The 2022 GMC Hummer EV pickup truck may spawn a U.S. army car, the pinnacle of Normal Motors Protection stated in an interview with CNBC printed on Thursday.

GM plans to construct prototypes of the militarized Hummer EV, dubbed “electrical Mild Reconnaissance Car” (eLRV) in 2022 for analysis by the U.S. Military, GM Protection President Steve DuMont stated in an interview on the automaker’s Warren, Michigan, Tech Heart.

In turning the Hummer EV right into a army car, GM may take an analogous strategy to its Chevrolet Colorado ZR2-based Infantry Squad Car (ISV), in response to the report. The ISV makes use of the fundamental platform and powertrain from the ZR2, however with stripped-down bodywork. So whereas it should possible use the Hummer EV’s body, motors, and Ultium battery system, the eLRV prototype most likely will not appear like the civilian mannequin, in response to the report.

The Hummer EV-based eLRV is not a positive factor. GM is only one of 10 firms that responded to an Military request for info on an electrical car, the report stated. The Military will subsequent launch detailed specs and name for the development of prototypes. Two firms might be chosen to fabricate manufacturing automobiles, with a call anticipated by mid-decade, in response to the report.

The civilian Hummer EV is predicted to start out deliveries earlier than the top of the 12 months. It’ll launch in commemorative Version 1 kind, with about 1,000 hp. That may get this roughly 9,000-pound car from 0 to 60 mph in simply 3.0 seconds, GMC claims. The Hummer EV can even boast spectacular off-road functionality, with an Extract Mode, which raises the suspension to permit for 15.9 inches of floor clearance, and Crab Stroll, which makes use of a four-wheel steering system to maneuver the car diagonally.

The Hummer EV Version 1 has a $112,595 base worth, together with vacation spot. A few 12 months after launch, GMC will observe that up with an EV3X model with the identical powertrain and a $99,995 base worth. Much less potent EV2X and EV2 fashions will arrive in 2023 and 2024, respectively. The EV2X will begin at $89,995 and the EV2 will begin at $79,995. A Hummer EV SUV can even arrive in 2023, as a 2024 mannequin.