Hummer: And then there were three

jayman · 04-12-2009, 02:57 PM

Most of the people who drive an H2 *pretend* they are driving a tank

zenMachine · 04-14-2009, 10:42 AM

The Raser Tech electric Hummer H3 can be charged via 120V or 220V electricity via a plug-in port, which is of course hiding behind the fuel filler. Where exactly you put the fuel, we don't know. All of this sounds pretty much like the Volt, doesn't it? The tall claims will have to be backed by road tests but we'll just have to wait and see if Raser Tech can out-do the General on this one. The company plans on unveiling the finished product next weekend at the SAE World Congress in Detroit and we'll be ready to bring you all the details...

Jalopnik - 100 MPG Hummer H3: Volt Goes Off-Road - 100 MPG Hummer

adric22 · 04-15-2009, 10:58 AM

I always hated Hummers and big trucks well before the gas-mileage and pollution issues came into the light.

I know several people (in my family, unfortunately) who love big trucks like the Tahoo, Excursion, Ford F350, and the Hummer. I guess that is what I get for living in Texas. Even my 18 year old cousin (who is a female!) is like this. Her dream vehicle is to drive a F350 dually. She doesn't haul anything, has no need of the utility it offers. She just wants it to drive around town in and go about her business.

My brother loves to have the biggest vehicle on the road. It makes him feel very manly. He goes through different trucks several times a year, he's never happy. He's had trucks that were just barely street legal because they were almost classified as monster-trucks. I think he got like 4 or 5 miles per gallon in those things.

But I always hated those types of vehicles because I fully understood the mentality of people on the street driving them. How they feel so big and bad in their giant vehicle. I was SO GLAD when gas prices shot up last summer. I know plenty of people that would hate me for saying that. But it had the effect of making those vehicles undesirable, which was a good thing for me.

Have you ever tried to pull in or out of a parking space at the supermarket when somebody has parked their F-350 dually next to you? I got stuck one time where I had a big monster like that parked on each side of me. There was no way to get out of my parking spot. I had to sit there until somebody moved. It ended up being the car in front of me allowing me to cut through the parking lot. I mean, what a load of jerks.

It gives me pleasure to see those Hummer dealerships dying off.

SyCo · 04-15-2009, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PriuStorm

Whoever buys Hummer should take advantage of its heavyduty suspension and convert it to electric.

What heavy duty suspension ?????

YouTube - Re: Offroad Hummer H2

Look closely a 19 seconds

jayman · 04-16-2009, 02:37 PM

Of course. It's a Tahoe with a tough looking exterior

zenMachine · 04-24-2009, 02:30 PM

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04-12-2009, 02:57 PM	#11
jayman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Posts: 11,564 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: B Thanks: 35 Thanked 185 Times in 168 Posts Friends: 12	Re: Hummer: And then there were three Most of the people who drive an H2 pretend they are driving a tank

04-14-2009, 10:42 AM	#12
zenMachine Just another Onionhead Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,985 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #3 Thanks: 5 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts Friends: 0	Hummer gets jolted back to life The Raser Tech electric Hummer H3 can be charged via 120V or 220V electricity via a plug-in port, which is of course hiding behind the fuel filler. Where exactly you put the fuel, we don't know. All of this sounds pretty much like the Volt, doesn't it? The tall claims will have to be backed by road tests but we'll just have to wait and see if Raser Tech can out-do the General on this one. The company plans on unveiling the finished product next weekend at the SAE World Congress in Detroit and we'll be ready to bring you all the details... Jalopnik - 100 MPG Hummer H3: Volt Goes Off-Road - 100 MPG Hummer

04-15-2009, 10:58 AM	#13
adric22 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 35 My Car: Other Hybrid Model: Package: N/A Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 3 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Hummer gets jolted back to life I always hated Hummers and big trucks well before the gas-mileage and pollution issues came into the light. I know several people (in my family, unfortunately) who love big trucks like the Tahoo, Excursion, Ford F350, and the Hummer. I guess that is what I get for living in Texas. Even my 18 year old cousin (who is a female!) is like this. Her dream vehicle is to drive a F350 dually. She doesn't haul anything, has no need of the utility it offers. She just wants it to drive around town in and go about her business. My brother loves to have the biggest vehicle on the road. It makes him feel very manly. He goes through different trucks several times a year, he's never happy. He's had trucks that were just barely street legal because they were almost classified as monster-trucks. I think he got like 4 or 5 miles per gallon in those things. But I always hated those types of vehicles because I fully understood the mentality of people on the street driving them. How they feel so big and bad in their giant vehicle. I was SO GLAD when gas prices shot up last summer. I know plenty of people that would hate me for saying that. But it had the effect of making those vehicles undesirable, which was a good thing for me. Have you ever tried to pull in or out of a parking space at the supermarket when somebody has parked their F-350 dually next to you? I got stuck one time where I had a big monster like that parked on each side of me. There was no way to get out of my parking spot. I had to sit there until somebody moved. It ended up being the car in front of me allowing me to cut through the parking lot. I mean, what a load of jerks. It gives me pleasure to see those Hummer dealerships dying off.

04-16-2009, 02:37 PM	#15
jayman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Posts: 11,564 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: B Thanks: 35 Thanked 185 Times in 168 Posts Friends: 12	Re: Hummer: And then there were three Of course. It's a Tahoe with a tough looking exterior

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zenMachine Just another Onionhead Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,985 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #3 Thanks: 5 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Hummer: And then there were three [deleted for duplicate] Last edited by zenMachine; 04-24-2009 at 02:32 PM.

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