The upcoming all-electric Hummer pickup
truck will be available with a host of drivetrain layouts, including a
range-topping model with three electric motors. GM president Mark Reuss made
the revelation during a General Motors presentation earlier this week to
investors, Auto News reports. It is understood that the three-motor version
will be the one offering up to 1,000 hp and 15,590 Nm)of wheel
torque, as promised in the recent Super Bowl commercial for the vehicle.
What remains to be seen is how the three
electric motors will be installed in the pickup truck. It’s reasonable to
assume that the single-motor variant will have an electric motor at the rear
axle, the two-motor version will have electric motors at both the rear and
front axles, but the range-topper is a little harder to determine. One
possibility would be an electric motor powering one axle and two other hub
motors individually powering the remaining two wheels.
We know that Tesla is also planning a three-motor
version of the Cybertruck. The layout for it also remains a mystery. Regardless
of the layout, GM has said the Hummer EV will sprint to 96 km/h in
just three seconds.
The pickup will be unveiled in full on May
20 before going on sale in the fall of 2021.
