GM hits a solid home run with the Hummer EV

GM's Unexpected Success with the Hummer EV

I never had it happen. I am talking about writing a story about some business venture, evidencing some trepidation on its chances for success and instead it's a roaring success.
That's what happened a few days ago when i wrote about the new GM EV Hummer. I was worried GM was spending too much on a big ol' EV.
I mean I know pickup trucks outsell cars but with Tesla, Bronco, and Rivian all coming out with off road capable trucks or EVs II thought GM was too late (2021 model). Especially when they are starting out with the most expensive model (over $100,000) and bringing out lower price versions in 2022 and 2023.
Boy was I wrong.
They sold out of the first year's planned inventory.
In one hour.
And here we are in a pandemic, with many people laid off and their economic future threatened.
I can imagine some reasons why GM's offering was so successful. First, people yearn to go off-road, a lot more of them than went in the past but they didn't like the fire-spittin' rip-roaring off road vehicles of the past.
Secondly this ought to be a vehicle that will qualify for "perks" like being able to go where internal combustion vehicles can't. If you don't think there will be discrimination against internal combustion vehicles you haven't read the goals of The Green New Deal.
Finally though I be a sports car fan, I realize that performance won't be measured by the traditional ways. It's how much torque now (I am still reeling from the Hummer EV's 11,000 ft-lbs. of torque). It'll be range you can go after a re-charge. It'll be how big is the dash screen?
I am from Michigan originally so I'm proud that my fellow Michiganders developed this and correctly anticipated where the market is going. And I enjoy competition, so I like to see Elon Musk, who heretofore is proving to be as unbeatable as Jeff Bezos, be handed some competition.
So congratulations, GM, you're building what folks want....

 

Three questions ....
Is the center spine running from the windscreen to the middle removal? I've seen pictures of it both ways?

Do the center rectangles in the grille each light up at night or does the bottom half of each segment light up?

What's the purpose of that outer ring with all the holes it it fitting over the wheel?
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