I still think hydrogen is it. Also I don’t understand why the push isn’t a dual engine hybrid. The movement is a little too fast and unnecessary.
I grew up in Australia, the vast majority of public transport, taxis, etc were all CNG. Where’s that gone? Hydrogen, there’s a future there. Easy, no one’s found a way to make a lot of cash on it. EV equates to a lot of back scratching amongst Allie’s and enemies.
Anyway, my 2c. I wanted to like the hummer EV. I’ve driven it. It’s cool. If it had a 7L SC engine, I’d buy it. But as it stands today, it’s an extremely heavy laptop with wheels with a pathetic range and many other cons, from my eyes.
The TRX is an icon of engineering, it says something. It says we have the ability to make something fun, that has payload/towing ability, that’s still solid around town, but can go on a beach/Baja. It’s a drivers car. I’ve always wanted a Porsche 911 turbo S or a GT3. One day I’ll get one, but I’ve always said, they are the last drivers car. And by that I mean, you are in touch with the car, and the road. Problem is most people can’t afford them. The hellcat engine, return of the hemi, the TRX, the challenger/charger, say something. They say, you can have the same experience, with an American muscle car, loud v8, and have it be more affordable.
Now specifically after BMW dropped their V8, I believed the M3 and M5s were in that same place also. At least this is my take.
The hummer EV represents an attempt to make a drivers super truck but sell out to the political bullshit that says, replace gas with an inefficient, environmentally unfriendly power system that exports emissions form your tailpipe, to an ally or enemy. “Oh look we’re not doing it here, we’re doing it there now”
Not for me. I’ll take the sound, feel of the road, American engineers from SRT or whomever, that take pride in what their vehicles mean. I’ll miss this era of cars, I’m glad we’re all able to own them.
