General Motors Defense has been working for a while on making a military version of the GMC Hummer EV pickup truck. We now have our first look at the car and other important information. Even though it looks like the smaller, gasoline-powered “ISV,” based on the Chevy Colorado ZR2, it is not the same car. The so-called “Electric Military Concept Vehicle” is an electric Hummer that has been changed for use by the military. A GM Defense spokesperson said that the EMCV has “the same electric vehicle propulsion system and chassis as the GMC Hummer EV.” That means that it has 1,000 horsepower and 212 kWh of battery power. The EMCV looks lighter than a regular Hummer because it has a simple cabin with room for six people and a roll cage made of tubes. Also, the hardware has been changed with “Fox performance shocks, 37-inch tires, heavy-duty brakes, and improved approach and departure angles for better off-road mobility.” A beast, indeed. Even though the U.S. Army has tried a civilian Hummer EV for a while, little is known about the actual militarised vehicle. The Army seems interested in how quickly and quietly the car can move in a war zone and how much energy it can store in its battery pack. A GM spokesman said that the Hummer’s huge battery pack “offers substantial exportable power for mission-critical equipment.” After all, many EVs can power whole homes for many days, so having that much power on the battlefield could help operations. It’s not possible that GM will ever sell the EMCV directly to consumers as they did with the first Hummer H1. The part of the company that deals with defence only works with the government. One of the things being sold to the State Department is the new Suburban HD. Still, if the Army wants to buy EMCVs, keep an eye out for surplus sales in the future. If the government only sells you LARC-LX amphibious transport, you can be sure that these EMCVs will be in great demand once they are no longer needed.
