GM curtails EV Hummer production, pivots to revival of Chevy Bolt.

Photo above - there are a number of aftermarket parts and accessories for your Hummer EV to make it more distinctive.

Wow . . . who would EVER have guessed this? After 13,994 Hummer EV trucks have been sold, the market is saturated and nobody else wants a $107,445 off road toy which gets worse mileage than an ICE Dodge Ram? GM has immediately halted 2nd and 3rd shift Hummer production, to “allow supply and demand to reach alignment”. (see link below)

I could be wrong about the Ram mileage thing.

The good news is that the Chevy Bolt, killed off in 2024, is coming back for 2027. Wait . . . that’s GOOD news? Isn’t that the car with the spontaneously combusting battery pack that we were told NEVER to park outside? Even after 100% of the vehicles had their batteries replaced for free in a recall? Wow, that must have cost General Motors a LOT of money.

So will the resurrected Bolt be powered by GM’s new proprietary “Ultium” batteries? Wait . .. it won’t? It’s going to arrive with some off-brand, made in China, AA-sized cells? (See link below).
Wow, Trump is NOT going to like this. There could be tariffs on foreign parts like that, except last night one of the 10 courts examining the tariff question contradicted another court, and tariffs are suspended for now. Expect the stock market to soar when it reopens on Tuesday.

I’m very okay with the Bolt arising from the dead. GM did that previously with the Camaro, Impala, Malibu, Suburban, Tahoe, (Trail) Blazer . . . well, you get the idea.

And the world is running out of electrified vehicle names to be copyrighted. GM already owns own Bolt. And volt. And Electra. Can’t touch lightning, electron, anything with “ion” in it. Amp, watt, ohm, and rectifier are still available, although that last one might cause titters.

Maybe it's time to start trademarking foreign words. How about “ Zhenjing”? In addition to its potential association with Zen meditation, Zhenjing means “shocking” in Chinese. The Chevy Zhenjing! It's safe to park indoors, gweilo!

I’m just sayin’ . . .

GM Hits the Brakes on Hummer EV and Escalade IQ Production: TDS

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Khenpal1 · M

If you live in city EV's are great .

SusanInFlorida · 31-35, F

@Khenpal1 if you live in a city you're likely to be an apartment dweller, with no nearby access to a charger

Zonuss · 46-50, M

@SusanInFlorida They are starting to put up charger stations now in the US in most cities.

Khenpal1 · M

@SusanInFlorida There is a law here saying every parking need to have chargers . Still a lot of houses , an old city.

SusanInFlorida · 31-35, F

@Khenpal1 im sure the manufacturers and installers of EV charges heavily lobbied politicians to have this law passed

Khenpal1 · M

@SusanInFlorida General politics

ElwoodBlues · M

@SusanInFlorida says

if you live in a city you're likely to be an apartment dweller, with no nearby access to a charger

Hmm, lemme look that up.

Wow, Manhattan seems to have hundreds of charging stations already! And, with the density of infrastructure in Manhattan, I bet installing additional stations is pretty easy.

P.S. plenty in Wash DC too!

SusanInFlorida · 31-35, F

@ElwoodBlues bing says your wrong again:

"Yes, there is a charging crisis for electric cars in NYC.

New York City has struggled to build public charging stations, with only about 30,000 electric vehicles and 2,000 to 3,000 publicly available chargers.

The city has installed only 100 curbside chargers across the five boroughs, which is insufficient to meet the demand.

There is a critical shortage of high-speed chargers, with fewer than 120 Level 3 fast chargers available.

Recent federal policy changes have significantly impacted funding for EV charging infrastructure, raising concerns about the future of electric vehicle adoption in the city.

Despite these challenges, local programs like Charge Ready NY 2.0 are being implemented to increase EV charging infrastructure.

Overall, the situation indicates a pressing need for improved charging infrastructure to support the growing demand for electric vehicles in New York City."

keep at it, Elwood, you will eventually start getting some of these right.

and thanks for being a regular reader!

ElwoodBlues · M

@SusanInFlorida That Bing AI response is bringing suburban assumptions to the most decidedly urban environment in our nation. In Manattan, a car is a complete luxury, used mostly for weekend excursions to a beach house or similar. Thus the car only needs to charge once per week.

with only about 30,000 electric vehicles and 2,000 to 3,000 publicly available chargers.

Which is plenty for one charge per week usage!

Parking cars in Manhattan is a big business: monthy parking starts around $400 and can exceed $800. You drive up to an Icon parking or Central parking and hand over your keys. The valet employees disappear up a ramp and pack the cars in tight. You need to let them know ahead of time when you want your car. If your car is there all week, it gives the employees great latitude to shift cars in & out of charging slots at their convenience.

Manhattan is a 15 minute city, meaning most of your daily necessities are available within a 15 minute walk (this is true of large parts of Brooklyn & Queens too). For longer trips there are subways and taxis. Thus the suburban assumptions of Bing regarding daily car use simply don't apply in Manhattan.

SusanInFlorida · 31-35, F

@ElwoodBlues i don't thing Bing was programmed to override facts with "suburban assumptions". it simply surveys what is being reported in the media, and summarizes

ElwoodBlues · M

@SusanInFlorida Bing isn't "programmed." Bing imbibes millions of comments and leans the way those comments lean. If the assumptions in Bing's training data are suburban assumptions - drive 5-7 days per week, 14,000 miles per year - then that becomes the basis for Bing's "reasoning."

Manhattan dwellers in general walk or take a taxi or the subway during the weekdays; only using their cars on weekends. With only 30,000 electric cars in Manhattan, it's not surprising that Bing lumped them in with the other 4 million EVs in the nation.