General Motors announced it has now received over 90,000 reservations for the GMC Hummer EV pickup and SUV. These two large vehicles have generated more interest than most other electric vehicles over the past year and it appears that this interest is translating into sales. Indeed, the large, heavy and powerful truck, as well as its SUV counterpart have now prompted more than 90,000 people to place a deposit in order to get a place in line. The wait will probably be very long, however, since production constraints mean that only 400 units were produced in May for both models. The situation doesn’t appear to be improving either since only 50 Hummer EVs rolled off the line in August. Production should pick back up in the coming months, but even in ideal circumstances, fulfilling all of the orders would take many years. Read original article here.
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