The primary manufacturing unit of the 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV has been auctioned off for $500,000 on the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Public sale on January 28.
The proceeds from the sale will go to Tread Calmly!, a non-profit devoted to selling outside recreation by means of stewardship and academic packages. The non-profit will obtain the total quantity raised for the GMC Hummer EV SUV, as Barrett-Jackson waived the charges and commissions usually related to their collector automobile auctions.
“We’re proud to support Tread Lightly! and their mission through the monumental sale of VIN 001 of the GMC HUMMER EV Edition 1 SUV at Barrett-Jackson. We’re honored to start the year off with this donation to a great cause. With the continued support of Barrett-Jackson to make this donation 100 percent a charitable endeavor, proceeds will support Tread Lightly! and their mission of environmental conservation.”
Duncan Aldred, international vice chairman of Buick and GMC
Funds from the sale of the primary retail unit of the GMC Hummer EV SUV might be used to assist quite a few path restorations initiatives and academic packages. The cash may even be used to advertise outside ethics and a way of excellent stewardship in nature.
The primary retail GMC Hummer EV SUV is in range-topping Version 1 trim, which contains a three-motor e4WD powertrain providing a GM-estimated as much as 830 horsepower enabling 0-60 mph sprints in roughly 3.5 seconds in the usual Watts to Freedom mode.
The GMC Hummer EV SUV affords much more functionality off the crushed monitor because it has an almost 9-inch (170-millimeter) shorter wheelbase than the Hummer EV Pickup and subsequently larger departure and breakover angles. It additionally has a tighter turning circle of solely 35.4 ft (10.8 meters) with 4-Wheel Steer.
Normal options additionally embrace CrabWalk diagonal-drive performance, 800-volt DC public quick charging functionality of as much as 300 kW, and an unique Moonshot Inexperienced Matte exterior paint colour.
The GMC Hummer EV SUV contains a rear design distinctive to the SUV that includes a typical full-size spare tire mounted to an influence swing-out tailgate.
Preliminary manufacturing begins in the present day at GM’s Manufacturing facility ZERO Detroit-Hamtramck Meeting the place the Hummer EV Pickup and Sierra EV Denali Version 1 are additionally made. Reservations of the Version 1 SUV are at present full.
