challenges, has resulted in a lengthy waiting list that may take over two years to resolve.

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problem here is that GM had to bring a new battery cell plant online and next the factory where the truck is built has to be shut down to make some tooling changes to also start producing the Silverado EV the other problem GMC had over 90 000 reservations for this hulking Beast each one of those needs a massive battery pack and each one is taking some time to build but they do want to build them since the initial round of orders were for the launch edition trucks that cost over one hundred and ten thousand dollars then the orders were rolling in for the cheaper 87 000 version but GM had to put a halt to the order process because they just got too many of them so all that want for this vehicle has created a back order list that is now according to GM two years long or more that's wild especially because it's not just the Silverado EV that's about to come online but also the GMC Sierra EV and that's before we still have to yet roll out the SUV version of the Hummer EV so for GM this is 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of these things and they're not going to get it until sometime in 2025 or even 2026. foreign\n"